SURREY VS GLAMORGAN/HAMPSHIRE ROYAL LONDON CUP

by jimbobgooner Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:59 pm

Surrey will head into Sunday’s Royal London One-Day Cup match with Glamorgan in Cardiff with a 13-man squad.
A total of 11 players are unavailable for selection Yikes

with Jason Roy, Tom Curran and Liam Plunkett now with England ahead of their upcoming matches with Ireland and Pakistan. Ben Foakes will join them following Tuesday’s match with Hampshire. Sad

Stuart Meaker is named in the squad following a hat-trick and figures of 5/48 in that 2nd XI match with MCC Young Cricketers.
FULL SQUAD
Rory Burns (c)
Gareth Batty
Jordan Clark
Dean Elgar
Ben Foakes
Will Jacks
Conor McKerr
Stuart Meaker
Morne Morkel
Ryan Patel
Jamie Smith
Mark Stoneman
Freddie van den Bergh
Burger van as normal to miss out and maybe Patel after meaker getting 5wkts Friday
Will really need something from Clark with the tail being even longer

by guildfordbat Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:08 pm

Cheers, JimBob.

Difficult to get excited, eh? Can't see us qualifying from where we are now.

Agree with you about Fred missing out. There are a few contenders as to who joins him on the bench. Clark had an awful debut but will probably get another chance. One who has rather gone under the radar as regards how ineffective he's been is McKerr - from his two RL 50 games, he has a return of 0/97 from 15 overs. I would be inclined to leave him out and bring in both Meaker and Patel.

Whatever the eleven we go with, unlikely to make much difference in the grand scheme of things.

by jimbobgooner Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:34 pm

good shout on McKerr, Guildford he hasn't looked like he will take a wkt in either game

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:02 pm

Surrey win toss and bowl. Meaker in for Plunkett. Fred and Patel on the bench - not too surprising although, as I posted y'day, I would have gone with Patel for McKerr.

Hopefully that will work as a jinx for McKerr and get him a 6/30 return. Or not.

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:07 pm

Glam 138/5 in the 30th.

Wkts taken should give us the upper hand but nothing guaranteed at all.

No overs yet from Jacks. I would have put him on by now, if only for 2 or 3, to give us more options towards the close.

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:11 pm

... and with that, Jacks bowls the 31st and goes for just 3 runs. Very handy, use a few overs up now quickly and tidily.

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:45 pm

Wagg going big. He has serious form with the bat against us.

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:08 pm

wkt for McKerr and even that was a awful delivery Rolling Eyes

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:13 pm

272/7 with 5 overs to go. At least 2 of them will need to be bowled by McKerr and/or Clark who are both being carted.

Do think we should have got Jacks (0/9 from his 2 overs) on earlier in Glam's innings and given him 1 or 2 more to give us more options and less pain now.

by thegooch7 Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:18 pm

Well bowled again lads, another number 9 smashing our 'bowlers' all over the park, 300+ coming up

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:28 pm

300 up for Glamorgan yet again totally embarrassing mad

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:36 pm

163 runs off the last 15 overs picard

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:36 pm

Start the car, JimBob. Might as well beat the traffic.

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:40 pm

guildfordbat wrote:... and with that, Jacks bowls the 31st and goes for just 3 runs. Very handy, use a few overs up now quickly and tidily.

sure batty got tonked but jacks should have got at least a couple more overs Rolling Eyes

the way clark and McKerr were bowling

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:00 pm

I think it was James saying on another thread that our probable first choice 4 RL 50 seamers (Tom Curran, Clarke, Plunkett and Dernbach - not to mention Sam) are all missing and so we have no natural finishers. No arguments with that but others do need to step up more.

Given the circumstances and us always likely to be struggling in the closing overs, it was wrong imo for Morkel to be bowled out early. Think he had bowled his 10 by the end of the 41st.

The stats of McKerr (1/160 from 23 overs in 3 games) and Clark (1/100 from 13 in 2) are awful. Especially concerning as Clark was signed more for the white ball game as I understand things.

by James100 Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:13 pm

At the game and can confirm that McKerr and Clark bowled as poorly as their stats suggest. McKerr was too full with the new ball in particular.

Batty didn't do much wrong but he really isn't a death bowler and shouldn't have been put in that situation. Meaker and Morkel were both very good, Burns was again caught in between on when to bowl Morkel. I'd have brought him back for his second spell much earlier to try to get Billy Root before he got in, but failing that I felt he should have been saved for the death. Hoping for a big innings by Jacks here.

