SURREY V GLAMORGAN at Guildford (Royal London One-Day Cup), 27 JULY 2014

Following a five-year absence, county cricket embraces 50-over cricket once again. Glamorgan, for whom this will be their first one-day visit to Guildford (their only one in the championship was back in 1982), were worthy runners-up is last year's nearest equivalent, the Yorkshire Bank 40.

Judging by this summer's NatWest T20 Blast and today's seven-wicket victory over Middlesex at Cardiff, Glamorgan's batting strength lies in the hands of Jim Allenby and Jacques Rudolph, with Chris Cooke and Murray Goodwin heading the supporting cast. In last year's YB40, Cooke led the way with 546 runs, including five half-centuries, at an average of 42.00, while the batting averages were topped by 26-year-old Ben Wright, who proved something of a finisher, particularly when making 75 not out against Somerset at Taunton.

With the ball, Michael Hogan and Graham Wagg have starred in the NatWest T20 Blast, but looking back to last season's YB40 Jim Allenby and veteran slow left-armer Dean Cosker were as economical as anyone. Add in James Harris, who has returned to the valleys, on loan from Middlesex, and the Welshmen look well equipped to mount a challenge.  

Click here for the Surrey v Glamorgan List A Records sheet as at the start of the 2014 season.

Answers on a post card... after much delving I haven't managed to pinpoint any approaching individual milestones ahead of this match. Sorry...

Tom Curran (ankle), Jade Dernbach (hamstring), Matthew Dunn (back) and Chris Tremlett (shoulder) are all sidelined, so Surrey are likely to entrust the new ball to Azhar Mahmood, Stuart Meaker and one of George Edwards, Aneesh Kapil and Tom Jewell. In terms of spin, Zafar Ansari, Gareth Batty and Tillakaratne Dilshan make up the supply line. It is hoped that Jason Roy, who missed Friday's T20 clash at Canterbury, has recovered from his quad muscle strain.  

Glamorgan made such short work of Middlesex today, you have to fancy them, especially if Jason Roy loses his fitness battle. Surrey have also been on the wrong end of things in six out of their last seven List A one-day fixtures at Woodbridge Road. Verdict - a win for the Welshmen.

J Rudolph, J Allenby, M Wallace (capt, wk), M Goodwin, C Cooke, D Lloyd, B Wright, G Wagg, J Harris, A Salter and D Cosker.

Graham Lloyd and Alex Wharf.

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