SURREY
V WARWICKSHIRE at the Kia Oval (LVCC)
25-28 JULY 2022
Top versus eighth. That's right, the defending champions are
eighth, with a just a solitary victory under their belts - which
came at home to Essex, over Easter. Since then, Warwickshire have lost to Somerset (by an
innings), Lancashire, title challengers Hampshire and, just last
week, Kent.
The most worrying feature of the Bears' latest defeat was an
uncharacteristic lack of runs. Just one player (Sam Hain, with 99 and 16) made more
than 33 in either dig against the hop county, Sam Billings took a
Kent record 12 dismissals in the match as wicketkeeper and Warwickshire's first
innings 225 benefited from 42 extras.
Even with Matthew Lamb missing from the Bears' squad this week,
the Bears still possess four batters averaging over 38 in the County
Championship - Sam Hain (831 runs at 75.54 in 2022), Michael Burgess
(51.07), Nathan McAndrew (38.50) and Dom Silbey (38.40), who will be
facing his old (as well as next) county.
Oliver Hannon-Dalby (43 Champo wickets at 21.69 runs apiece) has carried
Warwickshire's bowling this summer in the absence of
Liam Norwell (back injury) and Ryan Sidebottom (calf strain), on top
of Olly Stone and Chris Woakes being stuck on the long road back to
full fitness after long-term injury.
Norwell (21.28), who has only appeared in two four-day games to
date, makes the squad for the Oval; which is just as well bearing in
mind no one else is averaging less than forty with the ball for the
visitors. If there's help for the spinners, maybe Danny Briggs can
chip away at his 46.09 average.
Since first-class status was bestowed on Durham, in 1992, both
they and Warwickshire have made the fewest County Championship
visits to the Oval, with eight. Worcestershire have only made nine
in the last 30 years, while Kent, Lancashire and Leicestershire (14)
have made the most.
Surrey v
Warwickshire - First-Class Records Sheet
Ben Foakes, who has been
exceptional with the bat since opening his 2022 account with an
unbeaten 132 at Edgbaston, is 49 runs shy of 7,000 first-class
career runs, while Ollie Pope (4,944) is eyeing up his 5,000th.
All-rounder Jordan Clark returns to the
first-team squad for the first time since picking up a side strain
in the T20 game against Somerset on 21 June. Jamie Smith, who missed
last week's six-wicket victory over Essex, is also back. One to drop
out from that team is Cameron Steel, who isn't named in the hosts'
13-man line-up.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
VENUE |
RESULT |
Essex |
19-22 Jul 2022 |
The Oval |
Won By 6 Wickets |
Yorkshire |
11-14 Jul 2022 |
Scarborough |
Won By 4 Wickets |
Kent |
26-29 Jun 2022 |
The Oval |
Match Drawn |
Somerset |
12-15 Jun 2022 |
Taunton |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Kent |
12-15 May 2022 |
Beckenham |
Match Drawn |
When these sides met in the opening week of
the season, at Edgbaston, bat dominated ball. With Surrey sensing a
third successive win, they would appreciate a livelier surface than
that particular one to press home their psychological
advantage. Prediction - a Surrey victory.
A.Davies, D.Sibley, C.Benjamin, S.Hain,
W.Rhodes (capt), D.Mousley, M.Burgess (wk), N.McAndrew, H.Brookes,
D.Briggs and O.Hannon-Dalby.
Nigel Llong and Billy Taylor.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
WARWS |
7-10
Apr 2022 |
Match Drawn |
Edgbaston |
428-8d & 43-0 |
531 |
23-26
Jun 2019 |
Won By 74 Runs |
The Oval |
194 & 325 |
230 & 215 |
27-30
May 2019 |
Lost By 130 Runs |
Edgbaston |
188 & 141 |
293 & 166-9d |
21-24
Apr 2017 |
Match Drawn |
Edgbaston |
437 |
332 & 435-8d |
7-10
Apr 2017 |
Won By An Inns & 1 R |
The Oval |
454 |
91 & 362 |
13-16
Aug 2016 |
Won By 226 Runs |
Edgbaston |
252 & 390 |
247 & 169 |
2-4
Jul 2016 |
Lost By 10 Wickets |
Guildford |
273 & 177 |
449 & 5-0 |
17-20
Sep 2013 |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
400-5d & Forf |
120-0d & 281-4 |
5-8
Jun 2013 |
Match Drawn |
Guildford |
274 & 234-4 |
631-9d |
27-30
Jul 2012 |
Match Drawn |
Edgbaston |
286 & 202-3 |
571 |
23-26
May 2012 |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
223 & 245 |
247 & 222-5 |
6-9
Sep 2007 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
373 & 179-1 |
285 & 264 |
9-12
May 2007 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
400-1d |
329 & 5-0 |
10-13
Sep 2005 |
Match Drawn |
Edgbaston |
225 & 313-5d |
338 &26-0 |
1-4
Jun 2005 |
Match Drawn |
Whitgift Sch |
340 & 310-7d |
209 & 222-3 |
21-24
Jul 2004 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Guildford |
331 & 412 |
537 & 207-3 |
12-15
May 2004 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
302 & 414 |
546 & 171-3 |
9-12
Jul 2003 |
Won By 135 Runs |
Edgbaston |
355 & 450-5d |
245 & 425 |
30
Apr - 3 May 2003 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
390 |
413 & 221-7d |
27-30
Aug 2002 |
Match Drawn |
Edgbaston |
544 |
345 & 404-9d |
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