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:33 pm

James100 wrote: Hoping for a big innings by Jacks here.

by thegooch7 Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:34 pm

Kiss of death for Jacks, James! but I'm sure Elgar will score the required 7 an over from here

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:35 pm

both openers wont to get home early Rolling Eyes

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:40 pm

3 down already beyond pathetic

by thegooch7 Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:42 pm

4 now, some people thought Glamorgan were the worst team in the competition.....step forward Surrey

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:43 pm

thegooch7 wrote: but I'm sure Elgar will score the required 7 an over from here

the pressure was too much Laugh

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:44 pm

giving Gloucestershire away a run for its money with this batting display

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:48 pm

putting the thread up for Tuesdays game will be one of the most depressing I've ever done Sad

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:23 pm

50 partnership clap

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:27 pm

jimbobgooner wrote:putting the thread up for Tuesdays game will be one of the most depressing I've ever done

Your dedication is saluted. Smile

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:28 pm

guildfordbat wrote:
jimbobgooner wrote:putting the thread up for Tuesdays game will be one of the most depressing I've ever done

Your dedication is saluted.

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:30 pm

clark in almost time to start the car

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:31 pm

thegooch7 wrote:Kiss of death for Jacks, James! but I'm sure Elgar will score the required 7 an over from here

Goochie - good to hear from you. Trust all well at your end.

Never can it be said that you only post when we're winning! Wink

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:39 pm

James100 wrote:At the game and can confirm that McKerr and Clark bowled as poorly as their stats suggest. McKerr was too full with the new ball in particular.

Batty didn't do much wrong but he really isn't a death bowler and shouldn't have been put in that situation. Meaker and Morkel were both very good, Burns was again caught in between on when to bowl Morkel. I'd have brought him back for his second spell much earlier to try to get Billy Root before he got in, but failing that I felt he should have been saved for the death. Hoping for a big innings by Jacks here.

Thanks, James. I always like to hear from someone at the game. Going from what you say plus my following this game now and again on cricinfo and what happened last time out against Middlesex, Burns certainly seems to muck up with the timing of Morkel's spells.

I saw McKerr's wkt on the Surrey twitter feed - bl**dy lucky, a leg-side wide for sure if left alone. Good take by Foakes though.

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:47 pm

start the car

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:52 pm

meaker in at 8 sums it all up
Sorry

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:35 pm

50 for clark clap

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:58 pm

100 partnership clap

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:01 pm

clark goes for a excellent 79 clap

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:05 pm

conceding 123 runs off the last 10.3 overs is disgraceful epically when they are 7 down

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:20 pm

50 for meaker clap

by jimbobgooner Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:36 pm

Morkel run out backing up and that's game over
wooden spoon is almost ours vomit

by guildfordbat Sun Apr 28, 2019 9:57 pm

Runs from Clark and Meaker prevent a total humiliation but still undoubtedly a stuffing.

James - what was our fielding like? That's been hit and miss when I've watched recently. I know it's academic for what's left of this competition but fielding may well still be significant this season.

by thegooch7 Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:41 pm

Goochie - good to hear from you. Trust all well at your end.

Never can it be said that you only post when we're winning! Wink

Hello guildford! Sorry, I do sound like a moaner, but after last season's triumph, I was so annoyed at the signings of Clark and Plunkett, especially as we're now going to be losing our best players for a good chunk of the season. Jacks and Jones look promising, but at 18 and 20 yo it's a lot to ask to hit the ground running with so many around failing! Anyway, it's early days yet, but that's one competition we're out of already!

by James100 Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:38 am

guildfordbat wrote:
James - what was our fielding like? That's been hit and miss when I've watched recently. I know it's academic for what's left of this competition but fielding may well still be significant this season.

Fielding was pretty good, mostly unremarkable. There was one boundary when someone mistimed his dive and Clark dropped a high catch that he lost in the sky (he was facing towards me at that point and you could see he had no clue where the ball was). Jacks took an extremely good catch for (I think) Meaker's second wicket, running in from the boundary and putting in a full length dive.

by jimbobgooner Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:52 pm

same 13 for the Hampshire game
luckily it saved me from a thoroughly depressing thread Laugh

by thegooch7 Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:57 am

Morne and Norah 'rested', Patel and Burger van start. We've won the toss, and put Hants in. I assume Ryan will get a bowl, let's hope he thinks it's Yorkshire we're playing!

by James100 Tue Apr 30, 2019 12:22 pm

When Meaker's the most reliable bowler in the side, you probably don't have a great bowling attack.

by thegooch7 Tue Apr 30, 2019 12:55 pm

McKerr opened with 11 dot balls, but soon reverted to type with 27 from his next 13, Meaker's took both wickets, but no pressure on the batsmen as the mighty Clark comes on goes for his normal 7 an over

by thegooch7 Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:40 pm

2 for RP, 147-4 at half way, normally would be evens Stevens but watch their tail push it way past 300

by thegooch7 Tue Apr 30, 2019 3:09 pm

Well bowled Meaker, 2 beamers, 10 ball over, 20 runs conceded, add the dolly he dropped, third rate stuff from Surrey again

by thegooch7 Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:10 pm

Well done again Elgar, another composed innings

by thegooch7 Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:22 pm

Surrey batsmen just having a net as they sleepwalk to another defeat

by jimbobgooner Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:26 pm

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