SURREY BROWN CAPS V WARWICKSHIRE BEARS at the Brit Oval (Pro40 League),
16 SEPTEMBER 2009
Rikki Clarke's return to the Oval could be a soggy one - the weather
forecast for tomorrow night is far from encouraging. So, the viewers on
SkySports might be subjected to five hours of Charles Colville asking endless dim-witted
questions of his co-commentators in-between the showers. But since the game is
on television, expect to see some action. Bill Gordon won't mind - there's only
one more match after this one to prepare a wicket for.
The Bears currently have four regulars averaging over 38.00 with the bat in
List A one-day cricket. Ian Bell tops their 2009 batting averages with a record
of 424 runs at 70.66, including two hundreds. Neil Carter and Jonathan Trott
have also reached three figures this summer, while Jim Troughton, with four
half-centuries, has been the model of consistency.
With the ball, Warwickshire have been more economical than threatening.
Carter, with 13 victims, is their leading wicket-taker. The recent signing of
Sri Lanka's Shanthakumaran Sreesanth had added some cutting edge, though, and
someone who is not to be under-estimated is 21-year-old seamer Steffan Piolet.
Click here for the Surrey
v Warwickshire List A Records sheet as at the start of the 2009 season.
Warwickshire's Jonathan Trott goes into this game with 49 List A career wickets.
After Sunday's drubbing at the hands of Northamptonshire, one might expect
wholesale changes, but injuries and various partings of the ways (e.g. James
Benning) mean that Surrey have little option but to stick with the same side.
The former Northants, Notts and Hampshire seamer Richard Logan is added as
cover. The only other surprise, which has now become a constant one, is that
Gary Wilson is preferred behind the stumps ahead of Jonathan Batty, who,
tomorrow, will be making only his second appearance for the twos since 2003.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Northamptonshire |
13 Sep 2009 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Northampton |
134 (35.2) |
135-2 (15.3) |
Kent |
27 Aug 2009 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Runs |
Canterbury |
110-5 (19.4) |
167-6 (27) |
Glamorgan |
12 Aug 2009 |
NL |
Won By 8 Wickets |
The Oval |
156-2 (20.4) |
192-5 (37) |
Derbyshire |
5 Aug 2009 |
NL |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Whitgift Sch |
282-5 (40) |
286-6 (39.1) |
Lancashire |
22 Jul 2009 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Runs |
Old Trafford |
213-6 (40) |
221-7 (40) |
Even if Neil Carter misses this match due to the slipped disc he picked
up while making a hundred against Kent at the weekend, Warwickshire will be far
too strong for Surrey's future stars. The best the Brown Caps can hope for is a
no result.
J Trott, N Carter, I Bell, J Troughton, T Ambrose (wk), R Clarke, I Westwood (capt),
A Botha, C Woakes, S Piolet and S Sreesanth.
Michael Gough and Vanburn Holder. (3rd umpire - John Holder).
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
WARWICKS |
25
Aug 2008 |
NL |
Won By 21 Runs |
Edgbaston |
Surrey |
Bat |
238-5 (40) |
217 (38.4) |
14
Sep 2005 |
NL |
Lost By 68 Runs |
Edgbaston |
Warwicks |
Bat |
224 (40.3) |
292-8 (45) |
18
Jul 2005 |
T20 |
Match Tied (Won
Bowl-out) |
The Oval |
Warwicks |
Field |
149-8 (20) |
117-8 (15) |
5
Jun 2005 |
NL |
Lost By 49 Runs |
Whitgift School |
Warwicks |
Bat |
260 (41.2) |
309-8 (45) |
25
Jul 2004 |
NL |
Won By 90 Runs |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Bat |
315-8 (45) |
225 (34.3) |
9
May 2004 |
NL |
Lost By 45 Runs |
Edgbaston |
Warwicks |
Bat |
195 (41) |
240 (45) |
19
Jul 2003 |
T20 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Trent Bridge |
Warwicks |
Bat |
119-1 (10.5) |
115 (18.1) |
13
Jul 2003 |
NL |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
Surrey |
Bat |
242-9 (45) |
244-4 (42.1) |
4
May 2003 |
NL |
Won By 25 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
281-8 (45) |
256 (43.1) |
30
Aug 2001 |
NL |
Won By 123 Runs |
Whitgift School |
Surrey |
Bat |
231 (45) |
108 (29.5) |
29
Jul 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 3 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
Warwicks |
Field |
136 (42.2) |
137-7 (37.3) |
9
Aug 2000 |
NL |
Won By 103 Runs |
Whitgift School |
Surrey |
Bat |
211-9 (45) |
108 (30) |
23
Jun 2000 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
Warwicks |
Bat |
166-3 (41.1) |
162-7 (45) |
26
Apr 1998 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
The Oval |
Warwicks |
Field |
81-5 (10) |
82-2 (9.1) |
6
Jul 1997 |
NL |
Lost By 48 Runs |
Edgbaston |
Surrey |
Field |
183-9 (40) |
231-6 (40) |
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