SURREY V KENT at the
Kia Oval
(Royal London One-Day Cup), 12 MAY 2017
Despite Daniel Bell-Drummond
opening his Royal London account with scores of 56, 106 and 138 this
season, Kent have not started the competition as they would have
liked - losing three before breaking their duck against Middlesex.
Bell-Drummond was amongst the runs again, against Gloucestershire,
but his departure in the 39th over for 90 spelt the beginning of the
end in terms of the hop county's chances of chasing down a target of
276 at Bristol.
But while the 23-year-old
opener represents Kent's future, one has to wonder whether they
would have a bowling attack worthy of the name were it not for
veteran spinner James Tredwell, 35, and even more veteran
all-rounder Darren Stevens, 41. Tredwell is conceding just 4.54 runs
per over in this year's Royal London, and Stevens 5.34. Other than
Charlie Hartley, who broke back into the Spitfires' side for the
trip to Bristol, the remainder have proved expensive.
With Kent's batting under
constant pressure to deliver, get Bell-Drummond early and Surrey
could take some catching tomorrow. But they will do well not to
under-estimate Alex Blake, who has history against the Oval outfit.
Not only does he average 57.00 against them in one-day cricket, his
unbeaten 66 was the difference when Beckenham played host to Kent v
Surrey last summer.
Just two current Surrey players
have made one-day half-centuries against Kent - Jason Roy and Kumar
Sangakkara. Still, with the ball, Ravi Rampaul averages 10.77 runs
per wicket in List A against them.
Surrey v
Kent - List
A Records Sheet
Ben Foakes (951)
is approaching 1,000 List A
career runs, while Kent's Joe Denly (3,980) is
closing in on 4,000. Of the bowlers, Ravi Rampaul needs four more
scalps to reach 250 List A wickets.
Tomorrow, Jason Roy will pull on a Surrey shirt for the first time
this summer. Also named in the hosts' 14-man squad are Kumar
Sangakkara (who missed Sunday's game at Hove with a groin strain)
and Mark Footitt (who has not been available recently, owing to a side
strain). Unfortunately, Jade Dernbach misses out again, even though
his back problem was expected to be behind him in time for this
make-or-break clash.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Sussex |
7 May 2017 |
RLC |
Lost By 95 Runs |
Hove |
205 (41.1) |
300-8 (50) |
Middlesex |
5 May 2017 |
RLC |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
244-3 (45.2) |
243-9 (50) |
Essex |
2 May 2017 |
RLC |
Lost By 1 Wicket |
The Oval |
210 (47.4) |
212-9 (49.2) |
Glamorgan |
30 Apr 2017 |
RLC |
Won By 8 Wickets |
Cardiff |
183-2 (24) |
239 (48.3) |
Somerset |
28 Apr 2017 |
RLC |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Taunton |
290-8 (50) |
291-6 (43.5) |
Surrey, who have just one victory to show from their last seven List
A meetings with Kent, welcome back Jason Roy, whose one-day record
against the hop county is 144 runs in two innings. However, Sam
Billings has also been excused from returning to the IPL, for which
Kent will be thankful. Sadly, the weather forecast, not just for
tomorrow but for Sunday's game against Hampshire shows a 40% chance
of rain. It's a must win, so I've got no choice but to back Surrey.
D.Bell-Drummond, S.Billings (wk), S.Northeast (capt), S.Dickson, D.Stevens,
A.Blake, J.Denly, M.Coles, W.Parnell, C.Hartley and J.Tredwell.
Rob Bailey and Billy Taylor.
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
KENT |
5 Jun 2016 |
RLC |
Lost By 1 Wicket |
Beckenham |
Surrey |
Bat |
255-8 (50) |
260-9 (49.5) |
27 Aug 2015 |
RLC |
Won By 17 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
273 (49.5) |
233 (37.4) |
5 Aug 2014 |
RLC |
Match Tied |
The Oval |
Kent |
Bat |
314-9 (50) |
314-8 (50) |
27 Aug 2009 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Runs |
Canterbury |
Surrey |
Field |
110-5 (19.4) |
167-6 (27) |
2 Sep 2008 |
NL |
Lost By 142 Runs |
The Oval |
Kent |
Bat |
172 (31.4) |
314-6 (40) |
18 May 2008 |
FPT |
Lost By 17 Runs |
Canterbury |
Surrey |
Field |
320 (49.4) |
337-3 (50) |
5 May 2008 |
FPT |
Lost By 90 Runs |
The Oval |
Kent |
Bat |
192 (42.4) |
282-7 (50) |
4 Sep 2007 |
NL |
Won By 1 Wicket |
Canterbury |
Kent |
Bat |
160-9 (40) |
159-8 (40) |
22 Apr 2007 |
FPT |
Won By 3 Wickets |
The Oval |
Kent |
Bat |
274-7 (48.5) |
271 (46.2) |
23 Jul 2006 |
NL |
Won By 6 Wickets |
Guildford |
Kent |
Bat |
232-4 (37) |
229-9 (40) |
1 May 2006 |
C&G |
Won By 1 Run |
Canterbury |
Surrey |
Bat |
223-5 (30) |
222-6 (30) |
22 Aug 2005 |
NL |
No Result |
The Oval |
No toss made |
- |
- |
- |
7 Aug 2005 |
NL |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Canterbury |
Kent |
Bat |
212-5 (41.2) |
211 (45) |
18 Jul 2004 |
NL |
Won By 4 Wickets |
Canterbury |
Surrey |
Field |
193-6 (33.4) |
192-8 (34) |
13 Jun 2004 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
Kent |
Field |
230-8 (45) |
234-5 (43.5) |
3 Sep 2003 |
NL |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Canterbury |
Kent |
Bat |
143-5 (37) |
142 (31.4) |
18 May 2003 |
NL |
Won By 6 Runs |
The Oval |
Kent |
Field |
322-7 (45) |
316-7 (45) |
4 May 2002 |
B&H |
Won By 44 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
257-9 (50) |
213 (45.3) |
14 Aug 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 43 Runs |
Canterbury |
Kent |
Bat |
164 (38.1) |
207 (42) |
24 Jun 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 2 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
154 (44.2) |
158-8 (39.3) |
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