SURREY V SOMERSET at the
Kia Oval (Royal London One-Day Cup), 18 MAY 2018
First up, it's Somerset, who
finished second in the South Group last year, one place above
Surrey. But it was the Oval outfit who progressed through the
knockout phase to the Royal London One-Day Cup final. Alas, their
third Lord's showpiece in as many years ended, yet again, in defeat.
Can they really make it four finals in four years?
In 2017 a certain D.Elgar was
the rock in Somerset's one-day batting order, scoring 519 runs at an
average of 103.80 in the Royal London. Jim Allenby, now retired,
weighed in with 377 at 53.85 and Adam Hose, now a Warwickshire man,
contributed 330 at an average of 55.00. In short, the batting
line-up for the Cidermen will have a very different look. That said
Surrey won't want to be reminded about what Roelof van der Merwe is
capable of. In the corresponding clash, last term, he hit an
unbeaten 165 to turn the game on its head.
Expect Somerset's bowling to be
led by Craig Overton again. The England seamer bagged 16 Royal
London wickets at 24.06 runs apiece last summer. Van der Merwe's
slow left-arm accounted for 11 at 35.00, while Tim Groenewald and
Max Waller applied the brakes.
Surrey v
Somerset - List
A Records Sheet
If he plays for Surrey,
Will Jacks county debut.
Looking at the opposite dressing room, Tom Banton
could be set for his first List A
outing. Lewis Gregory
needs two more wickets for 75
in List A cricket,
while Roelof van der Merwe and Craig
Overton go into this contest with 2,457
and 484 List A runs respectively.
Morne Morkel is not fit, as hoped. Plus, instead of drafting in Ryan
Patel to replace Mark Stoneman (who is now England's property), the
hosts have named 19-year-old Will Jacks in their line-up.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Nottinghamshire |
1 Jul 2017 |
RLC |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Lord's |
297-9 (50) |
298-6 (47.5) |
Worcestershire |
17 Jun 2017 |
RLC |
Won by 153 runs |
Worcester |
363-7 (50) |
210 (33.2) |
Yorkshire |
13 Jun 2017 |
RLC |
Won By 24 Runs |
Headingley |
313-7 (50) |
289-9 (50) |
Gloucestershire |
17 May 2017 |
RLC |
Abandoned |
Bristol |
- |
- |
Hampshire |
14 May 2017 |
RLC |
Won By 66 Runs (D/L) |
The Oval |
238-2 (38) |
271-8 (50) |
Surrey’s recent List A form at the Oval makes for pretty good
reading. Since the start of 2011, they have lost just five times in
SE11, where their record over that period reads P30, W20, T1 and L5,
with the remaining four fixtures falling foul of the weather. Having
said that, Somerset are a savvy one-day outfit, who, like the hosts,
come into this game on the back of some scintillating performances
in the County Championship. So, perhaps the deciding factor is that
Surrey would dearly love to have Jason Roy and Tom Curran available
to call upon. The Cidermen have won 68% of their List A clashes with
the Oval outfit and my head says they might get the upper hand over
Surrey on this occasion.
J.Myburgh, M.Renshaw, S.Davies (wk), T.Abell (capt), J.Hildreth,
R.van der Merwe, L.Gregory, C.Overton, J.Davey, T.Groenewald and
M.Waller.
Rob Bailey and Paul Baldwin.
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
SOMST |
28 Apr 2017 |
RLC |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Taunton |
Somerset |
Field |
290-8 (50) |
291-6 (43.5) |
8 Jun 2016 |
RLC |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
163-6 (24) |
180-2 (23.1) |
17 Aug 2015 |
RLC |
Lost By 3 Wickets |
Taunton |
Somerset |
Field |
267 (49.5) |
273-7 (46.4) |
20 Aug 2014 |
RLC |
Won By 7 Runs (D/L) |
The Oval |
Somerset |
Field |
284-9 (50) |
267 (44.1) |
27 Aug 2012 |
NL |
No Result |
Taunton |
Somerset |
Field |
29-1 (4.3) |
- |
4 May 2012 |
NL |
Won By 105 Runs |
The Oval |
Somerset |
Field |
295-6 (40) |
190 (37.1) |
17 Sep 2011 |
NL |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Lord's |
Somerset |
Bat |
189-5 (27.3) |
214 (39.2) |
29 Aug 2010 |
NL |
Lost By 64 Runs (D/L) |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Field |
227 (31.4) |
290-6 (36) |
25 Jul 2010 |
NL |
Lost By 94 Runs |
The Oval |
Somerset |
Bat |
209 (35.1) |
303-5 (40) |
11 Sep 2007 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Runs |
The Oval |
Somerset |
Bat |
253-9 (40) |
258-9 (40) |
10 Jun 2007 |
FPT |
Lost By 3 Wickets |
Bath |
Somerset |
Field |
214-9 (50) |
218-7 (47.5) |
17 Sep 2006 |
NL |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Bat |
177-9 (40) |
179-3 (20.3) |
7 May 2006 |
C&G |
Lost By 26 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
253 (47.5) |
279-5 (50) |
28 Aug 2005 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
237-7 (45) |
238-5 (39.5) |
2 May 2005 |
NL |
Lost By 99 Runs (D/L) |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Field |
226-9 (44) |
325-6 (44) |
28 May 2003 |
C&G |
Won By 6 Runs |
Taunton |
Somerset |
Field |
281-6 (50) |
275-9 (50) |
21 Aug 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Bat |
236-8 (45) |
237-6 (41) |
10 Jun 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
68-5 (10) |
69-2 (6.3) |
14 Aug 1999 |
NWT |
Lost By 120 Runs |
Taunton |
Surrey |
Field |
195 (43.3) |
315-8 (50) |
18 Jul 1999 |
NL |
Lost By 2 Wickets |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Bat |
225-9 (45) |
227-8 (43.2) |
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