SURREY V DERBYSHIRE at the Kia Oval (LVCC1), 29 AUGUST - 1
SEPTEMBER 2013
Surrey have been talking about
their next championship game being a "must win" for ages. Yet the Oval
outfit are one of only two sides in the country without a four-day
victory this season; the other being Leicestershire, whom they appear
to be odds on to meet home and away in next summer's County
Championship, in the depths of Division Two.
At the start of the season I
predicted Derbyshire would stay up. Mind you, I also forecast
Durham and Yorkshire would go down. Change the subject, Hook, and
quickly... But what it tells us is the quality of the cricket in Div
One is as good as it has ever been, which means any failing or dip in
confidence is leapt upon ruthlessly.
If Derbyshire have a weakness
with the ball, it is that their new ball pairing of Tim Groenewald (36
championship wickets at 31.11 runs apiece) and Mark Footitt (26 at
34.50) have carried an attack bereft of a viable spin option. But in
recent matches the Peakites have benefited from the back-up seam of
21-year-old all-rounder Alex Hughes and 22-year-old Matt Higginbottom.
Derbyshire's batting boasts the
first man to one thousand runs in this season's LVCC - skipper Wayne
Madsen (1,091 runs at an average of 54.55) - and the second rated
batsman in Test cricket, currently; namely Shivnarine Chanderpaul,
whose only hundred this term came against Surrey at Derby, back in
late May. Chesney Hughes's average of 32.21 would be a paltry 19.00
were it not for his unbeaten 270 at Headingley at the start of the
campaign. That said, Richard Johnson, who has been relieved of the
wicketkeeping gloves of late,
and Peter Burgoyne are proving to be thorns in the side of opponents
with the bat.
Gareth Batty and Steven Davies will start this
contest with 494 first-class wickets and 394 f-c dismissals
respectively.
With Jade Dernbach and Gary Wilson on international duty, Zafar
Ansari and Tom Curran are named in Surrey's 13-man squad, which also
includes George Edwards and Dominic Sibley.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Durham |
22-25 Aug 2013 |
Lost By An Inns & 144 Runs |
The Riverside |
108 & 169 |
421 |
Nottinghamshire |
8-11 Jul 2013 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
198 & 395-8d |
410 |
Yorkshire |
21-24 Jun 2013 |
Match Drawn |
Headingley |
353-7d & 4-0 |
433-9d & 254 |
Sussex |
12-15 Jun 2013 |
Match Drawn |
Arundel |
456-9d |
295 & 201-2d |
Warwickshire |
5-8 Jun 2013 |
Match Drawn |
Guildford |
274 & 234-4 |
631-9d |
Three of the four previous four-day games at the Oval this season
have ended in a draw. But a decent weather forecast and the
requirement, on Surrey's part, to obtain a positive outcome means we
are looking at a result by way of a change. However, Surrey's
confidence is at rock bottom following their heaviest innings defeat
in nearly ten years coming on the heels of a thumping loss in the
final of the Twenty20. Derbyshire, meanwhile, have won on their last
two championship outings, against sides that were flirting with a
title push. All things considered, the Peakites start favourites
simply because it's hard to make a case for Surrey claiming 20
wickets.
B Slater, C Hughes,
W Madsen (capt), S Chanderpaul, R Johnson, A Hughes, T Poynton (wk),
P Burgoyne, M Higginbottom, T Groenewald and M Footitt.
Nick Cook and Steve Gale.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
DERBYSHIRE |
30 May - 2 Jun 2013 |
Match Drawn |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
553-8d |
452 & 164-3 |
12-14 Sep 2011 |
Won By An Inns & 126 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
468 |
190 & 152 |
29 May - 1 Jun 2011 |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Derby |
Surrey |
Field |
358 & 142-3 |
400-9d & 99 |
28 Jun - 1 Jul 2010 |
Won By 42 Runs |
Chesterfield |
Surrey |
Bat |
391 & 253 |
237 & 365 |
9-12 Apr 2010 |
Lost By 208 Runs |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
352 & 165 |
451 & 274-6d |
6-9 Aug 2009 |
Match Drawn |
Whitgift School |
Surrey |
Bat |
362 & 320-4d |
334 & 232-5 |
22-25 Apr 2009 |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
Derby |
Surrey |
Bat |
131 & 360 |
274 & 220-5 |
20-23 Sep 2006 |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
275-8d & 273-5 |
385 & 162-8d |
19-22 Apr 2006 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
308 & 476-8d |
492 |
16-17 Aug 2000 |
Won By An Inns & 45 Runs |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
260 |
118 & 97 |
7-9 Jun 2000 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Derby |
Surrey |
Bat |
138 & 218 |
191 & 167-3 |
24-27 Aug 1999 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Field |
350-9d & 1-1 |
154 & 196 |
6-8 Aug 1998 |
Won By 226 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
333 & 238-9d |
139 & 206 |
7-10 May 1997 |
Match Drawn |
Derby |
Surrey |
Bat |
267 |
158-3 |
30 May - 3 Jun 1996 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Field |
477 & 345-3d |
469 & 246-9 |
24-26 Aug 1995 |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Field |
350 & 167-3 |
181 & 333 |
12-16 May 1994 |
Won By An Inns & 138 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
570-6d |
208 & 224 |
19-21 Aug 1993 |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
Ilkeston |
Derbyshire |
Field |
205 & 332 |
438-9d & 100-4 |
2-4 Jun 1992 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
253-9d & 69-3 |
249 & 244-1d |
21-24 Jun 1991 |
Lost By 3 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Field |
137 & 184-4d |
80-3d & 242-7 |
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