The iconic Kennington Oval in London will play the host for the first South Group game of the day which will be played between Surrey and Essex. The Essex Eagles who started their campaign with a bang winning the first encounter against Glamorgan by a whopping margin of 180 runs, slumped to a defeat in their following game against Middlesex by 38 runs.
In a high-scoring game where almost 700 runs were made in a day, Essex Eagles failed 38 runs short of the target while chasing a mammoth 366. Opener Varun Chopra’s run-a-ball 127 and Tom Westley’s 77 from 59 deliveries weren’t enough as they were bundled out with 4 balls to spare.
Surrey, on the other hand, are still eyeing their first win of the season after falling down in their opening two games. They opened their campaign against Gloucestershire where they lost by 147 runs and then in their following game against Sussex Sharks, they succumbed to a 2 wickets loss where they were unable to defend a formidable score of 274 runs.
Essex vs Surrey, South Group, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2019
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Time: April 23, 3:30 PM
Surrey squad to face Essex:
Rory Burns (c), Freddie van den Bergh, Will Jacks, Conor McKerr, Morne Morkel, Ryan Patel, Tom Curran, Liam Plunkett, Ben Foakes, Gareth Batty, Rikki Clarke, Ollie Pope, Jason Roy, Jamie Smith, Mark Stoneman.
Essex squad to face Surrey:
Ryan ten Doeschate, Ravi Bopara, Sir Alastair Cook, Varun Chopra, Simon Harmer, Sam Cook, Aron Nijjar, Dan Lawrence, Jamie Porter, Rishi Patel, Peter Siddle, Matt Quinn, Paul Walter, Robbie White, Tom Westley
Wicket-keeper: Ben Foakes
Batsmen: Sir Alastair Cook, Varun Chopra, Tom Westley, Jason Roy, Will Jacks
All-rounders: Dan Lawrence, Rikki Clarke
Bowlers: Peter Siddle, Samuel Cook, Tom Curran
Our captain and vice-captain picks: Tom Curran, Jason Roy, Varun Chopra, Rikki Clarke