SURREY BROWN CAPS V DERBYSHIRE PHANTOMS at Whitgift School (Pro40 League), 5 AUGUST 2009

The Pro40 League has not been a competition in which either team has excelled of late, so it may be a case of the least worst side winning this one. Derbyshire's recent record is three wins in 26 Pro40 matches (that said both of their fixtures so far this summer have been wash-outs), while Surrey's is a relatively respectable, if inconsistent nine victories from their last nineteen.

Even though the Phantoms have four batsmen averaging over 37 in List A cricket this summer, only one, Wavell Hinds, has made over 225 runs in the one-day arena this term. Other than the maximums struck by Hinds and Graham Wagg, the rest of the Phantoms have just two six hits between them. Mind you, on a ground the size of Whitgift it could be a different story after tomorrow.

With the ball, Derbyshire's attack has been economical if lacking a cutting edge. To date, only Greg Smith has been an effective partnership breaker in List A cricket. The left-arm seam of Wagg has generally been backed up by Tim Groenewald's seam-up and Mark Lawson's leg-spin; but when he has been fit the pick of the Phantoms' bowlers has been 23-year-old all-rounder Jon Clare. 

Click here for the Surrey v Derbyshire List A Records sheet as at the start of the 2009 season.


For Surrey, Gary Wilson currently has 49 dismissals in List A cricket; and for Derbyshire, Ian Hunter goes into tomorrow's contest with 96 List A career wickets to his name, while Greg Smith has 969 List A career runs.


With no sign of Mark Butcher being fit enough to play again this season, Stewart Walters has, in effect, been handed the Surrey captaincy until the end of September; but rumours abound that the Brown Caps are looking overseas for Butcher's long-term replacement. With Andre Nel out for the next three weeks with an injured elbow, Stuart Meaker has been added to the Surrey squad for this match, as has former Whitgift School student Laurie Evans.

OPPONENT DATE COMP RESULT VENUE SURREY OPPONENT
Lancashire 22 Jul 2009 NL Lost By 8 Runs Old Trafford 213-6 (40) 221-7 (40)
Middlesex 19 Jul 2009 NL Lost By 9 Wickets Guildford 213-7 (40) 217-1 (35.1)
Yorkshire 20 May 2009 FPT Lost By 4 Wickets The Oval 329-8 (50) 330-6 (49.4)
Sussex 19 May 2009 FPT Won By 79 Runs The Oval 241-7 (39) 162 (30)
Durham 15 May 2009 FPT Lost By 60 Runs The Oval 227 (47.2) 287-4 (50)


Surrey have lost on four out of their last five List A outings, but Derbyshire's record in this competition stinks. The Brown Caps will not have a better opportunity to get off the mark in the Pro40, even without the likes of Batty, Nel and Ramprakash around.


C Rogers (capt), G Smith, G Park, W Hinds, S Law, D Redfern, G Wagg, F Klokker (wk), T Groenwald, J Needham and I Hunter.


Martin Bodenham and Tim Robinson.

DATE COMP RESULT VENUE TOSS DECISION SURREY DERBYSHIRE
3 Aug 2008 NL Won By 13 Runs Chesterfield Derbyshire Field 231-9 (40) 218 (38.2)
19 Aug 2007 NL Won By 24 Runs The Oval Surrey Field 102-2 (13) 227-7 (35)
30 Jul 2006 NL Won By 8 Wickets Chesterfield Derbyshire Bat 211-2 (27.2) 207 (39.4)
4 Sep 2005 NL Won By 8 Wickets Derby Derbyshire Bat 89-2 (16.1) 88 (39.1)
17 Jul 2005 NL Lost By 5 Wickets The Oval Surrey Bat 260-8 (45) 264-5 (39.2)
11 Jun 2003 C&G Lost By 137 Runs Derby Surrey Field 134 (33.4) 271 (50)
2 Sep 2002 NL Won By 1 Wicket Derby Derbyshire Bat 214-9 (44.4) 213 (45)
18 Aug 2002 NL Lost By 4 Wickets The Oval Surrey Bat 190 (44.4) 193-6 (38.5)
20 Aug 2000 NL Won By 6 Wickets The Oval Derbyshire Bat 176-4 (44) 175-9 (45)
11 Jun 2000 NL Won By 3 Wickets Derby Surrey Field 198-7 (42) 197-9 (45)
4 Jul 1999 NL Won By 64 Runs Derby Surrey Bat 238-9 (45) 174 (41.4)
31 May 1999 NL Lost By 6 Wickets The Oval Derbyshire Field 153 (44.1) 154-4 (39.5)
5 Aug 1998 NL Lost By 28 Runs The Oval Surrey Field 217 (39.3) 245-7 (40)
28 Jul 1998 NWT Lost By 5 Wickets The Oval Surrey Bat 217-7 (60) 218-5 (54.5)
11 May 1997 NL No Result Derby No toss made - - -

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