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A 13-player Hampshire squad will travel to The Kia Oval to take on Surrey in the Vitality County Championship
Surrey v Hampshire Vitality County Championship (Division One) Friday 26th April – Monday 29th April 2024 (11am Start) The Kia Oval
Hampshire travel to The Kia Oval this week as they take on champions Surrey in the Vitality County Championship.
James Vince's side have drawn all three of their opening games after their match with Warwickshire ended in stalemate.
Surrey have drawn two of their three matches so far, but will be looking to build on their win against Kent last time out.
The previous meeting between the two came in the the final match of last season, as Hampshire secured the victory but Surrey confirmed their second consecutive County Championship title.
Hampshire Squad
Hampshire have named a 13-player squad for the match against Surrey.
Both Fletcha Middleton and Nick Gubbins recorded centuries in the draw with Warwickshire, while Liam Dawson also bagged Hampshire's first five-wicket haul of the season.
Brad Wheal is back after spending last week's match with Glamorgan and John Turner travels as 13th man after recovering from injury.
Full Hampshire Squad
James Vince (14) Captain
Muhammad Abbas (38)
Kyle Abbott (87)
Ben Brown (10)
Liam Dawson (8)
James Fuller (26)
Nick Gubbins (31)
Ian Holland (22)
Fletcha Middleton (19)
Ali Orr (27)
Tom Prest (24)
John Turner (6)
Brad Wheal (58)
Surrey
Squad: Rory Burns (c), Gus Atkinson, Jordan Clark, Dan Lawrence, Conor McKerr, Ryan Patel, Ollie Pope, Kemar Roach, Dom Sibley, Jamie Smith (+), Cameron Steel, Dan Worrall
After back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023, this summer has started in similar fashion for Surrey. An opening round match with Lancashire was cut short by rain, before they threatened to chase down an incredible 209 from just 19 overs against Somerset – but had to settle for another draw. Last week they then did pick up their first victory of 2024 with a convincing victory over Kent, leaving them second behind only Essex.
Cameron Steel has been a standout player so far and leads the country with 20 wickets taken so far. Last year's top run scorer Dom Sibley has also started strong with two centuries, while Dan Lawrence, who made the move from Essex in the winter, scored his first ton in a Surrey shirt last time out. Skipper Rory Burns also has many other talented options including Jamie Smith, Dan Worrall and Kemar Roach, as well as the England contingent of Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes and Gus Atkinson who are important players when available.
2023 Season In Numbers
1st in Division One
Leading run scorer: Dom Sibley (746)
Leading wicket taker: Jordan Clark & Dan Worrall (48)
Head-to-Head
Hampshire's record in County Championship v Surrey
P: 182, W: 28, L: 84, D: 70, A: 3
Last 5 meetings:
September 26 – 29 | The Ageas Bowl | Hampshire won by 52 runs
April 13 – 16 2023 | The Kia Oval | Surrey won by nine wickets
April 14 – 16 2022 | The Kia Oval | Surrey won by an innings and 17 runs
July 4 – 7 2021 | The Ageas Bowl | Match Drawn
April 29 – May 1 2021 | The Kia Oval | Surrey won by an innings and 289 runs
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire’s match against Surrey at The Kia Oval are available online by clicking here.
Coverage
Surrey will be live streaming the match and a link to this stream will be available in the free-to-download Hampshire Cricket App and at www.utilitabowl.com/cricket.
Both the Hampshire Cricket App and www.utilitabowl.com/cricket will also host a live match centre with scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.
