SURREY LIONS V GLAMORGAN
DRAGONS at the Brit Oval (TSL1),
25 APRIL 2004 Surrey
are in need of a confidence boosting win, so the good news is that they have
beaten tomorrow's visitors to the Brit Oval, Glamorgan, on their last four
one-day trips to the capital. Also, the South Londoners have not lost to
the Welshmen since the two sides met in the B&H Cup semi-final of 2000.
But, curiously, the last nine contests have gone to the side batting first.
The bad news is that Surrey are odds-on favourites, as
indeed they were going into both of their opening two championship contests with
Sussex and Middlesex! Maybe the odds-setters have looked at the way the
Dragons ended last season in the National League - only one win (and that was by
a solitary run) out of their last four.
As just one 250-run plus innings last campaign suggests,
Glamorgan rely heavily on their bowlers, particularly Michael Kasprowicz, Alex
Wharf and Robert Croft, to knock over a few wickets. With the bat Matt
Elliott, Matthew Maynard and Michael Powell are the most obvious dangers, but
Croft and Hemp are capable of taking any attack apart - as both demonstrated in
the runfest to end all runfests at the Oval in the C&G Trophy two years ago.
Approaching milestones - Jimmy Ormond has played 99 career
one-day matches.
Dare I even make one? If I back the visitors I will be labelled a "doom
and gloom" merchant (but I probably wouldn't be alone judging by the long faces
I saw on the Surrey supporters at Lord's); and if I say that the Lions can scent
victory, my success rate for the season could still be zip come 7.00pm tomorrow.
The heart and the head says Surrey win, but if they lose it has nothing to do
with me - right.
Like Glamorgan, the home side will almost certainly keep the same eleven as
played in the championship match just ended, and simply tinker with the batting
order.
R Croft (capt), M
Elliott, M Powell, M
Maynard, D Hemp, A Dale, M
Wallace (wk), D
Thomas, M Kasprowicz, A
Wharf and D Harrison.
14 Sep 2003 |
NL |
Won By 8 Runs |
Cardiff |
17 Aug 2003 |
NL |
Won By 58 Runs |
Whitgift School |
18 Jun 2002 |
C&G |
Won By 9 Runs |
The Oval |
16 Jul 2000 |
NL |
Won By 67 Runs |
The Oval |
27-28 May 2000 |
B&H |
Lost By 32 Runs |
Cardiff |
30 Apr 2000 |
NL |
Won By 10 Runs |
Cardiff |
25 Jul 1999 |
NL |
Lost By 71 Runs |
Pontypridd |
19 Jun 1999 |
NL |
Won By 143 Runs |
The Oval |
5 Jul 1998 |
NL |
Lost By 107 Runs |
Swansea |
7 Sep 1997 |
NL |
Won By 2 Wickets |
The Oval |
15 Sep 1996 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Cardiff |
25 Jun 1995 |
NL |
Lost By 9 Wickets |
The Oval |
27 Jul 1994 |
NWT |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Swansea |
5 Jun 1994 |
NL |
No Result |
Swansea |
10 May 1994 |
B&H |
Won By 3 Wickets |
The Oval |
13 Jun 1993 |
NL |
Lost By 10 Wickets |
The Oval |
5 Jul 1992 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Llanelli |
24 Jun 1992 |
NWT |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Swansea |
28 Jul 1991 |
NL |
Lost By 3 Runs |
The Oval |
1 Jul 1990 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Cardiff |
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