surrey vs sussex clydesdale bank 40 semi-final

Chris Adams has named a thirteen man squad for the Surrey Lions’ Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-final against the Sussex Sharks, at the Kia Oval on Sunday 4th September.
Yasir Arafat replaces Pragyan Ojah and returns to the squad after being rested for the final group game against Durham. With Jade Dernbach away on International duty, Arafat’s return is a welcome one, strengthening
also river has been left out
The full Surrey Lions squad to face the Sussex Sharks at the Kia Oval on Sunday 4th September is:
Rory Hamilton-Brown (Captain)
Steven Davies (Wicket Keeper)
Jason Roy
Tom Maynard
Zander de Bruyn
Matthew Spriegel
Zafar Ansari
Gareth Batty
Chris Schofield
Tim Linley
Yasir Arafat
Gary Wilson
Stuart Meaker
so drink carrier and 1 from viscount,ansari,meaker to miss out
judging by one our one day teams this year you would think it might be the viscount

Thanks for starting the thread, JimBob. Agree with you about the likely team make up.

I'm going tomorrow

Agree with the likely team, although I'd pick The Viscount ahead of Meaker

talk is wine gums is doubtful for the game water carrier is standing by

jimbobgooner wrote:talk is wine gums is doubtful for the game water carrier is standing by

Yikes!

Hadn't heard it was as bad as that.

Know Gums was struck on the foot early on whilst batting yesterday. Churchy thought at first he might retire hurt but he stuck it out even though still suffering. Gums didn't field today. Churchy hoped that was just a precaution so he could rest up for tomorrow.

In an interview the other day on Surrey tv, Adams comments that different players have produced CB40 match winning performers in various games and wonders whether ''someone else might come to the party'' on Sunday. Perhaps a premonition and an opportunity for Wilson? Maybe although I'm sure we all hope Gums makes it.

I'd rather have a half fit Wine Gums who can't run than the drinks carrier! My general feeling about this match is whoever bats first will win.

hmm no ojha.....intresting

Carrotdude wrote:I'd rather have a half fit Wine Gums who can't run than the drinks carrier! My general feeling about this match is whoever bats first will win.

Whilst Wine Gums would be a massive loss, I'm more sympathetic to Wilson than some of you chaps. He's done ok for Ireland in the one day stuff - sometimes against decent opposition - and had very little opportunity for us this season in that format.

Dry but a lot of very dark clouds here at the moment. Desperately hope it won't be weather affected ....

meaker has said on his twitter account that wine gums has a bruised toe but should be alright for today

right guys leaving for the oval shortly come on the rey

raining

The viscount gets the nod over meaker

What happens it it's rained off today?

SimonofSurrey wrote:What happens it it's rained off today?

Jimbob gets soggy Not sure about the cricket tho. I have a feeling the rain is due to clear soon so we might end up with a T20 game.....

im watching the somerset game at the moment..

and craig meschade is very impressive player

Wot, no Ojha ?

Hi guys talking to you all live from the ground.getting soggy if there is no play today tomorrow is the reserve day.

jimbobgooner wrote:Hi guys talking to you all live from the ground.getting soggy if there is no play today tomorrow is the reserve day.

What's your reserve team like...?

The sun is coming out south of London......

The Sun is out in Chichester too!

Come on the lads! great result against Northants this last week too

The only dampner is the weather for both today & the coming week...

Still, whatever the final outcome, definitely some promising signs of better times ahead

hope to see jason roy score some runs today

24 overs each 3.45 start

A well hacked off Guidfortd also reporting from the ground.
Just been announced - after a lot of faffing about and no communication - that wre'll have a 24 over matchj starting at 3:45 ....

guildfordbat wrote:A well hacked off Guidfortd also reporting from the ground.
Just been announced - after a lot of faffing about and no communication - that wre'll have a 24 over matchj starting at 3:45 ....

Looks as tho Guildford has been patronising the bar....

How come Prior is playing, but not Tremlett?

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:

guildfordbat wrote:A well hacked off Guidfortd also reporting from the ground.
Just been announced - after a lot of faffing about and no communication - that wre'll have a 24 over matchj starting at 3:45 ....

Looks as tho Guildford has been patronising the bar....

Corporal, are you cricticising Giudfortd's currentj typking sillks?

ChrisfromStroud wrote:
Corporal, are you cricticising Giudfortd's currentj typking sillks?

