SURREY VS DURHAM SPECSAVERS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

First topic message reminder :

SURREY HAVE NAMED A FOURTEEN MAN SQUAD FOR THEIR FINAL SPECSAVERS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE SEASON AGAINST DURHAM AT THE EMIRATES RIVERSIDE STARTING ON MONDAY.
Jason Roy returns to the squad after playing in the recent One Day and T20 Series for England against Pakistan and Zafar Ansari is named in the squad after missing the last two Championship games with a back injury.
There is no place in the squad this time for Amar Virdi or Gary Wilson
The Surrey squad to play Durham in the Specsavers County Championship at the Emirates Riverside on Monday 12th September, Tuesday 13th September, Wednesday 14th September and Thursday 15th September:
Gareth Batty (capt)
Zafar Ansari
Rory Burns
Sam Curran
Tom Curran
Steven Davies
Ben Foakes
Mark Footitt
Arun Harinath
Stuart Meaker
Ravi Rampaul
Jason Roy
Kumar Sangakkara
Dominic Sibley
good luck anyone who predicts the three to miss out
As i'm first i'll try Harinath,Meaker and TC
Over to you chaps

jimbobgooner wrote:The inexperience of youth there

Meaning.... that Olly forget the propensity of Surrey to expose their weakest tail end batsman to as much strike as possible!? 

SHOULDVE SENT SAM IN EARLIER SO HE COULDVE GOT HIS HUNDRED

For the final single, the commentary reckoned they were looking for two but couldn't make it. So a misjudgement rather than Sam selling out Footit to get his fifty.

Brilliant effort by Baby Face in what always looked like a losing cause once we lost early wickets. Kudos to Durham players for a great game, but not to those of their supporters who booed and otherwise verbally abused Roy as he left the field on his dismissal. He may or may not have hit the leather off the one where he was given not out when nine but that kind of reaction from a small knot of their following was unworthy of the magnificent game and the splendid all round effort of a gutsy Durham side.

Well played Durhan and see you next season in CC1. Please bring your best game to the Oval where you will be warmly welcomed. Please do not bring a small handful of your fans - leave them behind, safely locked away at home, 300 miles away.

Probably the only time they come out of the house is to watch cricket Simon

Oh well on to lords

guildfordbat wrote:

jimbobgooner wrote:No idea why we are playing two spinners in this game how we could have done with the extra batsman

Bang on, JimBob. It's not as if it's come as a surprise either!

yep guildford in hindsight we should have played ravioli and Davies instead of batty and TC

jimbobgooner wrote:

guildfordbat wrote:

jimbobgooner wrote:No idea why we are playing two spinners in this game how we could have done with the extra batsman

Bang on, JimBob. It's not as if it's come as a surprise either!

yep guildford in hindsight we should have played ravioli and Davies instead of batty and TC

While I agree that Norah was a curious choice as a specialist batsman at 9, I'm not sure an extra batsman helps if your top 3 - most unusually - contribute barely 100 between them over two innings. It was just one of those games.

On the plus side, Le Roy looks in great nick as does Zaf with the bat at least, while Baby Face had just another routinely outstanding game to add to all the others this season. Footitt and Meaker have hit their straps, while Kumar will not want to end the season with three successive (by his standards) low scores, ditto That's All. So fingers crossed it all clicks on Saturday.

SimonofSurrey wrote:

jimbobgooner wrote:

guildfordbat wrote:

jimbobgooner wrote:No idea why we are playing two spinners in this game how we could have done with the extra batsman

Bang on, JimBob. It's not as if it's come as a surprise either!

yep guildford in hindsight we should have played ravioli and Davies instead of batty and TC

While I agree that Norah was a curious choice as a specialist batsman at 9, I'm not sure an extra batsman helps if your top 3 - most unusually - contribute barely 100 between them over two innings. It was just one of those games.

On the plus side, Le Roy looks in great nick as does Zaf with the bat at least, while Baby Face had just another routinely outstanding game to add to all the others this season. Footitt and Meaker have hit their straps, while Kumar will not want to end the season with three successive (by his standards) low scores, ditto That's All. So fingers crossed it all clicks on Saturday.

Whilst the failures of our top 3 couldn't be foreseen, the lack of bowling from Batty could. As an alternative to Batty, the inclusion of Harinath to try and bolster the batting might have prevented it from being just one of those games.

It's a game of opinions and that's mine - may not be right but, in fairness, I did state it before the game.

I say Harinath rather than Davies as the latter was left out as ''a precaution'' due to a sore hip according to Stewart, quoted by Richard Spiller in today's Surrey Ad. Davies is expected to play tomorrow. That might make you feel better, JimBob.

Spills also quotes ''Oval sources'' as saying they are ''optimistic'' that Sanga will sign for next year.

Sorry Davies who

Very good, JimBob!

Guess you are almost ready with the new thread. Sibley 12th man tomorrow, you reckon?

Guildford as a tribute they have chosen Wilson

I reckon Gary Wilson will be on his bike soon (to Leics has been mentioned). I can well understand that but will still be sorry to see him go.

Off yer go, JimBob!

guildfordbat wrote:Off yer go, JimBob!