SURREY LIONS V
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STEELBACKS at the Kia Oval (CB40), 3 AUGUST 2011
While Surrey are riding high in Group B of the
Clydesdale Bank 40, Northamptonshire cannot afford any further
slip-ups if they are to progress to the knockout phase. The
Steelbacks opened their CB40 campaign with five successive wins, but
a rot now appears to have set in following three defeats to
Scotland, Leicestershire and Hampshire.
Northamptonshire's biggest handicap has been the
lack of a partnership-breaker with the ball. Andrew Hall currently
has 12 CB40 wickets at 24.41 runs apiece, but has conceded an
average of 6.23 runs per over. Chaminda Vaas, who is ruled out of
tomorrow's contest due to a back problem, is really the only
Steelback to have both kept things tight as well as provide a
cutting edge.
It has been a better story with the bat. Niall
O'Brien, Andrew Hall and James Middlebrook are currently averaging
over sixty in this competition. Stephen Peters and Alex Wakely have
been steady contributors. But Rob White and Mal Loye have struggled.
Indeed, Loye, who notched up seven ODI appearances for England,
appears to be a shadow of his former self. This summer he has made
just 26 runs in four CB40 innings.
Click here for the Surrey
v Northamptonshire List A Records sheet.
Matthew Spriegel is 41 shy of 1,000 List A career runs, while Yasir
Arafat needs one more wicket for 350 List A scalps.
Northamptonshire's Andrew Hall is set to make his 300th List A
appearance.
Mark Ramprakash has surprisingly been named in Surrey's squad.
Should he play, it will be the great man's first one-day appearance
of the season. Yasir Arafat is included despite rumours that his
days at the Oval are numbered (with India's Pragyan Ojha apparently
lined-up to fill the Lions' overseas berth). Chris Jordan and Gary
Wilson are the other two surprise inclusions. The clever money must
be on the hosts fielding the same eleven that beat Warwickshire at
Guildford ten days ago.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Warwickshire |
24
Jul 2011 |
NL |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Guildford |
227-7
(38.5) |
225-8
(40) |
Durham |
17
Jul 2011 |
NL |
Abandoned |
The Riverside |
- |
- |
Hampshire |
22
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 36 Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
311-7
(40) |
275
(38.4) |
Scotland |
15
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 48 Runs |
Edinburgh |
257-7
(40) |
209-9
(40) |
Leicestershire |
8
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 17 Runs |
The Oval |
206-8
(40) |
189
(38.3) |
Northants are in freefall, so Surrey will start as hot favourites.
But, at The Oval, the Lions have lost five out of their last seven
floodlit contests in this competition, or its predecessors. Although
recent history suggests the outcome of the toss is not significant,
13 out of the 15 toss-winners at have elected to bat first under
lights at The Oval. If Surrey win the toss, bat first and set
Northants a target of 220 or more expect a Lions victory. But, if
they are made to chase, it could be a good match for the neutrals.
M Loye, S Peters, N O'Brien (wk), R White, A Wakely, A Hall (capt),
J Middlebrook, D Willey, D Lucas, J Brooks and L Daggett.
Neil Bainton and Richard Illingworth.
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
NORTHANTS |
13
Sep 2009 |
NL |
Lost By 8
Wickets |
Northampton |
Northants |
Field |
134
(35.2) |
135-2
(15.3) |
17
Aug 2008 |
NL |
Won By 63
Runs |
The Oval |
Northants |
Field |
268-6
(40) |
205
(36) |
29
Aug 2004 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
Northampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
179-7 (41) |
191-5
(39.5) |
27
Jul 2004 |
NL |
Won By 39 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
265-6 (45) |
226 (41.3) |
3
Aug 2002 |
NL |
Lost By 102 Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
Northants |
Bat |
162 (27) |
277-5 (40) |
4
Jun 2002 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Runs |
Northampton |
Northants |
Bat |
224 (44.2) |
229-6 (45) |
22
Jul 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Guildford |
Northants |
Field |
195 (41.1) |
176-2
(30.2) |
3
Jun 2001 |
NL |
Won By 4 Wickets |
Northampton |
Surrey |
Field |
217-6 (43) |
213-6 (45) |
28
Jul 1999 |
NWT |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Northampton |
Northants |
Bat |
156-3
(35.3) |
152 (35.5) |
13
Jun 1999 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Runs |
Northampton |
Northants |
Bat |
230-9 (45) |
235-8 (45) |
25
Apr 1999 |
NL |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
207-9 (45) |
211-6
(43.2) |
19
Apr 1998 |
NL |
No Result |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
- |
162-5 (34) |
27
Jul 1997 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
Northampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
206-7 (40) |
208-5
(38.3) |
8
Sep 1996 |
NL |
Won By 2 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
237-8 (40) |
234-9 (40) |
21
May 1995 |
NL |
Won By 14 Runs |
Northampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
256-5 (40) |
242-7 (40) |
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