SURREY vs NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OUTLAWS ROYAL LONDON CUP SEMI FINAL

SURREY HAVE NAMED A THIRTEEN MAN SQUAD FOR THE ROYAL LONDON ONE DAY CUP SEMI FINAL AGAINST THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OUTLAWS ON MONDAY AT THE KIA OVAL.
Jason Roy is unavailable due to his England Selection for the current One Day Series against Australia but Gary Wilson returns to the squad after missing Surrey’s Quarter Final because of Ireland duty.
The Surrey squad to play the Nottinghamshire Outlaws in the Royal London One Day Cup at the Kia Oval on Monday 7th September :
Gareth Batty (capt)
Zafar Ansari
James Burke
Rory Burns
Sam Curran
Tom Curran
Steven Davies
Jade Dernbach
Matthew Dunn
Ben Foakes
Aneesh Kapil
Kumar Sangakkara
Gary Wilson
kapil and dunn will be cheering the team on from the sides
over to you chaps

Thanks, JimBob.

Assuming no injuries (Wilson had a stiff neck on Friday and Foakes kept), I agree about Kapil and Dunn missing out.

I'm going tomorrow.

PS JimBob and all - interested in your thoughts on the voting categories shown on the ''Surrey Celebration'' thread. Cheers.

I also agree the likely team selection, with Kapil for Harold if the latter wakes up with a stiff neck tomorrow.

Guildford, enjoy the match tomorrow!  Very envious

At least it should be a bit warmer than last Thursday....s And hopefully you will be able to enjoy a few celebrating a Surrey win!

Thanks, Chichester. Whatever the result the friend I'm going with will definitely ensure some is involved!

PS Know you've only been able to follow Surrey from a distance much of this season but still would welcome your input for the voting categories on the Celebration thread.

Surrey win the toss and choose to bat.

Surrey : Davies, Foakes, Sangakkara, Burns, Wilson, Ansari, Kapil, S.Curran,T.Curran,
Batty,Dernbach

Is that a top five made up of keepers?

Notts:

Wessels, Lumb, B Taylor, Smith, Patel, Christian, Read, Mullaney, Broad, Ball, Gurney

Burke out with a bad back

Burke is injured so the lesser spotted Kapil.comes in

LondonTiger wrote:Is that a top five made up of keepers?

Yes and it's awesome

Will be glad to finally see the Curran boys play - as their statistics have been fantastic. Ansari too I guess as it has been a few years since I last saw him. (Hoping to see that the hype over Ansari is justified)

That's all opening a waste of the batting power play

Grr, I do not get SP3, so will have to wait till next season to see the Currans

Sangakkara takes out the stumps with a dive. Stop the match it's already peaked!

Tiger you can stream it online if you wish too - cricfree usually shows it

Not often you see Sanga with his middle stump out....hehe

Olly wrote:Sangakkara takes out the stumps with a dive. Stop the match it's already peaked!

Tiger you can stream it online if you wish too - cricfree usually shows it

My business loses a shedload of money due to illegal downloads - so although a different area I refuse to watch illegally streamed sport on moral grounds.

Will see Kevin's boys when you come to Headingley next year - if it fits my diary.

Tough start for Surrey. Maybe not surprising batting first on a September morning. Am in the ground near the front of Laker Stand with my 19 year old son if anyone is around & wants to say hello: hooped blue & white sweatshirt and wearing a black cap with Brittany logo

Need to get myself to a game next season - maybe we need to organise a proper v2 meet up

68-1 off 15 overs - solid start from the rey

Surrey have five bowlers plus Kapil. I think they won't want to use Kapil at all unless one of the others takes some serious stick.

50 for Sanga

143-2 off 30

Should be looking at 280+ here - deck looks like it'll turn

147 - 3 with only 17+ overs to go. Sanga still going strong but Burns has gone.

Someone tell Harold to get a shift on

Brilliant century from Sanga - what a man

Someone give sanga an energy drink - blokes blowing out his backside

Acceleration in progress. Not going to be a huge total but they have managed 54 off last 5 overs. 238 - after 44 overs.

262-3 off 47. Hopefully we can make 290+ which is a very good score

166 off 138 balls from Sangakkara. What a freaking innings that is - so jealous of those who were there to witness it

Masterful innings from Sangakkara, but I think Nottinghamshire will be confident of chasing 301 on this pitch.

Sanga's innings was spectacular in its inevitability. He never bullied the bowling (except maybe Gurney on over 49) but never looked like being dismissed. A masterclass and a privilege to have been here to see it all.

If Notts make 301 to win they will be worthy finalists.

Sounds like a great innings by Sanga.  

Competitive total, although Notts have a long batting line up and will no doubt be fairly optimistic that they can chase down the target.  I had thought Surrey had left it rather late to start the accelaration. I guess the key was that Sanga and Harold had a lengthy partnership of 149 and stayed together during the acceleration. Otherwise we could easily have spluttered along to about 270.

Brilliant bowling from Curran.

69-3 off 17 now. Could do with another wicket about now.

Duty281 wrote:Brilliant bowling from Curran.

He's 17. 17. It's outrageous how good he is

Notts favs here

Big problems now. Smith has stumbled his way to a gritty near ton while Aussie Christian seems to hit sixes when the mood takes him. 84 needed off 9 but for the first time in the Notts innings it feels like they might do it

219 - 5 and a badly needed wicket. Christian caught by Ansari off Kapil. 82 runs needed off 51 balls. I would say Notts are just favourite

46 to win off 5. Seems like every mishit is evading the fielders and every top edge falling safe. Grrrrr!

Think we're going to throw this one away....

Only need 27 off 3 now - another expensive over from Dernbach (10 with a six in it) Not good enough from him I'm afraid.

14 needed off 6 balls with three wickets left. Good penultimate over from Dernbach. All to play for.

Great game of cricket.

Nottinghamshire's poor running between the wickets has cost them a place in the final. In those middle overs, Patel and Smith were far too happy to merely amble singles for a good deal of the time, rather than pressuring the fielders with quick running. Of course, this was predominantly because of Patel's lack of fitness.

Dernbach's death bowling has improved, which is good to see. And Curran, the younger one, is a ridiculous talent; the swing he was generating at the start of the innings was something that James Anderson would be pleased with.

Yay! Not quite sure how we managed that.  Notts looked to have it more or less under control from a fair way before the end.

Well done Surrey.  The bar's open.  

A great great game with two contrasting but equally noteworthy centuries. Huge kudos to Notts for getting where they did from 16-3. The final will be hard pushed toatch today for drama

PS no-one else seems to have said it. Surrey won by 4 runs

Trust Olly has noted that #ansariforengland was the most economical bowler on either side!

What a game of cricket that was - a shame one side had to lose

BUT C'MON THE REY!!!!

The reverse paddle over the keeper from Sangakkara off Gurney today might just be the best thing I've ever seen

What a man - that innings is staying on the sky planner for a long time!

Haha - just watchin highlights of Sanga's innings on Surrey website. Those flicks/ramps over the keeper's head are brilliant!