ESSEX V SURREY at Chelmsford (Metro Bank One-Day Cup)
15 AUGUST 2025

Bottom of Group A play host to seventh-placed Surrey, who got off the mark at the third attempt in this season's Metro Bank thanks to a Ben Foakes-inspired D/L victory over Glamorgan at a soggy Oval on Wednesday.

For both of these teams, however, it has been a chastening start to the 50-over campaign. Even when winless Essex have had Jamie Porter to call on, the 32-year-old seamer has lacked support; apart from, possibly, Charlie Bennett who has picked up 5 wickets at 32.20 runs apiece. The return of Simon Harmer along with the acquisition of fellow South African turned Irishman Curtis Campher may have come too late for Essex, who, one senses, need to beat Surrey if they're to stand any chance of progressing to the knockout phase. In terms of the batting, Charlie Allison, Robin Das and skipper Tom Westley have all hit half-centuries, while keeper-batter Simon Fernandes has done little wrong in Michael Pepper's absence.

Surrey v Essex - List A Records Sheet

If he plays, left-arm spinner Ralphie Albert will be making his county debut. Rory Burns (1,901) is approaching 2,000 List A career runs and Cam Steel is five shy of 50 List A wickets. Turning to Essex, Daniel Gladwell could be in line his first start alongside Matt Critchley, who will be enjoying his 50th List A outing. Tom Westley (47) is closing in on 50 List A wickets.

Tommy Ealham, Matt Fisher, Ryan Patel and Dom Sibley are all sidelined by injury, while, of course, The Hundred accounts for vast majority of the missing.

Surrey have had the better of their recent one-day tussles with Essex, who haven't properly dominated the Oval outfit in List A cricket since 2013. But history could count for very little given the hosts look much stronger on paper now that they have two overseas players on board.

R.Das, M.Critchley, T.Westley (capt), C.Allison, L.Benkenstein, S.Fernandes (wk), C.Campher, S.Harmer, S.Snater, J.Porter and C.Bennett.

Nigel Llong and Phil Mustard.

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