Match Preview: Hampshire v Surrey - Royal London One-Day Cup

Hampshire will be hoping to secure back to back victories to begin this year’s Royal London One-Day when they face Surrey at the The Ageas Bowl on Monday.

Hampshire Squad:

An unchanged 15-man squad has been named for Monday’s opening home contest, following Saturday’s away victory over Sussex Sharks in the competition’s curtain-raiser.

Gareth Berg, who starred with both bat and ball in that first win, will be hoping to continue his good form in front of a good home crowd, whilst Reece Topley and Mason Crane both made positive starts in their first appearance of the season and are set to feature once again.

Hashim Amla continued his excellent form this season, striking yet another half-century on Saturday – his fourth of the season – and he’ll likely be key to James Vince’s side’s fortunes on Monday.

Sam Northeast and Liam Dawson remain unavailable after both suffering finger injuries in the first rounds of four-day action this season, whilst Kyle Abbott is still recovering from an ankle injury.

The Opposition:

Surrey proved to be a formidable side once again in last year’s Royal London One-Day Cup, reaching a third successive 50-over final, before falling to a narrow defeat to double limited-overs champions, Nottinghamshire at Lord’s. 

Ben Foakes and Kumar Sangakkara were pivotal to their success with the bat averaging 96.40 and 77.86 respectively, whilst Jade Dernbach and Sam Curran also ensured their bowling attack was equally successful with the pair claiming a combined 35 wickets.

Despite the loss of Sangakkara to retirement, Surrey will be confident of continuing their 50-over success again this season – although a difficult eight-wicket loss to Somerset on Friday saw their campaign get off to a less than ideal start.

Did You Know?

• Hampshire have won their last three home List A matches against Surrey
• Gareth Berg averages an impressive 25.60 with the ball in all List A matches against Surrey

Full Hampshire Squad:

Coverage:

Match updates will be available via the Hampshire Cricket social media channels, whilst ball-by-ball coverage and match highlights will be available at ageasbowl.com/cricket.

There will be ball-by-ball commentary available on BBC Radio Solent online at bbc.co.uk.

Please note, Monday’s match will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Weather Forecast:

Please follow the link for the latest weather forecast for The Ageas Bowl: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcp185f25

Tickets:

Tickets for Hampshire’s match against Surrey at the The Ageas Bowl can be purchased online via the link below, over the phone on 0844 847 1863, or by visiting the The Ageas Bowl’s Ticketing & Membership Office via normal working hours.