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SURREY LIONS V HAMPSHIRE
HAWKS at the Brit Oval (TSL1),
3 MAY 2004 As in the
County Championship, Hampshire have started their 2004 one-day league campaign
with two wins out of two. It is somewhat surprising, then, that they are priced
at 7-4 for tomorrow's encounter, while struggling Surrey have been made the 2-5
favourites. Maybe the bookies have looked at the recent history between these
two sides, which shows that the Oval outfit have won six out of the last seven
limited-overs meetings.
The secret to the Hawks' Totesport League success seems to
be their ability to skittle sides out. Warwickshire managed 189 in 42.4 overs
and today, at the Rose Bowl, Essex lasted 43.1 before eventually being dismissed
for 153. The wickets have been shared around, but Shane Warne (with five) and
the highly promising Chris Tremlett (four), are currently heading the pack. As
if to demonstrate the potential weakness that is Hampshire's batting only Will
Kendall has reached double figures in both of their TSL matches.
When I spoke to Steve Rixon yesterday I asked him whether
he had been sufficiently impressed with Shane Warne's galvanised Hampshire to
make changes for tomorrow. He said: "Surrey have been dominating this
competition for some time now. If we start to divert to what the opposition are
thinking and what they are going to do, we'll be taking our eye off the ball. I
believe I have got an outstanding cricket side turning up on Monday and I'll be
very disappointed if the result isn't a positive one because we played
extraordinarily badly against Glamorgan. I think the guys have got a few points
to prove and they were quite embarrassed about it. So, it would be good to see
them turn that around."
If it wasn't for tomorrow's weather forecast - starting dry but rain later - I
would be seriously considering giving up with predictions. But on the basis that
the only time I've seen the sun in the last week was when Surrey weren't
playing, it seems safe to assume that this match will fall victim to the
elements. Perhaps, given the form that Hampshire are in, it would be a blessing
in disguise.
Despite Steve Rixon's assertion that there would be no changes to the plan, plus
the suggestion that the team which let itself down against Glamorgan would be
given the chance to atone for its opening round defeat, Mark Butcher and Graham
Thorpe - two of the world's best against spin - have been added to the team that
lost to Glamorgan. Not worried then?
D Kenway, N Pothas (wk), L Prittipaul, M Clarke, W Kendall, A Mascarenhas, S
Warne (capt), S Udal, C Tremlett, B Taylor and A Mullally,
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24 Jun 2003 |
T20 |
Won By 19 Runs |
Southampton (RB) |
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21 Aug 2002 |
NL |
Won By 70 Runs |
The Oval |
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16 Jun 2002 |
NL |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Southampton (RB) |
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1 May 2002 |
B&H |
Lost By 1 Run |
The Oval |
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4 May 2001 |
B&H |
Won By 23 Runs |
Southampton (RB) |
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27 Jun 2000 |
NL |
Won By 43 Runs |
Southampton (NR) |
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30 May 2000 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
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24 Apr 2000 |
B&H |
Lost By 2 Runs |
The Oval |
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17 May 1998 |
NL |
Lost By 75 Runs |
Southampton (NR) |
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28 Apr 1998 |
B&H |
Won By 48 Runs |
Southampton (NR) |
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20 Jul 1997 |
NL |
Won By 68 Runs |
Guildford |
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5 May 1997 |
B&H |
Won By 165 Runs |
Southampton (NR) |
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28 Jul 1996 |
NL |
Won By 23 Runs |
Southampton (NR) |
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28 Apr 1996 |
B&H |
Won By 59 Runs |
The Oval |
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17 Sep 1995 |
NL |
Won (Scoring Rate) |
The Oval |
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21 Aug 1994 |
NL |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Southampton (NR) |
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5 Sep 1993 |
NL |
Won By 77 Runs |
The Oval |
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7 Jun 1992 |
NL |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Basingstoke |
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7 Sep 1991 |
NWT |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Lord's |
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25 Aug 1991 |
NL |
Lost By 3 Wickets |
The Oval |
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26 Aug 1990 |
NL |
Won By 4 Runs |
Southampton (NR) |
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1 May 1990 |
B&H |
Won By 87 Runs |
The Oval |
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