SURREY VS DURHAM SPECSAVERS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

by jimbobgooner Sat Apr 30, 2016 11:54 am

First topic message reminder :

SURREY HAVE NAMED A THIRTEEN MAN SQUAD FOR THE SPECSAVERS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AGAINST DURHAM STARTING AT THE KIA OVAL ON SUNDAY.
Mark Footitt is unavailable for selection and will have an MRI scan for a suspected side strain that he suffered in the recent game against Somerset.
Jade Dernbach and Stuart Meaker are still on the treatment table and there is still no place in the squad for James Burke.
The Surrey squad to play Durham in the Specsavers County Championship at the Kia Oval on Sunday May 1st, Monday May 2nd, Tuesday May 3rd and Wednesday May 4th:
Gareth Batty (capt)
Zafar Ansari
Rory Burns
Tom Curran
Steven Davies
Matthew Dunn
Ben Foakes
Arun Harinath
Mathew Pillans
Ravi Rampaul
Jason Roy
Kumar Sangakkara
Gary Wilson
get the feeling davies will get one more chance so wilson and pillans to miss out imo.
over to you chaps thumbsup

by James100 Mon May 02, 2016 9:38 am

jimbobgooner wrote:
James100 wrote:With the quality of Durham's bowling attack, I'd usually be very happy with the position we're in but missing a couple of front-line bowlers, a few more would be nice.

Hopefully Foakes can push on, but he's not really the scoring quickly alongside the tail type. He seemed more suited to the no. 4 position last year.
maybe batty can get a 30 to help out

Well if he's playing as a specialist batsman... Laugh

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 9:41 am

jimbobgooner wrote:Dear oh dear Tom should drop down to 11

Hi JimBob - although it's gone pretty much under the radar, you're right to highlight Tom's batting. Given he's at number 8, it's starting to look a bit of a concern. In 5 of his 6 first class innings this season (includes one knock against Loughborough MCCU), he's failed to reach double figures.

I'm not slating the guy - after all, his main job is to bowl. However, imo number 8 is an important position and should be a bridge between the batters and the tail, not the beginning of the tail.

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 9:43 am

James100 wrote:
jimbobgooner wrote:
James100 wrote:With the quality of Durham's bowling attack, I'd usually be very happy with the position we're in but missing a couple of front-line bowlers, a few more would be nice.

Hopefully Foakes can push on, but he's not really the scoring quickly alongside the tail type. He seemed more suited to the no. 4 position last year.
maybe batty can get a 30 to help out

Well if he's playing as a specialist batsman...

You're fitting in well, James. Wink

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon May 02, 2016 11:28 am

400 up and maximum batting points clap

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 11:48 am

That's all gone

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 11:49 am

2 overs for Durham to get full bowling points

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon May 02, 2016 11:52 am

Can we eek out 440-450?

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 11:57 am

Excellent stopped Durham getting full bowling points thumbsup

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 11:58 am

Very good first hour for Surrey. 422/8 off 110. Max batting points and restricting Durham to 2 bowling points.

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 12:06 pm

Dunn to the crease

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 12:29 pm

Batty hits stokes for 6 Yahoo

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 12:32 pm

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:Can we eek out 440-450?

Yes

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 12:35 pm

jimbobgooner wrote:Batty hits stokes for 6

Olly and all - First six of the innings. Doubt it will be the last of the game. Martin Emerson (Radio Newcastle) on commentary saying how short the boundary that side (Gas Holder) is.

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 12:38 pm

457 all out

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 12:41 pm

457 all out. Happily take that. Fine team effort with 9 of the dismissed batsmen getting into double figures. Sets us up for a chance of the win and at worst a draw. Would need to something remarkably stupid to lose from here.

by Corporalhumblebucket Mon May 02, 2016 1:09 pm

Yes, very useful runs added this morning by Surrey, consolidating their good start from yesterday. Not sure that we'll get a full day's play as rain is moving in from the west but hopefully we'll keep going until well into the third session.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon May 02, 2016 1:14 pm

Looking forward to hearing what Philans bowls like

by James100 Mon May 02, 2016 1:39 pm

Dunn very expensive so far. Anyone watching/listening able to shed any light on whether he's unlucky or just bowling poorly?

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 2:27 pm

Gareth Batty has just walked over to the OCS and said (sarcasm) "For everyone offering their advice, thanks very much, really appreciated"
Are you there olly Laugh

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 2:53 pm

Not there today and haven't listened to the commentary since the end of our innings. Can't therefore say how Dunn is bowling today but, whilst I like him and his pace, he does tend to suffer from inconsistency.

Batty would be better off keeping his comments to the team.

