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DERBYSHIRE V SURREY at Derby (LVCC1), 30 MAY - 2 JUNE 2013
The basement battle in Division
One of the LV= County Championship. Now, who would have thought it
would be billed as such this early in the season? When these sides met
last, a couple of seasons ago, Surrey clinched the fourth successive
championship victory they needed to gain promotion. Although the South
Londoners have enjoyed
their recent exchanges with Derbyshire, they were left
looking somewhat red faced by the Peakites in 2009 as well as at the start of
2010.
Should any Surrey followers
think their side has problems, they should look at Derbyshire's
championship averages - just three batsmen are currently averaging over 21.00 and
arguably their two best bowlers - Jonathan Clare and Tim Groenewald -
are both conceding over forty runs per wicket.
The only good news story for
Derbyshire has been Chesney Hughes's unbeaten 270 against Yorkshire,
made in tandem with Wayne Madsen, who hit half-centuries in both
innings at Headingley. At other end of the scale all-rounder Ross
Whiteley is averaging 5.20 with the bat, while new signing Billy Godleman - who
is crawling along at 14.88 in the championship - has struggled to
get the ball off the square.
Gareth Batty now has 494
first-class wickets to his name, while Tim Linley needs four more
for 150 and Chris Tremlett requires another five for 400. Of the
home contingent, Jonathan Clare and Tim Groenewald currently have
145 and 198 first-class wickets respectively.
To follow.
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OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
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Nottinghamshire |
15-18 May 2013 |
Lost By 114 Runs |
Trent Bridge |
207 & 144 |
274 & 191 |
|
Durham |
10-13 May 2013 |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
237 & 229 |
286 & 181-5 |
|
Middlesex |
2-5 May 2013 |
Match Drawn |
Lord's |
338 & 85-1 |
166 & 514-8d |
|
Sussex |
24-27 Apr 2013 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
351 & 308-5d |
526 |
|
Somerset |
17-20 Apr 2013 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
366-9d |
384 & 251-9d |
I'm thinking of changing the heading above to "Weather", because
since the UK-wide hosepipe ban of a year ago all it seems to have
done is rain. While days two, three and four of this match are set
fair, the forecast for the opening day is dire. Should this turn
into a three-day contest, forcing a victory could be difficult.
Ignoring the weather, though, Surrey are by far the strongest of the
two sides on paper.
B Godleman, C
Hughes, W Madsen (capt), S Chanderpaul, D Redfern, R Whiteley, A
Evans, R Johnson (wk), J Clare, T Groenewald and M Footit.
Neil Bainton and Nigel Cowley.
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DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
DERBYSHIRE |
|
12-14 Sep 2011 |
Won By An Inns & 126 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
468 |
190 & 152 |
|
29 May - 1 Jun 2011 |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Derby |
Surrey |
Field |
358 & 142-3 |
400-9d & 99 |
|
28 Jun - 1 Jul 2010 |
Won By 42 Runs |
Chesterfield |
Surrey |
Bat |
391 & 253 |
237 & 365 |
|
9-12 Apr 2010 |
Lost By 208 Runs |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
352 & 165 |
451 & 274-6d |
|
6-9 Aug 2009 |
Match Drawn |
Whitgift School |
Surrey |
Bat |
362 & 320-4d |
334 & 232-5 |
|
22-25 Apr 2009 |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
Derby |
Surrey |
Bat |
131 & 360 |
274 & 220-5 |
|
20-23 Sep 2006 |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
275-8d & 273-5 |
385 & 162-8d |
|
19-22 Apr 2006 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
308 & 476-8d |
492 |
|
16-17 Aug 2000 |
Won By An Inns & 45 Runs |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
260 |
118 & 97 |
|
7-9 Jun 2000 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Derby |
Surrey |
Bat |
138 & 218 |
191 & 167-3 |
|
24-27 Aug 1999 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Field |
350-9d & 1-1 |
154 & 196 |
|
6-8 Aug 1998 |
Won By 226 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
333 & 238-9d |
139 & 206 |
|
7-10 May 1997 |
Match Drawn |
Derby |
Surrey |
Bat |
267 |
158-3 |
|
30 May - 3 Jun 1996 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Field |
477 & 345-3d |
469 & 246-9 |
|
24-26 Aug 1995 |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Field |
350 & 167-3 |
181 & 333 |
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