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WARWICKSHIRE V SURREY
at Edgbaston (FCC1), 10-13 SEPTEMBER 2005
If it doesn't rain it pours! Surrey were supposed to be
welcoming back Jimmy Ormond tomorrow, after losing the 28-year-old seamer's
services at the end of July when he broke his hand following the loss to Kent at
Guildford. But in the last couple of days Ormond has picked up a hamstring
injury bowling in the nets and looks as if he could be ruled out of what remains
of the Ovalites' frustrating season.
It was hardly the news Surrey needed after watching Middlesex
rack up maximum bonus points in their game against Kent at Lord's, not to
mention a gathering weather forecast for the next week in Birmingham that would
only have Gene Kelly looking forward to a splash!
Just about the only positive for the visitors to hold on to
is that Warwickshire's campaign has taken a sudden downturn in the last week or
so, thus ending any hopes they had of picking up some silverware this summer.
Looking at their batting there is a danger that the Bears
will finish the season without a 1,000-run-maker in the County Championship.
Leader of the pack, however, is Nick Knight (876 runs at an average of 38.08)
closely followed by Jonathan Trott, whose 210 in the first innings against
Sussex proved to be the match-winning performance last time Warwickshire were at
home.
With the ball, old workhorse Dougie Brown has, again, sent
down more than 400 overs this term, and is currently Warwickshire's leading
wicket-taker with 42 victims at an average of 30.14 runs apiece. On a par has
been Makhaya Ntini, who has captured 20 wickets in just five championship
outings. The left-arm seam of Neil Carter and Alex Loudon's twirlers have played
their part from time to time, but, as yet, neither has looked like running
through sides, which is why mid-table obscurity beckons for the Bears.
The degree to which the Edgbaston pitch deteriorated in the recent match against
Sussex would suggest that it is imperative to win the toss and bat first. But
the weather looks set to have the greatest say in the outcome, which my head
(rather than my heart) tells me will be a draw.
In case it has slipped your notice Martin Bicknell (Achilles tendon) is
definitely out for the rest of the summer, and it now looks as if Jimmy Ormond
(hamstring) will not be seen again either. There is no official news on Graham
Thorpe's back injury, so one has to assume that it is still affecting him, since
he is another absentee. On a slightly more positive note at least Ormond's new
injury means that (the rumoured to be unhappy) Tim Murtagh will continue to be a
regular fixture in the Surrey first team. Jade Dernbach and Rikki Clarke are
added to the eleven that drew with Hampshire for the Ovalites to arrive at
a13-man squad.
N Knight (capt), I Westwood, J Trott, J Troughton, A Loudon, M Powell, T Frost
(wk), D Brown, N Carter, N Tahir and M Ntini.
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DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
WARWICKS |
|
1-4 Jun 2005 |
Match Drawn |
Whitgift School |
Surrey |
Bat |
340 & 310-7d |
209 & 222-3 |
|
21-24 Jul 2004 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Field |
331 & 412 |
537 & 207-3 |
|
12-15 May 2004 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
Warwicks |
Bat |
302 & 414 |
546 & 171-3 |
|
9-12 Jul 2003 |
Won By 135 Runs |
Edgbaston |
Surrey |
Bat |
355 & 450-5d |
245 & 425 |
|
30 Apr-3 May 2003 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Warwicks |
Bat |
390 |
413 & 221-7d |
|
27-30 Aug 2002 |
Match Drawn |
Edgbaston |
Warwicks |
Bat |
544 |
345 & 404-9d |
|
10-13 Jul 2002 |
Lost By 31 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
475 & 137 |
293 & 350 |
|
21-23 Jul 1999 |
Won By An Innings & 123 Runs |
Edgbaston |
Surrey |
Bat |
483 |
227 & 133 |
|
23-27 Apr 1998 |
Won By An Innings & 49 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
405-6d |
207 & 149 |
|
2-5 Jul 1997 |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
Warwicks |
Field |
193 & 144 |
306 & 34-5 |
|
29-31 Aug 1996 |
Won By An Innings & 164 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
468 |
195 & 109 |
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4-8 May 1995 |
Lost By 91 Runs |
Edgbaston |
Surrey |
Field |
288 & 301 |
470 & 210-4d |
|
14-18 Jul 1994 |
Lost By 256 Runs |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Field |
143 & 246 |
246 & 399-9d |
|
17-18 Jun 1993 |
Won By 8 Wickets |
Edgbaston |
Warwicks |
Bat |
175 & 71-2 |
88 & 157 |
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17-20 Jul 1992 |
Match Drawn |
Guildford |
Warwicks |
Bat |
341-6d & 131-7 |
372-6d & 198-9d |
|
6-8 Aug 1991 |
Won By 67 Runs |
Edgbaston |
Warwicks |
Field |
206 & 195-5d |
167 & 167 |
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7-10 Jul 1990 |
Won By 168 Runs |
The Oval |
Warwicks |
Field |
303-6d & 236-8d |
177 & 194 |
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