SURREY BROWN CAPS V ESSEX
EAGLES at the
Brit Oval (FPT), 11 MAY 2008
The weather forecast for tomorrow is one we have awaited for some time.
However, with Chelsea, who are hoping to clinch the Premier League title,
playing at home, and doubtless many other families planning to spend Sunday on
the coast, it will be interesting to see what sort of turnout there is at the
Brit Oval for this mouth-watering clash between the up and down Surrey Brown
Caps and the Essex Eagles.
Essex are the only unbeaten side in the South Eastern Division of the Friends
Provident Trophy, mind you they have played two less games than their rivals.
With the bat, Ravi Bopara has made half-centuries on both outings, skipper Mark
Pettini has hit a hundred against the Kent Spitfires, while Grant Flower and
Ryan ten Doeschate have chipped in admirably. With wicketkeeper James Foster
making quick runs at the conclusion to both of the Eagles' innings, Surrey's
bowlers may well have their work cut out on an Oval strip that is likely to be
overflowing with runs.
With the ball, the dangers are the irascible Andre Nel and the improving ten
Doeschate, who, let's not forget, knocked the stuffing out of the Brown Caps in
last year's corresponding fixture by accounting for Mark Butcher and Azhar
Mahmood on his way to figures of 7-1-26-2. Masters, Wright, Middlebrook and
Bopara look set to comprise the supporting cast.
Click here for the Surrey
v Essex List A Records sheet.
Jonathan Batty has 198 List A dismissals and is 13 runs away from his 2,500th
List A run. Alistair Brown has 19 one-day hundreds. Jade Dernbach has 46 wickets
in List A cricket. Chris Jordan looks set to make his tenth one-day appearance.
Mark Ramprakash has 14 one-day hundreds against his name.
Chris Schofield is out with a fractured thumb, which he picked up in Thursday
night's victory over the Sussex Sharks, but Chris Jordan is fit again after a
niggle to the back. Saqlain Mushtaq has been included in the squad in case the
hosts want to call upon a front-line spinner, rather than two part-time ones in
the shape of Usmal Afzaal and Alistair Brown. If Saqlain plays, however, it will
be interesting to see who misses out. My money would be on Scott Newman, who,
despite hitting 43 off 41 balls down at Hove, was guilty of a number of lapses
in the field.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Sussex |
8 May 2008 |
FPT |
Won By 67 Runs |
Hove |
346-3 (50) |
279-8 (50) |
Kent |
5 May 2008 |
FPT |
Lost By 90 Runs |
The Oval |
192 (42.4) |
282-7 (50) |
Middlesex |
4 May 2008 |
FPT |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Lord's |
236-5 (47) |
233-8 (50) |
Middlesex |
20 Apr 2008 |
FPT |
Lost By 58 Runs |
The Oval |
248 (43) |
315-6 (50) |
Leicestershire |
15 Sep 2007 |
NL |
Won By 1 Wicket |
Leicester |
236-9 (40) |
231-8 (40) |
Since recording back-to-back wins against Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Glamorgan and
Kent in last summer's NatWest Pro40 League, Surrey have gone lost one, won one,
lost one, won one, lost one, won one. So, that sequence would seem to point the
way to a defeat tomorrow. The other thing that worries me is that the Brown Caps
have not managed to keep their opponents to below 230 in one-day cricket since
their visit to Canterbury on 4 September last term.
M Pettini (capt), V Chopra, J Gallian, R Bopara, G Flower, R ten
Doeschate, J Foster (wk), J Middlebrook, C Wright, A Nel and D Masters.
Martin Bodenham and Vanburn Holder.
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
ESSEX |
28
Jun 2007 |
T20 |
Lost By 3 Wickets |
Chelmsford |
Surrey |
Bat |
174-4 (20) |
175-7 (18.5) |
3
Jun 2007 |
FPT |
Lost By 8 Runs |
Whitgift School |
Essex |
Bat |
240 (49.4) |
248 (47.3) |
1
Jul 2006 |
T20 |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
188-7 (20) |
189-6 (18.2) |
25
Jun 2006 |
C&G |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Field |
128 (39) |
131-4 (15.3) |
5
Jul 2005 |
T20 |
Lost By 1 Run |
Chelmsford |
Surrey |
Field |
70-2 (5) |
71-3 (5) |
25
Aug 2004 |
NL |
No Result |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Bat |
- |
135-5 (25.1) |
7
Jul 2004 |
T20 |
No Result |
Chelmsford |
No toss made |
- |
- |
- |
23
May 2004 |
NL |
Won By 31 Runs |
The Oval |
Essex |
Field |
268 (43.3) |
237 (42.5) |
14
Jun 2003 |
T20 |
Won By 44 Runs |
Imber Court |
Essex |
Field |
182-9 (20) |
138 (18.5) |
8
Jun 2003 |
NL |
Won By 3 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
221-7 (42.5) |
220 (44.2) |
27
Apr 2003 |
NL |
Won By 15 Runs |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Field |
268-8 (45) |
253 (43) |
8 Sep 2002 |
NL |
Won By 2 Runs |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Field |
162 (43.3) |
160 (38.2) |
28 Jul 2002 |
NL |
Won By 73 Runs |
Guildford |
Essex |
Field |
310-7 (45) |
237 (40.1) |
2 May 2002 |
B&H |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Field |
223 (49.2) |
224-6 (45.2) |
5
May 2001 |
B&H |
Won By 6 Wickets |
The Oval |
Essex |
Bat |
223-4 (47) |
222-8 (50) |
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