SURREY V KENT at the Kia
Oval (Royal London One-Day Cup), 2 MAY 2019
Surrey's 1,001st List A game
sees two sides who are already in a situation akin to treating the
Royal London One-Day Cup as a "development competition." Injuries and
international calls mean that Surrey have had no option but to give
those players on the fringes of the first choice eleven some playing time. For
Kent, who are just as low on confidence, it's a case of limited
options accentuated by a shoulder injury to Sam Billings, Joe
Denly's back issue and the side strain suffered by Darren Stevens.
When Kent have threatened with
the bat in this year's Royal London, it's 21-year-old Zak Crawley
(169 runs at an average of 42.25) and Australian Matt Renshaw
(41.33) who have delivered the runs. Alex Blake is averaging 14.00,
Heino Kuhn 12.00 and Sean Dickson only 11.33.
It's a similar tale on the
other side of the equation - Matt Milnes, although expensive, has
proved a decent recruit with 9 Royal London wickets at 34.44 runs
apiece. But, other than the former Notts man, only left-armer Fred
Klaassen (34.80) has struck regularly enough to give the Spitfires a
sniff.
Just three members of the
current Surrey squad have made List A half-centuries against Kent -
Jason Roy (the only one to have a one-day hundred at the
Spitfires' expense), who averages 64.00, Dean Elgar 55.00 and Ben
Foakes 45.00. A number of bowlers would ordinarily be queuing up to play Kent
tomorrow - Stuart Meaker (10 List A wickets at 18.80 runs apiece),
Sam Curran (6 at 20.83), Liam Plunkett (8 at 21.00) and Tom Curran
(8 at 22.87). Sadly, of those, only Meaker is currently in a
position to add to his tally.
Surrey v
Kent - List
A Records Sheet
Jordan Clark, who is set to make his 50th List A appearance, has 919
one-day career runs to his name. Kent's Sean Dickson (992)
is within touching distance of 1,000 List A career runs.
With 13 players either sidelined by injury or with England, Surrey's side continues to almost pick itself.
Sam Curran, who is also missing, due to his stint in the IPL, is
expected to return to the Surrey fold for their next County
Championship match - a crucial one - against Somerset at Taunton.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Hampshire |
30 Apr 2019 |
RLC |
Lost By 53 Runs |
The Oval |
254 (46.2) |
307 (49.2) |
Glamorgan |
28 Apr 2019 |
RLC |
Lost By 64 Runs |
Cardiff |
259 (46.4) |
323-7 (50) |
Middlesex |
25 Apr 2019 |
RLC |
Lost By 37 Runs |
The Oval |
240 (48) |
277 (49.2) |
Essex |
23 Apr 2019 |
RLC |
Won By 65 Runs |
The Oval |
278-8 (50) |
213 (42.5) |
Sussex |
19 Apr 2019 |
RLC |
Lost By 2 Wickets |
Hove |
274-9 (50) |
278-8 (48.1) |
History suggests Surrey will struggle against the Spitfires, with
just two victories and one tied contest with Kent in 9 meetings
prior to this one. The weather could also be a factor, according to
tomorrow's forecast. Taking all the absentees into account, the
hosts will start as favourites, so, all being well... a win for the
'rey.
Z.Crawley, S.Dickson, M.Renshaw, O.Robinson, A.Blake, A.Rouse (capt,
wk), C.Haggett, H.Podmore, M.Milnes, I.Qayyum and F.Klaassen.
Richard Kettleborough and Billy Taylor.
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
KENT |
1
Jun 2018 |
RLC |
Lost By 220
Runs |
Beckenham |
Surrey |
Field |
164
(30.1) |
384-8
(50) |
12
May 2017 |
RLC |
Won By 44
Runs (D/L) |
The Oval |
Kent |
Field |
251-7
(41) |
204
(35.4) |
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 (D/L) |
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 (D/L) |
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 |
Abandoned |
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) |
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