GLOUCESTERSHIRE V SURREY at Lord's (Royal London One-Day Cup
Final), 19 SEPTEMBER 2015
As with the final of the T20
Blast, this season's final of the Royal London One-Day Cup will see
two County Championship Division Two sides do battle.
Surrey have previously been involved in ten Lord's
showpieces. Although their
record stands at won five, lost five, the
Oval outfit have triumphed in each of their last three - against
Kent in 1997, Gloucestershire in 2001 and Somerset in 2011.
Gloucestershire's strength
currently lies in their batting, but not just in the shape of
Michael Klinger, whose record of 531
runs at an average of 132.75 in this year's Royal London speaks for
itself so loudly Surrey simply cannot
allow the 35-year-old Australian to play
himself in tomorrow.
Taking Klinger out of the
equation early is by no means the only objective facing Gareth
Batty's men. Hamish Marshall's unbeaten 78 in the semi-final - in
tandem with Klinger, who finished 137 not out - was also
instrumental in Gloucestershire's eight-wicket victory over
Yorkshire, which they achieved with more than three overs to spare.
Furthermore there's Benny
Howell, who is averaging 48.50 in this format - but that should come
as no surprise to those of us who witnessed his 122 for Hampshire
against Surrey at Whitgift School in 2011 - not to mention Gareth
Roderick (37.11) and Geraint Jones (42.00), for whom tomorrow will
be the former Kent and England keeper-batsman's swansong.
With the ball, Howell (15 RLODC
wickets at 26.06 runs apiece) and left-arm seamer David Payne (15
scalps at 33.40) provide the breakthroughs for Gloucestershire while
the spinners Tom Smith and Jack Taylor are relied upon to deliver
the control. But if the Bristolians are to cause an upset, they
could really do with a stunning performance for one or both of James
Fuller and Liam Norwell.
Steven Davies (496), Kumar Sangakkara (429) and
Jason Roy (400) are all closing in on 500 runs in this year's Royal
London One-Day Cup. Of the Gloucestershire contingent, Chris Dent
requires another 79 for 1,000 List A career runs, while David Payne
will start with 96 List A career wickets.
Zafar Ansari (dislocation to the left thumb) is ruled out and now
faces a race against time to be ready for England's Test series
against Pakistan in the UAE next month. Having been passed fit, James
Burke (back) and Jade Dernbach (calf) are both named in Surrey's
14-man squad, as is T20 specialist Azhar Mahmood, who could well be
the one to benefit from Ansari's desperately ill-timed misfortune.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Nottinghamshire |
7 Sep 2015 |
RLC |
Won By 4 Runs |
The Oval |
300-5 (50) |
296-7 (50) |
Kent |
27 Aug 2015 |
RLC |
Won By 17 Runs |
The Oval |
273 (49.5) |
233 (37.4) |
Gloucestershire |
18 Aug 2015 |
RLC |
Won By 12 Runs |
Bristol |
291-8 (50) |
279 (49.4) |
Somerset |
17 Aug 2015 |
RLC |
Lost By 3 Wickets |
Taunton |
267 (49.5) |
273-7 (46.4) |
Worcestershire |
4 Aug 2015 |
RLC |
Won By 36 Runs |
The Oval |
328-7 (50) |
292 (46.4) |
In head-to-head terms, Surrey have won three out of the last four
one-day meetings between the two sides. Gloucestershire's only
losses in this year's RLODC came in their last two group games, one
of which was against Surrey, who edged home by 12 runs thanks
primarily to Jade Dernbach's 3-45. If Dernbach features, both he and
Tom Curran will be key; not only in terms of accounting for Michael
Klinger before he does too much damage, but also those lower down
the order for Gloucestershire, like Howell, who are more than
capable of rising to the occasion.
But, clearly, the toss is absolutely crucial at this stage of the
season. Nine of the captains winning the toss prior to the last 12
Lord's finals have elected to bowl first. Given the combination of
the 10.30 start and the rain we've been having, I'll be amazed if
that doesn't become ten out of 13. So, for my prediction... If
Surrey win the toss and bowl first, the Cup will be heading over the
Thames to the Oval. But if Gloucestershire bowl first, it could well
need all 100 overs to decide this one.
C Dent,
M Klinger (capt), G
Roderick (wk), H Marshall,
B Howell, G
Jones, J Taylor, J
Fuller, T Smith, L Norwell and D Payne.
Rob Bailey and Nick Cook.
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
GLOUCS |
18 Aug 2015 |
RLC |
Won By 12 Runs |
Bristol |
Gloucs |
Field |
291-8 (50) |
279 (49.4) |
13 May 2009 |
FPT |
Won By 164 Runs |
The Oval |
Gloucs |
Field |
306-6 (50) |
142 (33.3) |
26 Apr 2009 |
FPT |
Lost By 128 Runs |
Bristol |
Surrey |
Field |
140 (38.2) |
268-9 (50) |
29 Apr 2007 |
FPT |
Won By 257 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
496-4 (50) |
239 (34.1) |
12 Sep 2006 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
278-6 (40) |
282-5 (38.1) |
18 Jun 2006 |
C&G |
Lost By 2 Runs |
Bristol |
Gloucs |
Bat |
337 (49.5) |
339-8 (50) |
17 May 2005 |
C&G |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Bristol |
Surrey |
Field |
232-7 (49.3) |
230-8 (50) |
11 Jul 2004 |
NL |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
176 (43.5) |
180-6 (38.1) |
16 May 2004 |
NL |
Lost By 42 Runs |
Bristol |
Gloucs |
Bat |
215-9 (45) |
257-6 (45) |
5 Aug 2003 |
NL |
Won By 66 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
297-6 (45) |
231 (40) |
25 May 2003 |
NL |
No Result |
Bristol |
No toss made |
- |
- |
- |
22 Sep 2002 |
NL |
Won By 79 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
263-8 (45) |
184 (39.2) |
19 May 2002 |
NL |
Lost By 1 Wicket |
Bristol |
Gloucs |
Field |
163-9 (45) |
164-9 (43.3) |
16 Sep 2001 |
NL |
Won By 36 Runs |
Bristol |
Surrey |
Bat |
157-8 (45) |
121 (42) |
12 Aug 2001 |
NL |
Won By 2 Wickets |
The Oval |
Gloucs |
Bat |
180-8 (40.4) |
176 (40.1) |
14 Jul 2001 |
B&H |
Won By 47 Runs |
Lord's |
Surrey |
Bat |
244 (49.5) |
197 (45.5) |
27 Jun 1999 |
B&H |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Bristol |
Gloucs |
Field |
220-9 (50) |
222-3 (48) |
26 Jul 1998 |
NL |
Lost By 22 Runs |
Cheltenham |
Gloucs |
Bat |
239 (38) |
261-8 (40) |
8 Jul 1998 |
NWT |
Won By 52 Runs |
Bristol |
Surrey |
Bat |
215 (59.1) |
163 (55) |
30 Apr 1998 |
B&H |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
270-3 (47.3) |
266-7 (50) |
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