Match Preview: Surrey v Hampshire Men, Metro Bank One Day Cup

Surrey v Hampshire Men 

Metro Bank One Day Cup

Monday 18th August (11am start)

The Kia Oval

Hampshire Men travel to face Surrey buoyed by their emphatic seven-wicket victory over Leicestershire Foxes at Utilita Bowl. Ali Orr's magnificent century and captain Nick Gubbins' 81 saw Hampshire cruise past Leicestershire with more than six overs to spare.

Gubbins continues his exceptional summer form, now having amassed 325 runs in four matches. Kyle Abbott led the bowling attack superbly with three for 36, whilst the returning Brad Wheal added valuable depth.

Surrey arrive at this fixture smarting from a heavy defeat to Essex, bowled out for just 173 chasing Essex's mammoth 417-6. Curtis Campher's explosive unbeaten 123 from 68 balls helped Essex post their highest List A total, before Charlie Bennett's five for 36 dismantled Surrey's reply with only Cameron Steel's 49 offering resistance.

With momentum firmly behind them and their batting firing on all cylinders, Hampshire will fancy their chances against a Surrey side looking to bounce back from that chastening defeat. The visitors have demonstrated they have the tools to compete with anyone in this competition after finally conquering their Leicestershire demons.

Hampshire Squad

Hampshire have named a 13-player squad for their fifth Metro Bank One Day Cup fixture as they travel to face Surrey at The Kia Oval.

James Fuller returns to bolster the squad for the trip to London.

Full Hampshire Men squad

Surrey

Captain: Rory Burns

2024 Position: Eighth (Group B)

2024 Most Runs: Ryan Patel (363)

2024 Most Wickets: Cameron Steel (17)

Why they can win the competition: It will be a tough ask given the absence of 15 leading players at The Hundred, but as in previous seasons Surrey will be approaching the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a positive vision of the competition giving precious first-team experience to a raft of youngsters. There is still a hard core of senior players, too.

Player to watch: Cameron Steel will be looking at this year’s competition as the perfect opportunity to showcase his proven all-round talents as a middle-order stroke-maker and leg-spinner with a knack of taking important wickets. A comparative lack of game time in Surrey’s Rothesay County Championship side this summer will only add to that desire.

Young gun: Ollie Sykes has already been blooded in all formats, including making 11 appearances to date in the Vitality Blast. But it was in last year’s One-Day Cup, when the big-hitting 20-year-old left-hander made his first three starts in the competition, that he initially gave notice of his huge promise with 87 not out against Essex at Chelmsford.

Final thought: With no overseas player available, Surrey will be relying on the international experience of skipper Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Ben Foakes and fast bowler Matt Fisher – plus the know-how of Steel and Ryan Patel – to steer a predominantly youthful line-up in which the performances of the likes of Sykes, Josh Blake, James Taylor and Yousef Majid will be carefully monitored.

Head-to-Head

Hampshire Men’s record in the List A matches v Surrey

Last five meetings:

• 20th August 2023 I Woodbridge Road, Guildford I Hampshire won by 8 wickets
• 30th April 2019 I The Kia Oval I Hampshire won by 53 runs
• 21st May 2018 I Utilita Bowl I Hampshire won by 4 wickets
• 14th May 2017 I The Kia Oval I Surrey won by 66 runs
• 15th June 2016 I Utilita Bowl I Hampshire won by 6 runs

Tickets

Tickets for Hampshire Men’s One Day Cup match against Surrey are available here.

Coverage

A live stream will be available for the match at https://www.utilitabowl.com/cricket/, along with a live match centre with the scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.

Weather Forecast

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