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LEICESTERSHIRE FOXES V SURREY LIONS at Leicester (TSL2), 15 MAY 2005
Leicestershire's start to the totesport League season has
almost been as bad as Surrey's. Both have lost three out of three, but the
Foxes' net run rate is -3.55 to the Lions' incredible -34.83. The home side
tomorrow also have the advantage of knowing that they have won six out of the last seven one-day
meetings between these two sides.
For Leicestershire, runs have been in short supply in
limited-overs cricket. Only Darren Maddy (130 runs, average 32.50) has collected
over a hundred in the Foxes four one-day outings to date. Other than Maddy and
Otis Gibson no batsman is currently averaging more than thirty.
Charlie Dagnall has been their most frugal bowler in
one-day cricket this year, but there is no doubt that Charl Willoughby has been
the most destructive - having taken 7 wickets at an average of 11.57 so far. In
my preview to the season I described Willoughby as as b-list, which means he
will probably collect another 'fifer' tomorrow to add to the one he bagged
against Somerset in the C&G Trophy!
The good news for Surrey is that Alistair Brown (58.80 and
2 centuries), Mark Ramprakash (56.85 and one hundred) and Martin Bicknell
(53.00) all average over fifty with the bat against Leicestershire in
limited-overs cricket. Ramprakash's career best with the ball - 5-38 amazingly -
came against the Foxes at Lord's in 1993.
If Surrey fail to win this one then we can probably kiss goodbye to any chance of promotion.
So, for once, I'll be optimistic about our chances and say: "Lions win".
Azhar Mahmood (shin) and Tim Murtagh (side strain) look set to return to playing
action. Assuming they do, the visitors will be a better-looking one-day unit on
paper. Meanwhile, Graham Thorpe (back) is expected to return to the fold in
Tuesday's C&G Trophy match at Bristol.
J Sadler, D Maddy, D Mongia, H Ackerman (capt), A Habib, J Snape, P Nixon (wk),
O Gibson, C Henderson, C Dagnall and C Willoughby.
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DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
LEICESTER |
|
7 Aug 2004 |
T20 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
Surrey |
Bat |
168 (20) |
169-3 (19.1) |
|
21 Sep 2003 |
NL |
Lost By 168 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
115 (22) |
283-9 (45) |
|
20 Aug 2003 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Leicester |
Leicestershire |
Bat |
218-3 (28.2) |
217-8 (45) |
|
8 Jul 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 128 Runs |
Leicester |
Surrey |
Field |
112 (35.4) |
240 (45) |
|
20 May 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
230-4 (45) |
231-6 (44.3) |
|
13 Jul 1998 |
NL |
Lost By 44 Runs |
The Oval |
Leicestershire |
Bat |
212-9 (38) |
252-9 (38) |
|
9 Jun 1998 |
B&H |
Lost By 20 Runs |
Leicester |
Surrey |
Field |
291-8 (50) |
311-4 (50) |
|
10 Jun 1997 |
B&H |
Won By 130 Runs |
The Oval |
Leicestershire |
Field |
308-8 (50) |
178 (45.3) |
|
25 May 1997 |
NL |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Leicester |
Surrey |
Field |
238-5 (36.4) |
234-7 (40) |
|
16 Jun 1996 |
NL |
Won By 10 Wickets |
The Oval |
Leicestershire |
Bat |
50-0 (4.3) |
48 (22) |
|
30 Jul 1995 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
Leicester |
Surrey |
Bat |
180 (38.2) |
181-5 (37.1) |
|
27 Jun 1994 |
NL |
Lost By 122 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
141 (29.3) |
263 (37.5) |
|
11 Jul 1993 |
NL |
Abandoned |
Leicester |
Surrey |
Field |
- |
26-1 (11) |
|
7 Jul 1993 |
NWT |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Leicester |
Leicestershire |
Bat |
131-3 (32.1) |
129 (46.5) |
|
16 Aug 1992 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
Leicestershire |
Field |
207-5 (40) |
210-5 (39.4) |
|
30 Apr - 1 May 1992 |
B&H |
Won By 6 Wickets |
Leicester |
Surrey |
Field |
100-4 (22) |
96 (27.5) |
|
16 Jun 1991 |
NL |
Won By 51 Runs |
Leicester |
Leicestershire |
Field |
134-9 (40) |
83 (31.5) |
|
12 Aug 1990 |
NL |
Won By 69 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
278-7 (40) |
209 (40) |
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