\n\t\tSurrey will be travelling to Chelmsford for their first away fixture of their 2025 Men\u2019s Metro Bank One Day Cup to take on Essex.\n\t<\/p>\n
Following their thrilling victory against Glamorgan at the Kia Oval, the Three Feathers will be hoping to carry forward their momentum versus Essex and secure a second win on the bounce.<\/p>\n
Toss and playing news will be shared at 10.30 am, with the first ball due to be bowled at 11 am.<\/p>\n
\t\tSQUAD<\/p>\n
Stand-in skipper Ben Foakes will lead Surrey\u2019s 12-player squad for the trip to Chelmsford.<\/p>\n
Captain Ryan Patel and Tommy Ealham will miss this fixture due to ankle injuries.<\/p>\n
Surrey Academy and England U19 all-rounder Ralphie Albert joins up with the team. Left-arm spinner Albert recently claimed a 10-wicket haul for England U19s as they drew against India U19s in the second Youth Test in Chelmsford.<\/p>\n
\t\tHOW CAN I FOLLOW THE MATCH?<\/p>\n
The match will be broadcast live on Essex\u2019s YouTube channel, with a link posted on the Surrey Match Centre and social media channels.<\/p>\n
Surrey Cricket\u2019s social media channels will provide live updates from the match, with clips and highlights posted throughout the day. A written report and highlights will be available at the end of the match.<\/p>\n
ESSEX<\/p>\n
Previewed by Martin Smith \u2013 ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay<\/p>\n
Captain:\u00a0Tom Westley<\/p>\n
2024 finish:\u00a0Seventh (Group B)<\/p>\n
2024 most runs:\u00a0Robin Das (309)<\/p>\n
2024 most wickets:\u00a0Jamal Richards (15)<\/p>\n
Why they can win the competition:\u00a0With only four players seconded to The Hundred \u2013 compared with six last year \u2013 Essex will in theory have a larger pool of players to pick from. However, their plans were disrupted when Indian pace bowler Khaleel Ahmed belatedly pulled out of his all-formats contract; Essex are busily trying to sign an overseas replacement for at least part of the competition.<\/p>\n
Player to watch:\u00a0Robin Das top-scored last year, topped by an unbeaten century in a rare win at Trent Bridge. He has not built on that this season with only a couple of disappointing outings in both the Rothesay County Championship and Vitality Blast. If he finally rediscovers his form, it could reignite his career and lead to a memorable few weeks.<\/p>\n
Young gun:\u00a0Though still only 20, Luc Benkenstein has been a mainstay of Essex\u2019s Metro Bank One-Day Cup team since his 2021 debut. He made his mark the following year with 6-42 against Glamorgan, though barely bowled last season because of injury. Now a Blast regular, the leggie will boost the spin options as well as adding big-hitting cameos down the order.<\/p>\n
Final thought:\u00a0Essex have won just seven of 24 One-Day Cup fixtures since they reached the semi-finals in 2021 \u2013 and four of 16 in the past two seasons \u2013 with some heavy defeats along the way. It is going to take a massive improvement in performance from essentially the same group of players, allied to some astute tactical acumen from captain Tom Westley, to turn around their white-ball fortunes after a torrid Blast campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surrey will be travelling to Chelmsford for their first away fixture of their 2025 Men\u2019s Metro Bank One…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-68352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}