Surrey vs Leicestershire LV=COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

SURREY HAVE NAMED A THIRTEEN MAN SQUAD FOR THE LV=COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE AT GRACE ROAD STARTING ON SUNDAY.
Jason Roy is unavailable after being selected in the England squad for the upcoming One Day Series against New Zealand. Chris Tremlett is included having recovered from a hamstring strain that has seen him miss the last few weeks of action. Gary Wilson returns to the squad after helping Ireland beat the UAE in their recent Intercontinental Cup game.
The Surrey squad to play Leicestershire in the LV=County Championship at Grace Road on Sunday 7th June, Monday 8th June, Tuesday 9th June and Wednesday 10th June :
Gareth Batty (capt)
Zafar Ansari
James Burke
Rory Burns
Tom Curran
Steven Davies
Matthew Dunn
Ben Foakes
Stuart Meaker
Kumar Sangakkara
Dominic Sibley
Chris Tremlett
Gary Wilson
probably burke and meaker/curran (bowled a lot of overs maybe needs a rest) to miss out.
with kp not coming back for a while at least if it all sibley can open and zafar can drop down to 4
over to you guys

KP is obviously running scared of leicestershire given their current run of form

Cheers, JimBob.

Stewie said the same on Monday as you about Curran needing a rest. Think Trem will replace him.

Sibley for Pietersen and perhaps Wilson (playing only as a batsman) for Roy. One alternative would bé to leave Wilson out and give Burkey a CC debut (he could bat at 7 with Foakes moving up to 6). That provides an extra option if Dunn and Meaker start leaking runs, particularly as Trem will have to watch how many overs he bowls. I'll bé disappointed if Foakes doesn't play - he deserves to keep his place.

Think we may have to wait a bit longer for Sibley to open.

PS Corporal, I'm posting this from your old barracks in Durham. The officer in charge of IT needs putting on report!!

Surrey put in - Batty (about time!) and Meaker left out. Wilson captain and keeping so Foakes playing as batsman. Any odds on how long Tremlett will last once we bowl?

Burke makes his CC debut also

18-0

52-0, excellent first hour

sibley at 4 then

83-1, third degree goes for 38

One brings two

Now #ansariforengland goes too

Still just our morning

Slowed down badly - were about 45 off 9; then another 38 off about 22 overs!

83-2 at lunch, interestingly Sibley is in at 4 ahead of Davies

excellent session up until the last 10 minutes

Olly wrote:83-2 at lunch, interestingly Sibley is in at 4 ahead of Davies

guildfordbat wrote: PS Corporal, I'm posting this from your old barracks in Durham. The officer in charge of IT needs putting on report!!

Hi Guildford - not sure that full wonders of IT has reached the ancient Palatinate yet.

Interesting line up.  Had been going to post that it was important that one or both of Ansari and Burns went on to make a big score, but too late now... With Sibley batting there's a risk that scoring rate grinds to a halt, but hopefully once Sanga has played himself in the rate will pick up a fair bit.

122 -3 Sanga falls for 21 after a partnership of 40 with Sibley.  And now Davies falls for a duck 131 - 4.  And now Foakes caught by the keeper from a leg glance for four.  Sinking fast

82 for 0 to 135 for 5

Harold gone now as well!

Surrey have lost four wicket keepers for 16 runs since lunch.....

Burke gone for a duck.  Can't keep up with this.

57 for 7

Not good but if we can get above 200 into the 220-230 range we're still in the game

Curran passes his previous highest first class score of 26*.  Much needed lower order partnership now up to 47*

50 partnership

191 - 7 at tea. Sibley played very solidly for his 38*.  Curran has gone for his shots more, and had a bit of luck, on 36*

1st batting point

50 for curran

Curran 4,4,6 to bring up his first 50*

Lost ball - should get another six for that.

Looking at pictures posted from church in commentary box on Surrey Twitter, pitch looks very green

Olly wrote:Looking at pictures posted from church in commentary box on Surrey Twitter, pitch looks very green

essex groundsman has been down

Curran 6 - another lost ball.

Curran falls for 60. 221 - 8.  Excellent effort.

rush of blood

50 for sibley

Excellent innings from Sibley, coming in at No 4.

245 - 9 Tremlett gone. Could do with the second batting point....

tremlett out to the joke bowler

sibley brings up the 2nd batting point with a monster six  

Remarkably, all the other cc sides batting first today have already been dismissed.

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:Remarkably, all the other cc sides batting first today have already been dismissed.

christ that essex groundsman has got around

261 all out

I'd say that's 40 below par, but we've got ourselves back in the game from a perilous position at 130 odd for 7

If we can pick up a wicket in the 8 overs left today we may just have sneaked to parity

awful bowling from tremlett he was the one who was meant to keep one end tight

Hi guys - not been around today so catching up now. Doesn't look great but I guess could have been a lot worse. At 139/7 some of you must have been fearing 170 all out. Well done to Sibley and Curran for at least getting us up to 261 and two batting points.

Disappointing though that we couldn't get at least one wicket tonight. Contrast our position tonight with that of Lancs. They were dismissed for 275 at Bristol but in the 10 overs they had to bowl, Gloucs were reduced to 15/2.

Agree with the Corporal that we really needed one of Burns and Ansari to kick on after putting on 80 plus. Clearly unhelpful that they both fell within minutes of lunch on the same score.

Also as the Corporal posts, Churchy's pics show it to be a real green top. Probably fair enough then to leave out Batty although Meaker must be wondering when he will next get a game! There certainly seems distrust between having him and Dunn in the same side.

The green top doesn't appear to be causing Max and Dame Flora many problems. Leics moving serenely on to 95-0

100-0. Tremlett 9 overs for 53 - might as well be injured!