SURREY V SOMERSET at Guildford (SSCC1), 20-23 JUNE 2018
Second plays host to first. Both
teams have won three out of five and are yet to be beaten in this
season’s County Championship. Surrey have overcome Yorkshire and
scored their first home and away double over Hampshire since 2002,
while, interestingly, all of Somerset’s victories have come at Taunton
(against Worcestershire, then Yorkshire and more recently Notts).
Guildford will be celebrating its
80th anniversary. Since 1938, Woodbridge Road has staged 76
County Championship clashes - 35 of which Surrey have won. Almost half
of their 17 defeats there have come since 2003.
Matt Renshaw has scored three championship hundreds
this season and, each time, the Cidermen
have gone on to win. In their other two games, the
22-year-old Australian contributed just 77 runs.
Renshaw is averaging 59.00 with the bat, plus James Hildreth (50.75)
and Steven Davies (41.57) have also looked in fine fettle. The main
concern for Somerset has been Ed Byrom's form (50 runs in five visits
to the crease).
With the England Lions in action,
the visitors will be without Craig Overton, so expect Tim Groenewald
to come back in to partner Lewis Gregory with the new ball. Gregory
has taken 18 championship wickets at 24.88 thus far, but the dark
horses are Tom Abell (11 poles at 17.27) and Josh Davey (11 at 17.90).
The last championship clash between Somerset and
Surrey to be won by the side batting first was way back in 2000, at
the Oval where Surrey galloped to victory by an innings and 213 runs.
Since then the two have gone head-to-head on 16 occasions, in which
both have won three (all by a wickets margin, rather than runs) with
ten game being drawn.
Surrey v
Somerset - First-Class Records Sheet
Surrey's championship record at
Guildford since 1995:
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Essex |
9-12 Jun 2017 |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Uncontested |
Field |
399 & 288 |
435 & 253-2 |
Warwickshire |
2-4 Jul 2016 |
Lost By 10 Wickets |
Surrey |
Bat |
273 & 177 |
449 & 5-0 |
Glamorgan |
15-18 Jun 2015 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Surrey |
Bat |
406 & 277 |
437 & 247-3 |
Kent |
20-23 Jul 2014 |
Lost By 89 Runs |
Surrey |
Field |
398 & 213 |
408 & 292 |
Warwickshire |
5-8 Jun 2013 |
Match Drawn |
Warwickshire |
Bat |
274 & 234-4 |
631-9d |
Lancashire |
11-14 Jul 2012 |
Match Drawn |
Surrey |
Field |
430-5 |
485-7d |
Middlesex |
20-23 Jul 2011 |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
Surrey |
Field |
117 & 379 |
308 & 190-4 |
Sussex |
9-12 Aug 2010 |
Match Drawn |
Surrey |
Field |
292 |
217 & 275-6d |
Essex |
15-18 Jul 2009 |
Match Drawn |
Essex |
Bat |
352-8d |
401 & 201-3 |
Durham |
16-19 Jul 2008 |
Lost By 10 Wickets |
Surrey |
Bat |
220 & 323 |
410 & 134-0 |
Worcestershire |
25-28 Jul 2007 |
Match Drawn |
Surrey |
Bat |
369 |
217 & 307-5 |
Somerset |
19-22 Jul 2006 |
Match Drawn |
Somerset |
Bat |
717 |
688-8d |
Kent |
20-23 Jul 2005 |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Surrey |
Bat |
452-8d & 350 |
572 & 232-6 |
Warwickshire |
21-24 Jul 2004 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Surrey |
Field |
331 & 412 |
537 & 207-3 |
Middlesex |
23-26 Jul 2003 |
Match Drawn |
Middlesex |
Field |
411 & 94-0 |
385 |
Yorkshire |
24-27 Jul 2002 |
Won By 6 Wickets |
Yorkshire |
Bat |
382 & 237-4 |
172 & 446 |
Northamptonshire |
18-20 Jul 2001 |
Won By An Inns & 55 Runs |
Northants |
Bat |
368 |
120 & 193 |
Leicestershire |
19-21 Jul 2000 |
Won By 10 Wickets |
Leicestershire |
Bat |
288 & 119-0 |
318 & 87 |
Hampshire |
14-17 Jul 1999 |
Won By 156 Runs |
Surrey |
Bat |
171 & 482 |
322 & 175 |
Middlesex |
15-17 Jul 1998 |
Won By 280 Runs |
Surrey |
Bat |
150 & 420 |
115 & 175 |
Hampshire |
16-19 Jul 1997 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Surrey |
Bat |
477 & 78-1 |
303 & 251 |
Sussex |
17-20 Jul 1996 |
Won By 135 Runs |
Surrey |
Bat |
411 & 304-6d |
265 & 315 |
Nottinghamshire |
20-24 Jul 1995 |
Won By 171 Runs |
Notts |
Field |
239 & 528-9d |
324 & 272 |
Theunis de Bruyn looks set to make his Surrey
debut; similarly 19-year-old Will Jacks is on the brink of making
his first-class debut. Mark Stoneman (9,884) now has 10,000 first-class runs in his
sights, while Somerset's
Steven Davies (11,944) and Matt Renshaw (2,994) have
12,000 and 3,000 in theirs.
