Lancashire have named a 13-man squad for their Specsavers County Championship match against Surrey at The Oval starting on Tuesday.
Ashley Giles' side enjoyed a memorable four days against Yorkshire in their last Championship outing, with Haseeb Hameed grabbing the headlines once again by breaking several records. The teenage batsman became the youngest player to reach 1,000 runs in a season for the Red Rose county in the process of becoming the first person to score centuries in both innings in a four-day match against Yorkshire for Lancashire.
Hameed has scored 1,030 at an average of 57.22, with only Durham's Keaton Jennings (1,037) scoring more runs than the Bolton batsman in red-ball cricket this season. The Roses encounter also featured a record-breaking partnership between Jordan Clark (84*) and Kyle Jarvis (57), who both made career-best scores in sharing 109 runs to achieve Lancashire's biggest tenth-wicket stand against Yorkshire.
Surrey and Lancashire were both promoted from the second division last season and are holding their own in the top flight sitting in third and fourth place respectively. The southern outfit cruised to an emphatic victory over Warwickshire in their last Championship match by 224 runs, climbing above Lancashire in the table.
Lancashire are without a win in the four-day format in their last seven attempts and, despite a positive draw against a strong Yorkshire outfit, Ashley Giles' side have not recorded a victory since the end of May. However, the last time they did taste success was when Surrey travelled to Old Trafford in the early stages of the campaign, as Lancashire recorded a resounding margin of victory by an innings and 96 runs.
After being bowled out for 191 on the first day, Surrey were then skittled for just 107 second time around by Lancashire, who raced to victory inside three days to record their third win in five attempts, putting them top of Division One. This defeat left Surrey without a win in their first six matches, but they have undergone a resurgence in form by winning three of their last seven to move away from a relegation battle, although they have played more matches than any other side in the top flight.
Despite his tender age, Hameed already has fond memories of playing against Surrey, kickstarting his career with a gritty 91 at Old Trafford at the end of last season. Since then, the impressive opening batsman has gone on to record four centuries, becoming the first teenager to score 1,000 first-class runs in a season since James Taylor in 2009.
Tom Bailey returns to the squad after being absent for two months with a side injury, while youngsters Rob Jones and Danny Lamb also travel as part of a 13-man squad. However, all-rounder Tom Smih has been ruled out with an injury.
Surrey squad: TBC
Lancashire 13-man squad: Steven Croft (c/wk), Tom Bailey, Nathan Buck, Jordan Clark, Haseeb Hameed, Kyle Jarvis, Rob Jones, Simon Kerrigan, Danny Lamb, Arron Lilley, Liam Livingstone, Alviro Petersen, Luke Procter.
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