WARWICKSHIRE BEARS V SURREY LIONS at Edgbaston
(CB40), 17 AUGUST 2011
Unless my maths is wrong, 18
points is now enough to guarantee a place in the CB40 semi-finals.
So, Surrey, with 17 points, will progress to the last four should
they win tomorrow's contest at Edgbaston. In fact, a no result would
suffice. The chances of a Lions' victory are boosted by dint of
Warwickshire's position. Even if the Bears were to win their two
remaining Group B fixtures, they would still miss out on a top two
finish in the group. So, although this game is on Sky, Warwickshire
may well opt to rest key players and keep their powder dry for the
concluding chapters of the County Championship.
We can therefore expect to see
the likes of Ant Botha and Andrew Miller pressed into action. Both
bowlers have been economical in their handful of CB40 outings this
summer. But, as Warwickshire have found to their cost, frugality is
not everything. Of the four members of their attack averaging less
than 31 runs per CB40 wicket, two have been under-utilised (Miller
and Chris Metters) and one is injured (Darren Maddy), which just
leaves New Zealand's Jeetan Patel.
The batting has fared better.
Varun Chopra and Will Porterfield have consistently got the Bears
off to a decent start.
Rikki Clarke and Jim Troughton have also chipped
in. But thereafter things have invariably tailed off. Keith Barker,
who is averaging 53.83 in the County Championship, has only one CB40
half-century to show from eight visits to the crease, while Tim
Ambrose, with a strike rate of 63.10, just has not made his runs
quickly enough.
Click here for the Surrey
v Warwickshire List A Records sheet.
Surrey's Gareth Batty is set to make his 200th
List A appearance. Chris Schofield is approaching two List A
landmarks. The 32-year-old all-rounder currently has 1,954 runs and
146 wickets. Warwickshire's Neil Carter (2,952) and Rikki Clarke
(2,957) are both nearing three thousand List A career runs.
No alterations to the Surrey side that tasted success at Northampton
are envisaged.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Northamptonshire |
15 Aug 2011 |
NL |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Northampton |
298-7 (38.5) |
296-7 (40) |
Northamptonshire |
3
Aug 2011 |
NL |
Won By 12 Runs |
The Oval |
273-9
(40) |
261-9
(40) |
Warwickshire |
24
Jul 2011 |
NL |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Guildford |
227-7
(38.5) |
225-8
(40) |
Durham |
17
Jul 2011 |
NL |
Abandoned |
The Riverside |
- |
- |
Hampshire |
22
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 36 Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
311-7
(40) |
275
(38.4) |
Surrey have suffered defeats in four of their last five one-day
visits to Edgbaston, so this game is far from being the foregone
conclusion it might appear. But the Lions are on a high after
completing their biggest run chase ever in a 40-over match two days
ago, so there shouldn't be any stopping them. A win for the
visitors.
V Chopra, N Carter, W Porterfield, J Troughton (capt), R Clarke, K Barker, T Ambrose (wk), A Botha, S Piolet, C Metters and J
Patel.
Peter Hartley and David Willey. (Third umpire - Nigel Cowley.).
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
WARWS |
24
Jul 2011 |
NL |
Won By 3
Wickets |
Guildford |
Warws |
Bat |
227-7
(38.5) |
225-8
(40) |
16
Sep 2009 |
NL |
Lost By 9
Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
200-8
(40) |
201-1
(35) |
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 |
Warws |
Bat |
224
(40.3) |
292-8
(45) |
5
Jun 2005 |
NL |
Lost By 49
Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
Warws |
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 |
Warws |
Bat |
195 (41) |
240 (45) |
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 Sch |
Surrey |
Bat |
231 (45) |
108 (29.5) |
29
Jul 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 3 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
Warws |
Field |
136 (42.2) |
137-7
(37.3) |
9
Aug 2000 |
NL |
Won By 103 Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
Surrey |
Bat |
211-9 (45) |
108 (30) |
23
Jun 2000 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
Warws |
Bat |
166-3
(41.1) |
162-7 (45) |
26
Apr 1998 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
The Oval |
Warws |
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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