New overseas signing Theunis de Bruyn is named in Surrey's 14-man
squad, as are Gareth Batty, Arun Harinath, Will Jacks and Mathew
Pillans. Both Currans, Ben Foakes and Jason Roy are all on England
duty of sorts, while Conor McKerr (side strain) and Stuart Meaker
(rib) are said to be on the road to recovery.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Hampshire |
9-11 Jun 2018 |
Won By An Inns & 58 Runs |
Rose Bowl |
368 |
135 & 175 |
Yorkshire |
11-14 May 2018 |
Won By An Inns & 17 Runs |
The Oval |
414 |
229 & 168 |
Worcestershire |
4-7 May 2018 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
434 & 173-3d |
526 |
Lancashire |
27-30 Apr 2018 |
Match Drawn |
Old Trafford |
235 & 199-6 |
439-9d |
Hampshire |
20-23 Apr 2018 |
Won By 139 Runs |
The Oval |
211 & 407-9d |
147 & 332 |
Let's face it, Surrey just don't win at Guildford. Indeed, some
Surrey fans have never seen their team win a championship game at
Guildford. They’ve lost each of their last four at Woodbridge Road
and haven’t won there since 2002. Prior to that the hosts won eight
on the trot! So, even though the hosts (despite a number of
absentees) match up well on paper the best that can be expected is a
draw, which, I suspect, would suit both sides if they were pushed.
M.Renshaw, E.Byrom,
G.Bartlett, A.Hildreth,
T.Abell (capt), S.Davies
(wk), L.Gregory, D.
Bess, T.Groenewald,
J.Davey and J.Leach.
Ian Blackwell and Nick Cook.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
SOMERSET |
19-22 Sep 2017 |
Won By 6 Wickets |
The Oval |
Somerset |
Bat |
433 & 146-4 |
269 & 306 |
7-10 Aug 2017 |
Match Drawn |
Taunton |
Uncontested |
Field |
345 |
436 |
28-30 May 2016 |
Lost By 1 Wicket |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Bat |
264 & 138 |
102 & 301-9 |
24-27 Apr 2016 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
463 & 181-8d |
353 & 122-4 |
11-14 Sep 2013 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Bat |
195 & 197 |
260 & 133-3 |
17-20 Apr 2013 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Somerset |
Bat |
366-9d |
384 & 251-9d |
28-31 Aug 2012 |
Match Drawn |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Bat |
317 & 360-5d |
294 |
16-19 May 2012 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Somerset |
Bat |
388 & 239-7 |
512-9d & 180 |
12-15 Aug 2008 |
Match Drawn |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Field |
406-9 |
401-3d |
30 May - 2 Jun 2008 |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Whitgift School |
Somerset |
Field |
326 & 227 |
446 & 111-2 |
19-22 Jul 2006 |
Match Drawn |
Guildford |
Somerset |
Bat |
717 |
688-8d |
14-16 Jun 2006 |
Won By 4 Wickets |
Bath |
Surrey |
Field |
266 & 356-6 |
342 & 276 |
3-6 Jul 2002 |
Match Drawn |
Taunton |
Somerset |
Field |
608-6d & 324-5d |
554 & 329-7 |
24-27 May 2002 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
220 & 332 |
253 & 45-1 |
23-26 Aug 2001 |
Match Drawn |
Taunton |
Somerset |
Bat |
278 & 294-6 |
373 & 311-6d |
6-9 Jun 2001 |
Won By 6 Wickets |
The Oval |
Somerset |
Bat |
403 & 210-4 |
377 & 234 |
14-16 Jun 2000 |
Won By An Inns & 213 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
548 |
145 & 190 |
26-29 Apr 2000 |
Match Drawn |
Taunton |
Somerset |
Field |
185 |
302-8d |
26-29 May 1999 |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
Somerset |
Bat |
558-9d & 49-3 |
199 & 405 |
21-24 May 1998 |
Lost By 165 Runs |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Field |
241 & 245 |
176 & 475 |
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