WORCESTERSHIRE V
SURREY at Worcester (LVCC1), 9-12 MAY 2012
As far as Surrey are concerned,
New Road has not been a happy hunting ground in the County
Championship. The Oval outfit have only scored one victory in their
last 12 visits, against five defeats during the same period.
Worcestershire were favourites
with most people to go down at the start of the season, so it is no
surprise to see them in the bottom two after four matches. But one
wonders what odds you would have got on Durham propping up the
Division One table at this stage.
Were it not for the evergreen
Alan Richardson (24 championship wickets at 15.12 runs apiece),
there is every chance the Pears would currently be occupying ninth
place. Richard Jones has made an encouraging start to the season
with the ball, but has been expensive, Aneesh Kapil - an 18-year-old
seamer - is still finding his feet and David Lucas is yet to repay
the faith shown in him since being handed a three-year contract by
Worcestershire's director of cricket, Steve Rhodes.
The batsmen have had even less
to shout about, though that's not surprising given the penchant for
groundsmen to prepare so-called result wickets in the championship.
Just three Worcestershire batters have made half-centuries in
four-day cricket this term - Moeen Ali, Michael Klinger, Daryl
Mitchell. Notwithstanding this, all three are averaging less than thirty.
If selected, Surrey's George Edwards will be
making his championship debut. For Worcestershire, Alan Richardson,
with 994, is approaching one thousand first-class career runs.
Amazing, when you think he made his debut in 1995.
Ahead of next week's first Test, at Lord's, Kevin Pietersen swaps
the IPL for a token appearance for Surrey, which will probably mean
Jason Roy standing down from the side that drew with Worcestershire a
few weeks ago. With Jade Dernbach and Stuart Meaker on England Lions
duty, George Edwards and Tim Linley have been drafted into Surrey's
13-man squad.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Durham |
26-29 Apr 2012 |
Abandoned |
The Oval |
- |
- |
Worcestershire |
19-22 Apr 2012 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
140 & 224 |
119 & 94-1 |
Middlesex |
12-15 Apr 2012 |
Lost By 3 Runs |
Lord's |
222 & 137 |
256 & 106 |
Sussex |
5-8 Apr 2012 |
Won By 86 Runs |
The Oval |
264 & 273 |
196 & 255 |
Derbyshire |
12-14 Sep 2011 |
Won By An Inns & 126 Runs |
The Oval |
468 |
190 & 152 |
The weather forecast, ah the weather forecast, suggests there will
only be the equivalent of two and a half days play at New Road. With
the pitch likely to start damp, that's still enough to obtain a
positive outcome. Worcestershire are one of the sides teams in
Division One need to cash in against, plus the visitors' have plenty of
batting experience. Surrey win.
D Mitchell (capt), M
Klinger, V Solanki, M Ali, J Cameron, M Pardoe, A Kapil, B Scott
(wk), R Jones, D Lucas and A Richardson.
Rob Bailey and Peter
Willey.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
WORCS |
19-22 Apr 2012 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Worcs |
Field |
140 & 224 |
119 & 94-1 |
16-19 Aug 2010 |
Lost By 238 Runs |
Worcester |
Worcs |
Bat |
259 & 130 |
308 & 319 |
21-24 Apr 2010 |
Match Drawn |
Whitgift School |
Surrey |
Bat |
493 & 239-8d |
465 & 170-8 |
25-28 Jul 2007 |
Match Drawn |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Bat |
369 |
217 & 307-5 |
6-9 Jun 2007 |
Match Drawn |
Worcester |
Worcs |
Bat |
370 & 281-9 |
701-6d |
8-10 Aug 2006 |
Won By An Inns & 107 Runs |
Worcester |
Worcs |
Bat |
576 |
304 & 165 |
17-20 May 2006 |
Lost By 2 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
501-7d & 136-3d |
353-9d & 287-8 |
3-6 Aug 2004 |
Won By 68 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
375 & 329-5d |
295 & 341 |
23-26 Jun 2004 |
Match Drawn |
Worcester |
Worcs |
Field |
155 & 187-8 |
400-4d |
20-23 Apr 1999 |
Match Drawn |
Worcester |
Worcs |
Field |
223 |
15-1 |
3-6 Jun 1998 |
Won By 79 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
502-7d & 130-4d |
367 & 186 |
18-21 Jun 1997 |
Match Drawn |
Worcester |
Surrey |
Bat |
452-9d |
81-1 |
19-22 Sep 1996 |
Lost By 124 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
Forfeited & 299 |
362 & 61-1d |
1-5 Jun 1995 |
Lost By 134 Runs |
Worcester |
Worcs |
Bat |
183 & 152 |
204 & 265-7d |
28 Apr - 1 May 1994 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
470 & 79-1 |
205 & 343 |
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