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SURREY V HAMPSHIRE
at the Brit Oval (FCC1), 24-27 AUGUST 2005
History is on Surrey's side, although it appears far less
certain the weather will be.
In the championship, the Ovalites have won their last nine
clashes with the Rose Bowl outfit. But since Nic Pothas and Andy Bichel's first
innings alliance of 257 against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham, Hampshire's
championship season has perked up again.
The pair turned round a score of 81-7 and Shaun Udal's
men ran out the eventual 178-run winners. More recently Hampshire have been more
than a match for title contenders Kent, against whom Ervine made fifties in both
innings as opener and Bichel and Mascarenhas were among the wickets.
Though Hampshire have rarely been short of runs, no batsman
has yet scored a big hundred - Pothas's 139 at Cheltenham is the highest.
Worryingly, the man who took the game away from Surrey in the C&G Trophy
quarter-final, Shane Watson, is yet to reach three figures and John Crawley is
only averaging 33.95 in the championship despite having a first-class career
average of 46.11.
Taking the summer as a whole, the main dangers with the ball
have been Shane Warne and Chris Tremlett, both of whom are on international
duty. However, if Tremlett is not selected for the Fourth Test at Trent Bridge
he may well hot foot it to SE11 to play as a substitute. Notwithstanding the
absence of these two, tomorrow's visitors appear to be better off for bowling
than their opponents.
Those with approaching milestones include Alistair Brown, who
is ten runs away from notching up 13,000 first-class runs for Surrey. In all f-c
cricket Jon Batty currently has 4,936 runs, Scott Newman has 2,889, Mark
Ramprakash has 25,918 and Graham Thorpe has 21,937.
With heavy showers forecast for days two and four, the chance of a positive
result appears to be minimal. But if Surrey do pick Mohammad Akram and he bowls
anything like he did against Gloucestershire last week, then Hampshire must
fancy themselves to score maximum batting points, especially with an 8, 9 and 10
of Mascarenhas, Bichel and Udal. Mind you, they have not managed more than 350
against the Oval outfit since 1996.
With Bicknell, Clarke and Ormond crocked, still, Surrey name an unchanged side
from the one that drew with Gloucestershire.
M Brown, S Ervine, J Crawley, S Watson, J McLean, N Pothas (wk), G Lamb, D
Mascarenhas, A Bichel, S Udal (capt) and J Bruce.
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DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
HAMPSHIRE |
|
15-17 Jun 2005 |
Won By An Innings & 55 Runs |
Rose Bowl |
Surrey |
Bat |
361 |
146 & 160 |
|
11-14 Sep 2002 |
Won By 123 Runs |
Rose Bowl |
Surrey |
Bat |
418 & 422-8d |
327 & 390 |
|
22-25 Aug 2002 |
Won By An Innings & 60 Runs |
The Oval |
Hampshire |
Bat |
576 |
190 & 326 |
|
29 Jun - 2 Jul 2000 |
Won By 120 Runs |
Southampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
331 & 228-6d |
167 & 272 |
|
1-4 Jun 2000 |
Won By 2 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
333 & 142 |
210 & 263 |
|
14-17 Jul 1999 |
Won By 156 Runs |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Bat |
171 & 482 |
322 & 175 |
|
13-15 May 1998 |
Won By An Innings & 184 Runs |
Southampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
591 |
189 & 218 |
|
16-19 Jul 1997 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Bat |
477 & 78-1 |
303 & 251 |
|
25-29 Jul 1996 |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Southampton |
Hampshire |
Bat |
331 & 332-5 |
359 & 301-4d |
|
14-18 Sep 1995 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Hampshire |
Bat |
71-2d & 175-2 |
185 & 152 |
|
18-22 Aug 1994 |
Lost By An Innings & 68 Runs |
Southampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
150 & 385 |
603-7d |
|
31 Aug - 3 Sep 1993 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
380 & 281-8 |
559 |
|
19-22 May 1992 |
Lost By 10 Wickets |
Southampton |
Hampshire |
Bat |
184 & 369 |
552-9d & 2-0 |
|
3-5 Sep 1991 |
Won By 171 Runs |
The Oval |
Hampshire |
Field |
258 & 187 |
119 & 155 |
|
25-28 May 1991 |
Won By 1 Wicket |
Bournemouth |
Surrey |
Field |
235 & 256-9 |
281 & 209-6d |
|
23-27 Aug 1990 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Southampton |
Hampshire |
Bat |
517 & 75-1 |
197 & 393 |
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19-22 May 1990 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Hampshire |
Field |
374-5d & 204-5d |
250-4d & 238-5 |
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