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Match Preview: Surrey v Hampshire Men, Rothesay County Championship
Match Preview: Surrey v Hampshire Men, Rothesay County Championship
Hampshire Men travel to the Kia Oval to take on reigning champions Surrey in the Rothesay County Championship
Surrey v Hampshire Men
Rothesay County Championship
Friday 11-Monday 14th April (11am start)
Kia Oval
Hampshire Men travel to south London to face reigning champions Surrey in the second round of the 2025 Rothesay County Championship.
Ben Brown’s side completed a five-wicket win at home to Yorkshire in their opening match, with Tom Prest’s 57 the standout performance of the chase, whilst Brad Wheal picked up his best figures for the club in red ball cricket since 2016.
Surrey got their campaign underway with a draw against Essex at Chelmsford where they were forced to follow on.
Ben Foakes made 92* and 50 with runs from Rory Burns (73) and Dom Sibley (66), but their bowling attack could only take six wickets as the 2019 winners piled on the runs.
The last time the two sides met, Hampshire completed their biggest ever innings victory, winning by an innings and 278 runs at Utilita Bowl as Ben Brown piled on a career-best whilst Kyle Abbott and Felix Organ claimed five wicket hauls.
Hampshire Squad
Hampshire have named a 13-player squad for their trip to the Kia Oval.
John Turner is on loan at Lancashire for the second and third rounds of the County Championship whilst Ali Orr comes in to the squad.
Full Hampshire squad
Ben Brown Captain† (10)
Brett Hampton (30)
Kyle Abbott (87)
Fletcha Middleton (19)
Toby Albert (15)
Ali Orr (27)
Sonny Baker (95)
Tom Prest (24)
Liam Dawson (8)
Mark Stoneman (88)
James Fuller (26)
Brad Wheal (58)
Nick Gubbins (31)
Surrey
Captain: Rory Burns
Overseas Players: Kemar Roach, Nathan Smith
The brown caps have been the standout side in the County Championship, with the county becoming only the second team to win three titles in a row.
Led by former England opener Rory Burns, with international talent in Dom Sibley, Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, Ben Foakes, Jamie Smith, Matt Fisher, Dan Worrall, Kemar Roach, and Nathan Smith, they are a formidable outfit.
Head-to-Head
Hampshire Men’s record in County Championship matches v Surrey
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
Abandoned
184
29
85
70
3
Last five meetings:
May 24-27 2024 | Utilita Bowl | Hampshire won by an innings & 278 runs
April 26-29 2024 | Kia Oval | Surrey won by an innings & 11 runs
September 26-29 2023 | Utilita Bowl | Hampshire won by 52 runs
April 13-16 2023 | Kia Oval | Surrey won by nine wickets
April 14-16 2022 | Kia Oval | Surrey won by an innings & 17 runs
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire Men’s County Championship match against Surrey are available here.
Coverage
A live stream will be available for the match and a link to this stream will be available in the at www.utilitabowl.com/cricket, along with a live match centre with the scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.