Guildford usually writes with impeckabull grama and sintacks - so it can only be the beer talking - unless of course he has left the glasses at home.

Thanks generally, Corporal.
More a case of chunky fingers on a little blackberry than a lot of beer. Honest!
Looking pretty good so far. Good knocks from the top 3. Shame they couldn't go on. Gums now starting to motor. Poor fielding from the Sharks ....

Not sure it's a good idea for the Brain to come in after Schofield was out. Ansari for example might have been a better bet...

Gating having a sit down as the ball goes over his head

Good knock from Wine Gums....4 sixes

Gums gone for 60 but the Brain filling his boots and proving many of us wrong ....

Over to the bowlers now to finish the job

228 off 40 overs? ... that's a bit average isn't it?
Oh, I see.
In which case, that's quite impressive.
In the bag, I would say. What can possibly go wrong now...

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:Not sure it's a good idea for the Brain to come in after Schofield was out. Ansari for example might have been a better bet...

Well played the Brain - obviously a brain wave to allow him get his eye in while Wine gums was chewing up the Sussex bowlers.

Joyce goes to Nora. Vital wicket .... And he almost gets Yardy first ball ....

Just got in, this is a bit good isn't it? Superb from everyone with the bat and now with the ball. The first extra conceded was from Schofield just now and he got a stumping off it!

Well played, sirs.
Looks like it's going to be Yokels v Sophisticates at Lords then.
You can't possibly lose; they don't exactly have a good record in finals.

And I was surpised it was called a wide, Carrot, but let's not get upset about that!
Wonderful!
Depressed - get out of that pool and get the beers in ....

Wonderful is definitely the right word! Surrey in the CB40 final, who would have thought that at the start of the season?

Can we roll this pitch up and take it to Lord's? It's made Batty and Schofield look like Shane Warne!

Well done to Surrey

Dernbach back for Linley should be the only change for the final

Just gone on the MCC website and got a pair of Grand Stand Lower Tier Tickets for Master ofSurrey and my good self. Woohoo!

I have to work

Really hope it doesn't rain and we get a full game in. I can't see our side being intimidated by the big day, I hope that they will thrive on it.

Just got in. Excellent result for the lads.

Batting excellent throughout, especially wine gums

Remarkable that with the exception of Batty pretty much all the bowling was done by players who barely feature in the cc (Spriegel, Schofield) or don't bowl much anyway in the cc (Hyphen). Or who have not bowled well in the cc (Arafat).

Hope Ansari was good in the field as he didn't get much of a look in otherwise!

Well done to Adams for the team selection.

Gollum seems to have transformed himself into something of a one day specialist, which is good to see. The best thing about today was that everyone got runs culminating in an excellent partnership between Brain and Wine Gums, we don't need one man to do all the work every time as our batting just keeps on coming at you, even down to Ansari at 8 we are capable of hitting boundaries. I think our only chance of winning at Lord's is to bat first and create 'scoreboard pressure' again as our bowling isn't good enough to restrict opposition first up!

Carrotdude wrote:I'd rather have a half fit Wine Gums who can't run than the drinks carrier! My general feeling about this match is whoever bats first will win.

Not that it's of vital national importance but Surrey web site says Schofield took 5 wickets while BBC says 4. It comes down to whether Khan was stumped or run out.... Anyone get to see this?

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:

Hope Ansari was good in the field as he didn't get much of a look in otherwise!

Well done to Adams for the team selection.

Corporal - back now with my fatfingers laptop!

Yes, Ansari was very good in the field. We all were but Gaffer especially. He was only eclipsed by - no surprises here, Carrot - Le Roi who took a couple of catches including a cracker over his head on the boundary. Schoey also patrolled the boundary well and always looked confident when taking a steepler off Nora's bowling.

Very fine team performance indeed.

All the top six getting double figures and four exceeding 30 - Hyphen and Davo got us off to a good start (with help from two dropped catches) and the regulars carried it on.

Bowling wise - Spriegs made a good early breakthrough and Schoey finished things off exceptionally well with a fourfer (unlucky not to get five as a run out off his bowling was originally shown as a stumping). In between and probably the best was Nora who applied the brakes after the Sharks hit out against the Viscount and deserved at least his two wickets.

As for the final team selection - yes, good work by Adams. Interestingly to some perhaps, the team listed on the printed scorecards included neither Batty or Ansari but Meaker and Jordan instead!

Anyone know how big was the crowd?

well played surrey, cant believe the score they got off 24 overs