Surrey v Kent Spitfires (Fri, 6.30pm)
Friday 14th July 2017
The oldest rivalry in county cricket resumes as Kent Spitfires play Surrey in the NatWest T20 Blast on Friday (14 July) in front of a sell-out crowd at The Oval.
Spitfires skipper has the option of sticking with two spinners after the debut of Imran Qayyum alongside James Tredwell in the defeat to Gloucestershire at Cheltenham.
Adam Ball and Calum Haggett missed out from the 13-man squad on Thursday but could come into the attack to provide an extra seam option. Mitch Claydon returns from a sore side.
England T20 opener Jason Roy missed Surrey’s defeat at Middlesex on Thursday with a shoulder injury.
Kent Spitfires squad: 17 Sam Northeast (c), 23 Daniel Bell-Drummond, 6 Joe Denly, 7 Sam Billings (wk), 10 Alex Blake, 83 Jimmy Neesham, 3 Darren Stevens, 24 Adam Ball, 25 Calum Haggett, 26 Matt Coles, 20 Adam Milne, 15 James Tredwell, 8 Mitch Claydon, 11 Imran Qayyum.
Surrey squad: Gareth Batty (captain), Scott Borthwick, Rory Burns (wk), Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Jade Dernbach, Aaron Finch, Ben Foakes, Stuart Meaker, Ollie Pope (wk), Ravi Rampaul, Jason Roy, Kumar Sangakkara, Dominic Sibley, Mark Stoneman.
Surrey v Kent Spitfires stats
- Kent Spitfires have won four of their last five matches against Surrey (L1)
- Surrey however have claimed victory in three of their last four home games versus Kent Spitfires (L1)
- Sam Northeast reqyures 25 more runs for 2,000 in his T20 career
- Aaron Finch has reached 50 in three of his four Blast innings for Surrey at the Oval