SURREY vs ESSEX LV=COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

First topic message reminder :

SURREY HAVE NAMED A THIRTEEN MAN SQUAD FOR THE LV=COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST ESSEX AT COLCHESTER STARTING ON FRIDAY.
Kumar Sangakkara is unavailable for selection due to Sri Lanka’s upcoming Test Series against India.
The Surrey squad to play Essex in the LV=County Championship at Colchester on Friday 7th August, Saturday 8th August, Sunday 9th August and Monday 10th August :
Gareth Batty (capt)
Zafar Ansari
James Burke
Rory Burns
Sam Curran
Tom Curran
Steven Davies
Jade Dernbach
aneesh kapil
Arun Harinath
Jason Roy
Dominic Sibley
Gary Wilson
sibley isn't in form so find it strange he is in the squad over kapil (back to back hundreds)
the other place between burke and jade maybe burke shading it
over to you chaps

Great start by Third Degree and Ansari...draw still favourite result with the weather uncertain this pm....but still outside chance there could be a successful run chase.

Take the draw and run Surrey

Sadly, I have to agree with Olly, much as I'd love to see us have a dart at getting 265 in the last 2 sessions. Probably best in the context of the match and, especially, our longer term promotion aspirations to settle for the draw here, rather than risk defeat in a run chase.

62 - 0 wicket - good start to Surrey reply.  Weather v steamy at least in W Kent - one moment heavy drops of rain, then seconds later bright sunshine

Son of Boris gone 95 for 1

jimbobgooner - 'scuse my ignorance but why is Zafer called 'Son of Boris' on these pages?

PS: 131-1 at close on 4 an over with Le Roy and S Davies padded up - we're not gonna have a dash at this after all, are we?

Think we should send in Roy next - if he comes off we are in it, if he fails shut up shop

BATON DOWN THE HATCHES

Afternoon, gentlemen.

Settle for the draw now and deny Essex the win. Catch up more later.

137-3 - what's up with Davies? Superb in the RLC but awful in this match. Settle for the draw now (if we can).

guildfordbat wrote:Afternoon, gentlemen.

Settle for the draw now and deny Essex the win. Catch up more later.

Guildford - you've missed some good cricket while you've been away! #therey

150 needed from 27 overs minimum.

If these two can get it down to 12/13 overs left and around 90/100 runs then let them have a dart until one gets out, then shut up shop

Welcome back Guildford! Surrey playing this really well at the moment....as others have said, we are playing this really well and keeping all options open....lose Le Roi and it may well be time to shut up shop!

Shut up shop it is then

SimonofSurrey wrote:jimbobgooner - 'scuse my ignorance but why is Zafer called 'Son of Boris' on these pages?

I'm struggling to see any resemblance to Boris Johnson.

jimbobgooner wrote:Shut up shop it is then

Not necessarily. G Wilson appears to have chosen today to remind himself he can bat: 63 needed from 12 with both batsmen going well at the moment (crosses everything frantically)

The requirement of 16 overs in the last hour of the final day seems to have caught cricinfo by surprise. They were stating a little while ago that about 90 were needed off 9. Now it's 69 off 13.3. If we can hang on to a few of our wickets, we could do this ....

Might be worth promoting Curran the elder if we lose a wicket....

53 off 11 now...

Playing this really nicely. ..pretty much guaranteed 4 points for the draw.... And maybe 16

Olly wrote:

guildfordbat wrote:Afternoon, gentlemen.

Settle for the draw now and deny Essex the win. Catch up more later.

Guildford - you've missed some good cricket while you've been away! #therey

Cheers, Olly - and you, Chichester. Haven't watched any highlights but have kept up to date with the scores and the odd cricinfo report. Cracking start to the RL 50 over competition - particularly sorry to have missed the Derbys game in my back yard, very good results as well against leading teams like Yorks and Durham. Burkey seems to have been well amongst the wickets with Dernbach often keeping it tight - Stewie said at a members' forum meeting a couple of months back that the latter ''isn't everyone's cup of tea but we've missed him in the limited over [t20] games''.

chichestersurryfan wrote:Playing this really nicely. ..pretty much guaranteed 4 points for the draw.... And maybe 16

Hi Chichester - on an anorak level, it's 5 points for a draw.

37 off 9 overs

37 off 9...

Cruising home now

guildfordbat wrote:

chichestersurryfan wrote:Playing this really nicely. ..pretty much guaranteed 4 points for the draw.... And maybe 16

Hi Chichester - on an anorak level, it's 5 points for a draw.

I'm thinking we can forget about 5 points and take the 16pts....it will be our forth win on the trot....Wilson playing superbly alongside Harinath!..oh and very happy to be corrected by Guildford! wilson just hit six as I write this...22 needed of 7 overs

37 off 9 overs

Cracking partnership this - 15 off the last over.

This is truly exceptional stuff

Corporal

Nooooooooooo the baron

*Checks stocks in the bar*

Sam curran in now...great innings from Harinath....

Aagh - Harinath out while I was in the cellar.

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:*Checks stocks in the bar*  

Make mine a double

14 off 7 overs!   panesar coming on to bowl

11 more

11 off 36 balls

10 to win!

9 to win off 5 overs....

Curran hits a four

I am at the bar poised to put my order in

308 - 6 Curran Minor out!

Single to Harold - 4 to win.

Burke out first ball

Burke out first ball! Still poised at the bar

batty to see us home!

Single to Norah

 long hop from Panesar

Long hop!!!

Four to Norah and it's a Surrey win by 3 wickets

No, I wouldn't have predicted that at the start of play either. Wow.