SURREY V
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE at the Kia Oval (Royal London One-Day Cup), 27 JULY 2015
Northamptonshire have struggled
in four-day cricket since returning to Division One after just a
year in the top flight. But, the Steelbacks are now through to the
last eight in the T20 for only the second time in five seasons. The
last occasion was when they - or the be more precise David Willey -
went on to beat Surrey in the T20 final.
Surrey will not only be looking
to avenge that humiliation, but will also be determined to make up
for their own T20 exit, which was precipitated by a wretched
performance at Lord's last Thursday. With the mighty Yorkshire and
then Durham lying in wait next for the Oval outfit, Surrey's
prospects in the Royal London could easily hinge on this day-nighter.
One of Northamptonshire's
undoubted strengths is the sheer number of bowling options at
skipper Alex Wakely's disposal, which is in contrast to 2014 when
Willey was their leading wicket-taker in the Royal London One-Day
Cup with nine wickets. It has to be stressed that the 25-year-old
all-rounder was limited to just three appearances; which, again,
underlines his value to the Wantage Road outfit.
David Willey also topped
Northamptonshire's List A batting averages last term, but right at
the heart of things were Richard Levi and Adam Rossington. Levi
comes into this contest on the back of hitting 87 against Durham,
but watch out for 20-year-old Ben Duckett, who posted a new one-day
career best yesterday, also against Durham.
On the Northants side of the coin, Josh Cobb
(1,943) is approaching 2,000 List A career runs, while Rory Kleinveldt is just one wicket away from his 150th in one-day
cricket.
The assumption is Surrey will name the same 13-man squad as travelled,
to no avail, to Grace Road today - Zafar Ansari, Gareth Batty (capt),
James Burke, Rory Burns, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Steven Davies, Jade
Dernbach, Ben Foakes (wk), Aneesh Kapil, Tim Linley, Jason Roy and
Kumar Sangakkara.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Leicestershire |
26 Jul 2015 |
RLC |
Abandoned |
Leicester |
- |
- |
Somerset |
20 Aug 2014 |
RLC |
Won By 7 Runs |
The Oval |
284-9 (50) |
267 (44.1) |
Durham |
14 Aug 2014 |
RLC |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Riverside |
189-6 (44.5) |
191-5 (31.3) |
Warwickshire |
12 Aug 2014 |
RLC |
Lost By 111 Runs |
Edgbaston |
153 (26.3) |
218-2 (33) |
Nottinghamshire |
10 Aug 2014 |
RLC |
Abandoned |
Trent Bridge |
- |
- |
According to the weathermen, it'll be overcast and windy in the
capital tomorrow, with just a chance of rain. So, all being well,
Surrey's One-Day campaign will begin in earnest, albeit a day late.
On paper, the hosts will start as favourites due to the drubbing
Northants suffered yesterday at the hands of defending champions
Durham. But this will be a much sterner test than the limber up
Surrey could have expected, but for the rain, at Leicester today.
Prediction - a win for Gareth Batty's men, but don't put too much
money on it.
R Levi, J Cobb, A Rossington, A Wakely (capt), R Keogh, D Willey, B
Duckett (wk), S Crook, R Kleinveldt, O Stone and Azharullah.
Jeff Evans and Neil
Mallender.
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
NORTHANTS |
15 Aug 2011 |
NL |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Northampton |
Northants |
Bat |
298-7 (38.5) |
296-7 (40) |
3 Aug 2011 |
NL |
Won By 12 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
273-9 (40) |
261-9 (40) |
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) |
22 May 1994 |
NL |
No Result |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
- |
53-7 (22.3) |
25 Jul 1993 |
NL |
No Result |
Northampton |
Surrey |
Field |
- |
193-9 (48) |
19 Apr 1992 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
Northants |
Field |
166-9 (40) |
168-5 (39.4) |
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