Chris Adams has once again named an unchanged squad from his side’s win at Chelmsford last week, for the final LVCC Division 2 match of the season against Derbyshire, starting tomorrow.
Chris Jordan will go into the game after twice beating his previous best first class score in the victory over Essex last week, and claiming best bowling figures of 4-57 as well. Tim Linley and Stuart Meaker will also be looking to take their good form back to the Kia Oval, where Surrey haven’t played a Championship game for 2 months.
Surrey go into this game knowing that if they win, and come out of the game with at least 2 more points than Northamptonshire, then they are promoted to division 1. However, Surrey don’t have to win for promotion. If Northamptonshire draw to Gloucestershire, Surrey still only need 2 more points than them in the game to go up. This means if Surrey draw, or even lose with some bonus points, they can still go up. However, Gloucestershire can still go up if they beat Northampton at Wantage Road, so Surrey then will most likely need to beat Derby.
So, with many possibilities, the most unrealistic is Surrey winning Division 2. The leaders Middlesex are ahead of Surrey by 12 points, and with the London Rivals travelling to bottom side Leicestershire, defeat is very unlikely. But anything can happen, and with the hurricane coming over the country, weather might play its part at Grace Road and Wantage Road, and that could play into Surrey’s hands.
The full Surrey squad to take on Derbyshire this week, from 12th-15th September, is:
27. R Hamilton- Brown (c)
9. S. Davies (W)
77. M. Ramprakash
58. Z. de Bruyn
55. T. Maynard
20. J. Roy
13. G Batty
11. C. Jordan
18. S. Meaker
12. T. Linley
32. P. Ojha
22. Z. Ansari
G. Edwards
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