MIDDLESEX V SURREY at Radlett (Royal One-Day London Cup)
10 AUGUST 2022

With the 50-over London derby pitting Middlesex, who have a win and a defeat, against Surrey, who have won one, lost one and tied their third, there's everything to play for.

Each of Middlesex's likely top six have runs under their belts after just two outings in the Royal London, in particular skipper Stevie Eskinazi, who has opened his 2022 account with knocks of 56 and 146 not out. Mark Stoneman, who was in great form in last summer's competition for the Oval outfit (scoring 329 runs at an average of 54.83) is another who commands respect.

With the ball, leg-spinner Luke Hollman (7 wickets at 15.85 runs apiece) has very nearly matched the 9 wickets he took in his 14 T20 games this season, while India seamer Umesh Yadav, signed for the Royal London, has 6 at 15.50. Ethan Bamber has been tidy, but if the North Londoners have a weakness it's that they're still waiting for the supporting cast to arrive at the party.

Surrey v Middlesex - List A Records Sheet

Middlesex's Stevie Eskinazi (978) is approaching 1,000 List A career runs and the North Londoners have included Max Harris in their squad. If Harris plays, he will be making his List A debut. Likewise, Surrey's Nathan Barnwell is awaiting his first ever start.

Surrey have gone, again, with the same 12-man squad, so no changes are expected.

The toss could be important because the Brunton Memorial Ground seems to favour sides batting first. The team setting a target have won all five List A fixtures at Radlett since Essex's six-wicket success in 2018. However, the fact that, for this clash, Middlesex have four Test players to Surrey's none, the hosts should have enough to back up the supremacy they showed against Durham the other day.

S.Eskinazi (capt), M.Stoneman, S.Robson, P.Malan, M.Holden, J.Cracknell (wk), L.Hollman, M.Andersson, U.Yadav, T.Greatwood and E.Bamber.

Paul Baldwin and Chris Watts.

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