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SURREY LIONS V WORCESTERSHIRE ROYALS at Guildford (NCL1), 27 JULY 2003
Worcestershire's championship match at Cheltenham, which
ended today, saw the visitors have the better of a draw against Gloucestershire,
but in National League terms they come into tomorrow's encounter on the back of
four consecutive defeats - not the sort of run one would have expected from last
year's runners-up in Division One. Surrey's championship record at
Guildford is supreme, but their one-day form there suggests they are fallible.
So, whoever wins will be bucking a trend.
Despite the Royals indifferent run, Anurag Singh has been
on fire recently in limited-overs cricket. The 27-year-old has an average
of 63.00 from four innings, ahead of Graeme Hick and Vikram Solanki (320 runs at
45.71). Worcestershire's bowling has not been totally ineffective either.
Seamer Matt Mason (16 wickets at an average of 20.06) and spinner Gareth Batty
are now proven one-day performers. If Andrew Hall was more of a
wicket-taking bowler and Nantie Hayward more economical the Royals attack could
be a real handful.
With Surrey back to full strength it is difficult to see them losing to
Worcestershire, especially given the Royals recent NCL form.
Azhar Mahmood and Adam Hollioake are expected to return from injury, but
Jonathan Batty may not play after being felled twice by Ashley Noffke. Ben
Scott is on standby to make the second NCL appearance of his fledgling career.
S Peters, V Solanki, A Singh, G Hick, B Smith (capt), A Hall, G Batty, S Rhodes
(wk), Kabir Ali, M Mason and N Hayward.
AGAINST WORCESTERSHIRE:
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5 May 2003 |
NL |
Won By 1 Wicket |
Worcester |
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7 Jul 1999 |
NWT |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Worcester |
|
28 Jun 1998 |
NL |
Lost By 1 Run |
The Oval |
|
22 Jun 1997 |
NL |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Worcester |
|
14 Jul 1996 |
NL |
Won (Scoring Rate) |
The Oval |
|
4 Jun 1995 |
NL |
Lost By 9 Wickets |
Worcester |
|
9 Aug 1994 |
NWT |
Lost By 7 Runs |
The Oval |
|
12 Jul 1994 |
NL |
Lost By 9 Wickets |
The Oval |
|
15 Aug 1993 |
NL |
Lost By 37 Runs |
Worcester |
|
14 Jun 1992 |
NL |
Won By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
|
2 Jun 1991 |
NL |
No Result |
Worcester |
|
17 Jun 1990 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
AT GUILDFORD:
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Essex |
28 Jul 2002 |
NL |
Won By 73 Runs |
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Northamptonshire |
22 Jul 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
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Nottinghamshire |
23 Jul 2000 |
NL |
Won By 127 Runs |
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Somerset |
18 Jul 1999 |
NL |
Lost By 2 Wickets |
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Middlesex |
19 Jul 1998 |
NL |
Won By 1 Run |
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Hampshire |
20 Jul 1997 |
NL |
Won By 68 Runs |
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Sussex |
21 Jul 1996 |
NL |
Lost By 75 Runs |
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Nottinghamshire |
23 Jul 1995 |
NL |
Won By 1 Run |
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Warwickshire |
17 Jul 1994 |
NL |
Lost By 13 Runs |
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Gloucestershire |
18 Jul 1993 |
NL |
Won (Scoring Rate) |
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