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 3:04 pm

Can see us losing this if we don't get wkts quickly

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 3:16 pm

Stay calm, JimBob. I know it's not going well atm but we're still more than 340 ahead.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon May 02, 2016 3:22 pm

Zaf bowls Jennings

by jimbobgooner Mon May 02, 2016 3:28 pm

Batty strikes quick wkts needed worked hey Guildford Wink

by James100 Mon May 02, 2016 3:32 pm

The difference that two quick wickets can make to a scorecard can work both ways it seems Very Happy

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 3:43 pm

jimbobgooner wrote:Batty strikes quick wkts needed worked hey Guildford

Yep, nice work, JimBob. Wink

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 3:46 pm

As James suggests - scoreboard suddenly looks a lot healthier from a Surrey perspective.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon May 02, 2016 6:27 pm

Rain cuts short the 2nd day, Durham finish on 156-2

Again you'd just say we're shading it but nothing definitive - the draw looking most likely at this stage

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 8:24 pm

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:Rain cuts short the 2nd day, Durham finish on 156-2

Again you'd just say we're shading it but nothing definitive - the draw looking most likely at this stage

Olly - agree with that although a couple of early morning wickets would give us a new lease of life.

PS You changed your name by deed poll? Very Happy

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon May 02, 2016 8:28 pm

guildfordbat wrote:
Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:Rain cuts short the 2nd day, Durham finish on 156-2

Again you'd just say we're shading it but nothing definitive - the draw looking most likely at this stage

Olly - agree with that although a couple of early morning wickets would give us a new lease of life.

PS You changed your name by deed poll?

One dolphin Ziggler is the culprit!

by guildfordbat Mon May 02, 2016 8:47 pm

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:Thanks Guildford - I do think durhams bowling is very good also which is part of my Surrey are on top summation

Interesting note about the pitch - a good toss to win then? Hopefully we can go onto 400+ tomorrow and give Zaf/Batty something to bowl with

Stokes with a short boundary worries me though!!

Olly and all - from Andrew Miller's cricinfo report of day two: ''On a curious looking wicket which has been shaved at both ends in a bid to encourage some turn, Surrey's spinners will expect to come into their own in the second half of the game ...''.

PS Dolphin to blame, huh?! Can't get away from West Ham fans here! Wink

by Corporalhumblebucket Mon May 02, 2016 8:53 pm

guildfordbat wrote: PS Dolphin to blame, huh?! Can't get away from West Ham fans here!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon May 02, 2016 8:59 pm

I only said I hope Spurs sign Payet in the summer! Whistle

by jimbobgooner Tue May 03, 2016 1:19 am

please chaps no talk about football it's giving me the randy

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue May 03, 2016 12:12 pm

Might as well just shake hands and call it draw eh lads?

by jimbobgooner Tue May 03, 2016 12:35 pm

Don't think Durham will be seeing it that way olly

by kingdaveeagle Tue May 03, 2016 12:35 pm

254-2 now - sorry to say but we don't seem to have the bowling at the moment to get teams out.

by jimbobgooner Tue May 03, 2016 12:48 pm

At last a wkt Rolling Eyes

by Corporalhumblebucket Tue May 03, 2016 12:49 pm

263 - 3 At last, a wicket. (Batty's second). Could do with a few more, soonish, if we are to take full bowling points.

by jimbobgooner Tue May 03, 2016 2:04 pm

Dunn and Pillans have been awful

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue May 03, 2016 2:55 pm

Turns out missing three of your five best seamers is quite a hinderance (Footitt, Curran S and Ravioli)

Appears this may have been a step too far for Young Philans at this stage

Burke can feel very hard done by imo

by James100 Tue May 03, 2016 3:24 pm

I'd make it actually 3 of our 4 best seamers (TC the only one playing).

That said, very disappointing from the two guys to come in, and a shame that Tom Curran has seemed to struggle a bit with the step up to Division 1 this year. I'm sure he'll come good in time, but the attack looks a little toothless until he gets there.

Does anyone know when Meaker is expected to be back?

by jimbobgooner Tue May 03, 2016 3:30 pm

Sorry James the club are not very helpful with updates on injuries

by James100 Tue May 03, 2016 3:43 pm

Yeah Jimbob, the website certainly can be quite obtuse for certain things!

Out of interest, what does everyone think of Meaker? He bowled exceptionally well a few years ago and looked like the real deal but since then he's always seemed to be injured or just coming back from injury - that is until last season, when he was stuck in the seconds all year.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue May 03, 2016 3:46 pm

Meaker seems to me to be a bit of a lost cause at this point, but then I never really saw him at his peak so cannot comment on him really

And yes jimbob the club are very mum on most issues - I love the coverage church provides and I'm sure it's not his fault but he really doesn't ask good Q's in his post day/match interviews

by jimbobgooner Tue May 03, 2016 3:56 pm

That session was oh yeah

by jimbobgooner Tue May 03, 2016 5:00 pm

1 bowling point Sad

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue May 03, 2016 5:24 pm

Seems they be producing batting wickets at the oval this season then

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue May 03, 2016 6:16 pm

Oh no Zaf collapses in a heap after being hit on the thumb he injured last season and has to go off Sad

by kingdaveeagle Tue May 03, 2016 6:23 pm

Very bad day at the office!!!

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