SURREY V HAMPSHIRE at the Kia Oval (SSCC1), 3-6 JULY 2017
The season may be a total 175
days, but that still doesn't make it possible for the so-called experts who put
the fixture list together to come up with a way of sparing teams a
schedule of a
50-over game, followed by a County Championship game and then a Twenty20 game all in
the space of a week.
Put simply, Surrey cannot dwell on losing the
final of the Royal London One-Day Cup. Yes, it's straight back into
championship action for the South Londoners, who, after rain hampered
their chances of pressing home a useful advantage at Headingley, have
slipped to fifth in Division One; albeit with a game in hand over the
four teams topping the table at the end of June. Hampshire, who lie
third, have tasted victory on three occasions (against Yorkshire,
Somerset and Warwickshire), but lost twice (to Essex and Lancashire).
Given that, if Surrey are going
to start putting wins together, the pitches at the Oval are likely to
favour spin, Liam Dawson could be a big miss for the visitors. Much as
one questions Dawson's international credentials, his call-up to the
England squad for the First Test goes someway towards off-setting the
absence of Kumar Sangakkara, who picked up a hand injury yesterday;
during Nottinghamshire's (or should that be Alex Hales's) assault on
Surrey's attack at Lord's.
Hampshire's strength lies in the
potency of their bowling. Kyle Abbott has taken 38 championship
wickets at an average of 18.18. Gareth Berg is averaging 22.70 and hot
leg-spinning prospect Mason Crane 27.27. Fidel Edwards - who was such
a key figure for them two years ago - is also fit again, but watch out
for seamer Ian Holland (an Australian who was born in the United
States, but holds a British passport through his English father). In
two championship appearances the 26-year-old has taken 7 wickets at
just 10.85 runs apiece.
But it's just as well Hampshire's
bowlers are producing, because the same certainly cannot be said for
their batsmen. Of the front-liners, only Jimmy Adams (378 championship
runs at average of 42.00) has shown any real consistency this season,
leaving the likes of Abbott (335 at 37.22) and Berg (362 at 36.20) to
pick up the slack lower down the order.
Surrey v
Hampshire - First-Class Records Sheet
If you've have been following this season's
championship match previews avidly, I'm sure you will know by now
that Scott Borthwick is three wickets shy of 200 first-class
victims. Tom Curran (962) is closing in on 1,000 f-c career runs. Of the Hampshire contingent, Kyle Abbott
needs three more for
300 first-class career wickets and Lewis McManus (910) needs another 90 runs
for his one thousandth.
Kumar Sangakkara has split the webbing on his right hand, plus Ravi
Rampaul has picked up an ankle injury - so there will be at least one
change to the Surrey side that racked up over 500 at Leeds before the
weather had the final say. The hosts' 14-man squad for tomorrow
includes Stuart Meaker, Ollie Pope, Dominic Sibley and Amar Virdi.
Incredibly, the latter hasn't seen any action since taking 3-82 in 36
overs on debut, against Division One leaders Essex, at Chelmsford.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Yorkshire |
26-29 Jun 2017 |
Match Drawn |
Headingley |
516-7d |
27-1 |
Essex |
9-12 Jun 2017 |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Guildford |
399 & 288 |
435 & 253-2 |
Essex |
26-29 May 2017 |
Match Drawn |
Chelmsford |
369 & 260-9d |
383 |
Middlesex |
19-22 May 2017 |
Match Drawn |
Lord's |
313 & 339 |
411 & 92-2 |
Warwickshire |
21-24 Apr 2017 |
Match Drawn |
Edgbaston |
437 |
332 & 435/8d |
Notwithstanding the fact that the tennis at Wimbledon gets underway
tomorrow, the weather forecast (certainly for the first three days)
is set fair, with a temperature of 27 degrees centigrade promised
for Wednesday. But, with no Sangakkara, Surrey will face a tougher
job than they might have otherwise in overcoming a Hampshire side
that looks short of confidence with the bat. It should be a
fascinating clash, which the hosts should be capable of winning. But
will the heartache of yet another Lord's final defeat weigh on their
minds?
J.Adams, T.Alsop, J.Vince, G.Bailey (capt), S.Ervine, L.McManus
(wk), G.Berg, K.Abbott, I.Holland, F.Edwards and M.Crane.
Nick Cook and Alex Wharf.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
HANTS |
6-9 Sep 2016 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Uncontested |
Field |
329 & 248-3 |
582-9d |
17-20 Jul 2016 |
Won By An Inns & 13 Runs |
Rose Bowl |
Surrey |
Bat |
637-7d |
423 & 201 |
28 Jun - 1 Jul 2014 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
474-8d & 13-0d |
354 |
27-30 Apr 2014 |
Match Drawn |
Rose Bowl |
Surrey |
Field |
99-2 |
400-6d |
9-12 Sep 2008 |
Lost By An Inns & 122 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
210 & 148 |
480-8d |
14-17 May 2008 |
Match Drawn |
Rose Bowl |
Surrey |
Bat |
278 & 229-8d |
227 & 247-8 |
30 Aug - 2 Sep 2007 |
Won By An Inns & 37 Runs |
Rose Bowl |
Surrey |
Bat |
556 |
221 & 298 |
25-28 Apr 2007 |
Lost By 35 Runs |
The Oval |
Hampshire |
Bat |
203 & 467 |
481 & 224-1 |
24-27 Aug 2005 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
378 & 302 |
361-6d |
15-17 Jun 2005 |
Won By An Inns & 55 Runs |
Rose Bowl |
Surrey |
Bat |
361 |
146 & 160 |
11-14 Sep 2002 |
Won By 123 Runs |
Rose Bowl |
Surrey |
Bat |
418 & 422-8d |
327 & 390 |
22-25 Aug 2002 |
Won By An Inns & 60 Runs |
The Oval |
Hampshire |
Bat |
576 |
190 & 326 |
29 Jun - 2 Jul 2000 |
Won By 120 Runs |
Southampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
331 & 228-6d |
167 & 272 |
1-4 Jun 2000 |
Won By 2 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
333 & 142 |
210 & 263 |
14-17 Jul 1999 |
Won By 156 Runs |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Bat |
171 & 482 |
322 & 175 |
13-15 May 1998 |
Won By An Inns & 184 Runs |
Southampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
591 |
189 & 218 |
16-19 Jul 1997 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Bat |
477 & 78-1 |
303 & 251 |
25-29 Jul 1996 |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Southampton |
Hampshire |
Bat |
331 & 332-5 |
359 & 301-4d |
14-18 Sep 1995 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Hampshire |
Bat |
71-2d & 175-2 |
185 & 152 |
18-22 Aug 1994 |
Lost By An Inns & 68 Runs |
Southampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
150 & 385 |
603-7d |
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