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Match Preview: Surrey v Hampshire Men, Rothesay County Championship
Match Preview: Surrey v Hampshire Men, Rothesay County Championship
Hampshire Men return to County Championship action as they visit the Kia Oval to take on Surrey
Surrey v Hampshire Men
Rothesay County Championship
Sunday 7-Wednesday 10 May (11am start)
The Kia Oval
Hampshire Men return to Rothesay County Championship action following a successful start to the Vitality Blast.
Led by Chris Wood, Hawks Men earned a tense victory on Friday night against the same opposition at the Kia Oval to kick start a week in the capital on a high.
Ben Brown’s red ball side are in need of wins and improved performance as they look to climb back up the Division One table.
Last time out against reigning champions Nottinghamshire, Jake Lehmann reached his maiden century for Hampshire as the match was drawn with bad weather playing a huge part in the game.
But Hampshire will be buoyed by the fact that they were level pegging with Notts for most of the game.
Surrey meanwhile sit in seventh, with one win from their six matches.
They were defeated by an innings and 127 runs at the hands of Yorkshire in their previous outing.
Out of the three matches to be played at the Oval so far this season, two have been high-scoring draws with Essex and Leicestershire but the Three Feathers completed a dominant victory against Sussex in their last game on their home ground.
Hampshire
Hampshire have named a 14-player squad for their Rothesay County Championship match away to Surrey.
Sonny Baker has been released from England duty after he missed out on playing in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s, with the second Test match – also at the Kia Oval – starting on Wednesday 17th June.
Fellow pace bowler Manny Lumsden is included in a County Championship squad for the first time following outings in the Vitality Blast.
South African all-rounder Delano Potgieter returns following the first block of Vitality Blast matches having featured for the Second XI in their T20 competition.
Scott Currie, Eddie Jack, and Ben Mayes are all away with England Lions for their white ball series against South Africa A.
Kyle Abbott (87)
Manny Lumsden (43)
Toby Albert (15)
Fletcha Middleton (19)
Sonny Baker (95)
Andrew Neal (17)
Ben Brown Captain † (10)
Felix Organ (3)
James Fuller (26)
Ali Orr (27)
Nick Gubbins (31)
Delano Potgieter (67)
Jake Lehmann (33)
Tom Prest (24)
Surrey
Previewed by Mark Baldwin, ECB Reporters Network, supported by Rothesay
Captain: Rory Burns
Head coach: Gareth Batty
2026 standings: 7th
2026 highest run-scorer: Dom Sibley (516)
2026 highest wicket-taker: Jordan Clark (16)
Key winter moves: Experienced Australian all-rounder Sean Abbott has rejoined for a fourth spell at the club. Abbott, who turned 34 at the end of February and has 58 white-ball international caps, also played for Surrey in 2021, 2023 and 2024. Head coach Gareth Batty says Abbott, available for all cricket until the end of July, provides both on-field and off-field leadership. Surrey have also brought in India leg-spinner Rahul Chahar for the final eight games of the season. Chahar took 10 wickets on Surrey debut in last September’s win at Hampshire. His 8/51 is the best first-class bowling figures by a debutant for the club, breaking William Mudie’s 166-year-old record when he took 7/61 in 1859.
What we’re looking forward to seeing: Surrey are on something of a quest this summer, having been pipped to the Rothesay County Championship title by Nottinghamshire last September. Although frustrated at being beaten by just 20 runs by Notts in what was in effect a title-decider at the Kia Oval in the penultimate round of matches, Surrey’s players and management accept they were not quite at their best last year in a bid for a fourth successive title. They are particularly relishing taking on Notts twice this season.
Aiming to catch Test selectors’ eye: Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson all start the season with much to prove after underwhelming performances in last winter’s Ashes series, but could both Dom Sibley and Dan Lawrence come again at England level?
Final thought: Alec Stewart’s return full-time last autumn to the director of cricket role he has held with such distinction at Surrey since 2013 – apart from an 18-month step-back to care for his late wife Lynn, who sadly lost a brave fight against cancer early last summer – has been welcomed by all at the Kia Oval. Players and staff know Stewart will provide the same fierce attention to detail and ‘overview’ leadership that helped to guide Rory Burns’ team to four championships between 2018 and 2024. Can they make it five titles in nine summers?
Head-to-Head
Hampshire Men’s record in County Championship matches v Surrey:
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
Abandoned
186
29
86
71
3
Last five meetings:
September 24-27 2025 | Utilita Bowl | Surrey won by 20 runs
April 11-14 2025 | Kia Oval | Match Drawn
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
Ticketing
Tickets for Surrey v Hampshire Men in the Rothesay County Championship are available by clicking here.
Coverage
The match will be live streamed on the Surrey Cricket YouTube channel. Radio commentary will be available on the BBC Sport website and app, and on BBC Sounds.
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