SURREY V LANCASHIRE at the Kia Oval (SSCC1), 23-26 AUGUST 2016
Third plays host to fourth. Since beating Surrey by
an innings and 96 runs at the end of May, Lancashire have lost twice
and drawn five times in the County Championship. Over the same period,
Surrey have won three and come within a whisker (at Taunton) of
winning a fourth.
Not all that long ago, Lancashire ended many a
season without one their batmen making 1,000 championship runs that
summer. This year, they will, in all probability have two –
19-year-old opener Haseeb Hameed, who broke through that barrier last
week with back-to-back hundreds against Yorkshire. Hameed's
first-class career average is 53.62, making favourite to be named the
Cricket Writers' Club's young player of the year. At the other end of
the age-scale, Alviro Petersen keeps churning out the runs at the age
of 35. So far, this summer, he has made 903 at an average of 47.52 in
the County Championship. Having hit first-class centuries against
Surrey for three different counties, the key to this match will be
whether the hosts can tame the veteran South African. Nevertheless,
with Liam Livingstone, 23, averaging 62.70, Luke Proctor 40.55 and
both Steven Croft and Tom Smith capable of making a telling
contribution with the willow, Petersen and Hameed are by no means the
only dangers.
Smith is also averaging 24.93 with the ball, but in
the absence of Neil Wagner - who has been called-up for New Zealand's
series with Zimbabwe and South Africa - all eyes will be on Wagner's
new-ball partner, Kyle Jarvis, who has not only bagged 42 championship
wickets at 30.00, but also claimed match figures of 11-119 when these
two sides met at Old Trafford back in May. Slow left-armer Simon
Kerrigan has had his moments this term, like when he took 5-59 against
Hampshire, but just when one would expect him to come into his own,
the wickets appear to have dried up for the former England man (in the
return game against Hampshire at Southampton, he managed only wicket
at a cost of 101 runs). Still, with the wicket at the Oval likely to
favour spin, it would be a brave man to bill Kerrigan as an
irrelevance. Central to Lancashire's hopes of doing a Surrey, and
pulling away from the relegation zone, could be leggie Matt Parkinson
and fit again seamer Tom Bailey.
Surrey v
Lancashire - First-Class Records Sheet
Amar Virdi is on the brink of making his county
debut while Rory Burns looks set to make his 75th first-class
appearance. Gareth Batty (6,997) is within
touching distance of 7,000 f-c career runs and Mark Footitt and
Stuart Meaker need 7 more wickets for 250 and 300 respectively in
first-class cricket. Of the Lancashire
contingent, Tom Smith (3,972) is closing in on 4,000 f-c
career runs. In terms of milestones for the season, Burns has 989
first-class runs for the summer, while Lancashire's Alviro Petersen
has 903 f-c runs and Kyle Jarvis 42 first-class wickets.
Zafar Ansari (back) has not made Surrey's 14-man squad, so in comes
Amar Virdi, who has been catching the eye in the second eleven and for
England U19 with his off-spin - so much so Alec Stewart has signed
Virdi up for the next three years. Ravi Rampaul and Gary Wilson also
make the squad. In the absence of Jason Roy (England white ball duty),
Ben Foakes is expected to make a return to championship action after
sitting out the victory at Edgbaston with a quad strain.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Warwickshire |
13-16 Aug 2016 |
Won By 226 Runs |
Edgbaston |
252 & 390 |
247 & 169 |
Middlesex |
4-7 Aug 2016 |
Match Drawn |
Lord's |
415 & 266-7d |
293 & 278-6 |
Hampshire |
17-20 Jul 2016 |
Won By An Inns & 13 Runs |
Rose Bowl |
637-7d |
423 & 201 |
Yorkshire |
11-14 Jul 2016 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
267 & 106-1 |
407 |
Warwickshire |
2-4 Jul 2016 |
Lost By 10 Wickets |
Guildford |
273 & 177 |
449 & 5-0 |
Lancashire have not won a championship
match at the Oval since 1997. Furthermore, all three of their
victories this year have come at Old Trafford;
plus Tom Smith, who offers with both bat and ball has not been named
in the visitors' squad. With the weather
set fair for the next four days and the pitch expected to turn,
the contest will hinge on Batty and Virdi
combining instantly to pose a spin threat. Prediction - Surrey to
win, but Lancashire to take the game deep. Look forward to a great
battle.
H.Hameed, R.Jones, A.Petersen, S.Croft (capt, wk), L.Livingstone,
L.Proctor, J.Clark, K.Jarvis, S.Kerrigan, T.Bailey and A.Lilley.
Steven O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers. Surrey
have failed to win any of their last six championship games in which
Steven O'Shaughnessy has stood. The last victory with the former
Lancashire (and latterly Worcestershire) all-rounder white-coated
was the final match of 2011, against Derbyshire at the Oval. Combined leg-before-o-meter:
22.1% of dismissals.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
LANCS |
22-24 May 2016 |
Lost By An Inns & 96 Runs |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
191 & 107 |
394 |
14-17 Sep 2015 |
Match Drawn |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
480 & 283-7d |
272 & 195-7 |
31 May - 3 Jun 2015 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Lancashire |
Field |
448 & 186-0d |
429 |
11-14 Sep 2012 |
Match Drawn |
Liverpool |
Lancashire |
Field |
367 |
142-2d |
11-14 Jul 2012 |
Match Drawn |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Field |
430-5 |
485-7d |
27-30 Aug 2008 |
Abandoned |
Blackpool |
No toss made |
- |
- |
- |
16-19 Apr 2008 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
537-5d |
241-6 |
19-22 Sep 2007 |
Won By 24 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
427-9d & 295-5d |
234 & 464 |
2-4 May 2007 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
284 & 120 |
315 & 90-3 |
2-4 Sep 2004 |
Won By 147 Runs |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
369 & 185 |
278 & 129 |
11-13 Aug 2004 |
Won By An Inns & 55 Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
Lancashire |
Bat |
525 |
210 & 260 |
26-29 Aug 2003 |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
337 & 138 |
341 & 135-2 |
18-21 Apr 2003 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Lancashire |
Bat |
280 & 379-6 |
599 |
31 May - 3 Jun 2002 |
Match Drawn |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
382 & 246-6d |
194 & 112-3 |
8-11 May 2002 |
Won By 3 Wickets |
The Oval |
Lancashire |
Bat |
216 & 309-7 |
320 & 200 |
29 Jun - 2 Jul 2001 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
248 & 320-9d |
276 & 170-2 |
25-28 Apr 2001 |
Abandoned |
Old Trafford |
No toss made |
- |
- |
- |
13-16 Sep 2000 |
Match Drawn |
Old Trafford |
Lancashire |
Bat |
359 |
324 & 304-9d |
2-5 Aug 2000 |
Won By 272 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
310 & 227-4d |
120 & 145 |
15-18 Jun 1999 |
Won By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Lancashire |
Bat |
298 & 161-6 |
194 & 260 |
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