Surrey take on Warwickshire at the Kia Oval as the race for the Rothesay County Championship title hots up in September.
With three games to go, Surrey sit top of the table by nine points ahead of Nottinghamshire.
Play starts each day at 10.30, with a Dukes ball being used for the fixture.
How can I keep up with play?
The match will be broadcast live on Surrey’s Live Stream, with a link placed on the Kia Oval Match Centre and Surrey’s social media channels. Video highlights and a written match report will be available at the end of each day of play, with clips and updates available on Surrey’s social media channels.
Surrey Squad
Will Jacks, Jamie Smith and Sam Curran are all away with the England white-ball side.
After injuries that ruled them out of the Metro Bank One Day Cup, Dom Sibley, Ryan Patel and Matt Fisher are available.
Last time out
Surrey ran out victorious against Durham at Chester-le-Street with a five wicket win. Dan Worrall and Sam Curran did the business in the first innings, sharing seven wickets as the hosts were bowled out for 153. Runs for Dan Lawrence and Jordan Clark helped Surrey post 322 before a spirited second innings from Durham set Surrey 176 for victory, Sai Kishore taking five wickets. Surrey comfortably knocked off the target five wickets down to secure a second away win of the year.
Warwickshire
Previewed by Brian Halford – ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Alex Davies
Head Coach: Ian Westwood
2024 finish: Seventh
2024 highest run-scorer: Alex Davies (1,115)
2024 highest wicket-taker: Olly Hannon-Dalby (50)
Key winter moves: The era of transition continues at Edgbaston with a new head coach, Ian Westwood replacing Mark Robinson, and performance director, James Thomas replacing Gavin Larsen. Two key players have departed (Will Rhodes to Durham and Michael Burgess to retirement). In has come Ethan Bamber from Middlesex while the squad will be patched up with four overseas players: Tom Latham (all season), Vishwa Fernando (April), Beau Webster (May-July) and Hasan Ali (May-September). Latham has since been replaced by Kiwi compatriot Will Young
Player to watch: Ed Barnard’s first two seasons at Edgbaston have not been successful ones for the team but the former Worcestershire player has quietly, impressively enhanced his own reputation as an all-rounder potentially capable of pushing himself into England contention. Productive and, at times, imperious with the bat, he was also a key member of the seam attack in 2024, finishing second top wicket-taker behind the excellent Olly Hannon-Dalby.
Final thought: Warwickshire’s supporters are becoming impatient after several seasons of drift, particularly in red-ball cricket. Ian Westwood, having completed the path from Under 10s player to head coach, must get some stability and consistency into the team. Warwickshire’s 1972 County Championship triumph was followed by a miserable decade. A strong season is needed to assure their supporters that their 2021 triumph will not be followed by a similarly thin era.
Last time out against Warwickshire
It was a bore-draw at Edgbaston in the return fixture. Having won the toss, Warwickshire piled on the runs, racking up 665/5 declared with hundreds for Tom Latham, Ed Barnard and Zen Malik.
Surrey found themselves in a bit of trouble at 217/5, but a resilient innings from Ben Foakes, who made 174*, and a record-breaking 10th wicket partnership with Matt Fisher helped Surrey to 504, just 11 runs shy of the follow on the afternoon of day four. As soon as possible, the captains shook hands on a game that seemed destined for a draw for a long period of the game.
