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WORCESTERSHIRE ROYALS V SURREY BROWN CAPS
at Worcester (Pro 40 League 2), 16 SEPTEMBER 2006
With showers forecast for Taunton on Sunday, this match takes on something of
a cup final air. The winner will be certain to finish in the top three of
Division Two, if not certain of promotion to Division One of the Pro40 League;
which has been a far more popular, indeed meaningful competition than a lot of
pundits were predicting back in July.
Unfortunately for Surrey both Kabir Ali and Matt Mason are now fit again for
Worcestershire, and with Zaheer Khan (14 wickets at 10.64 runs apiece in this
summer's Pro40 League), Gareth Batty and Ray Price completing the Royals attack,
one suspects that the visitors will have a job making a decent total tomorrow.
With the bat the Brown Caps, who will be without an overseas player, will not
be pleased to learn that a New Zealander, Lou Vincent (329 runs at an average of
54.83 in the Pro40) is in supreme form with the bat right for the Royals. Mark
Butcher's men will therefore be hoping that Vincent does not repeat what fellow
countryman Hamish Marshall did to them on Tuesday.
Jonathan Batty is 18 away from 2,000 List A career runs and Nayan Doshi has 48
List A wickets. For Worcestershire, Ben Smith will be making his 350th
appearance in List A one-day cricket.
Ian Salisbury is still sidelined with an injured knee, as for Azhar Mahmood's
we'll have to wait and see. Rikki Clarke has been cleared to play the England
management despite being named in the ICC Champions Trophy squad, which sets off
for India in a few weeks time.
| OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
| Gloucestershire |
12 Sep 2006 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
278-6 (40) |
282-5 (38.1) |
| Yorkshire |
27 Aug 2006 |
NL |
Won By 75 Runs |
The Oval |
277-4 (40) |
202-9 (40) |
| Hampshire |
23 Aug 2006 |
NL |
No Result |
Rose Bowl |
- |
- |
| Leicestershire |
6 Aug 2006 |
NL |
Won By 33 Runs |
The Oval |
275-7 (40) |
242 (36) |
| Derbyshire |
30 Jul 2006 |
NL |
Won By 8 Wickets |
Chesterfield |
211-2 (27.2) |
207 (39.4) |
The last four results between these sides at New Road have seen the game go to
the side batting second, so it may turn out to be a good toss to lose. Other
than that, this fixture's recent history tells us little. Without Azhar Mahmood
I have a feeling that Surrey will struggle. Providing they don't get trounced, a
narrow defeat might not scupper the Brown Caps' chances of promotion totally, so
my money is on them playing host to the seventh placed team in Div One on Sunday
week.
L Vincent, S Moore, V Solanki (capt), B Smith, G Hick, S Davies (wk), G Batty,
Kabir Ali, R Price, Z Khan and M Mason.
Jeff Evans and Roy Palmer. (3rd umpire - Rob Bailey).
| DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
WORCS |
| 19
Jul 2004 |
T20 |
Won By 14 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
145-7 (20) |
131-8 (20) |
| 27
Jul 2003 |
NL |
Lost By 79 Runs |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Field |
140 (37.1) |
219-6 (45) |
| 5
May 2003 |
NL |
Won By 1 Wicket |
Worcester |
Worcestershire |
Bat |
247-9 (41.3) |
244-5 (45) |
| 7
Jul 1999 |
NWT |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Worcester |
Worcestershire |
Bat |
206-5 (46.5) |
204-9 (50) |
| 28
Jun 1998 |
NL |
Lost By 1 Run |
The Oval |
Worcestershire |
Bat |
179-9 (39) |
180 (39.1) |
| 22
Jun 1997 |
NL |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Worcester |
Worcestershire |
Field |
149 (37) |
150-3 (31.3) |
| 14
Jul 1996 |
NL |
Won (Scoring Rate) |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
162-2 (24) |
175 (39.5) |
| 4
Jun 1995 |
NL |
Lost By 9 Wickets |
Worcester |
Surrey |
Bat |
126 (39.3) |
129-1 (24.4) |
| 9
Aug 1994 |
NWT |
Lost By 7 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
350 (59.5) |
357-2 (60) |
| 12
Jul 1994 |
NL |
Lost By 9 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
221-6 (40) |
223-1 (36.3) |
| 15
Aug 1993 |
NL |
Lost By 37 Runs |
Worcester |
Surrey |
Field |
157 (44.1) |
194 (48.4) |
| 14
Jun 1992 |
NL |
Won By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Worcestershire |
Bat |
201-6 (39.2) |
200 (39.5) |
| 2
Jun 1991 |
NL |
No Result |
Worcester |
Surrey |
Field |
45-0 (8) |
199-4 (31) |
| 17
Jun 1990 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
180-3 (38.5) |
177-9 (40) |
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