By Jon Artman
April 27 2005

Glamorgan captain Robert Croft expects a vast improvement in Wednesday's County Championship match with Surrey. Jonathan Batty is also upset with Surrey's early form, especially after being thrashed by Durham in the totesport League. The Welsh county lost their Division One opener to Warwickshire by an innings and 43 runs last week.

And Croft admitted: "It was a poor effort all round at Warwickshire and the guys know that; they don't need the captain to tell them that.

"Concentration was lacking so hopefully we'll get a good bit of weather so we can prepare well for the Surrey game."

Matthew Maynard has been ruled out the match at Sophia Gardens with bronchial infection, but Croft is confident the side will manage without him.

"He's a big cog in our wheel, but we need him fit and raring to go," Croft added.

"If he's not ready then we've got other guys who hopefully will stand up to play."

Surrey meanwhile, must recover after a horrible defeat to Durham. Both teams have struggled, which poses the game very well. This could be a thriller!

Glamorgan Team News:


J Thomas
M T G Elliott
D L Hemp
M J Powell
J Hughes
M A Wallace (wkt-keeper)
R D B Croft (capt)
S D Thomas
A G Wharf
D S Harrison
S P Jones
D A Cosker

They have a strong squad especially in their bowling area. Wharf and Jones are a good pair of opening bowlers.

Surrey Team News:

Martin bicknell is unavailable due to a recurring hamstring injury and so is Azhar Mahmood because of Compartment's Syndrome. Mark Butcher and Ian Salisbury are also out due to injuries.

The Surrey squad to face Glamorgan on 27th to 30th May in Cardiff is:

Scott Newman
Richard Clinton
Mark Ramprakash *
Graham Thorpe
Jon Batty+
Ali Brown
Rikki Clarke
Tim Murtagh
Jimmy Ormond
Nayan Doshi
Mohammad Akram
James Benning