Kent Spitfires travel to south London to resume the oldest rivalry in world cricket, versus Surrey at the Kia Oval.
The Oldest Rivalry continues in Canterbury this July
The St Lawrence Ground hosts Kent Spitfires vs. Surrey under the lights on a Friday night, 10 July!
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Opposition report
Previewed by Mark Baldwin, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
- Captain: Sam Curran
- Overseas players: Sean Abbott (Australia, all)
- Finals Day appearances: Nine (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2023, 2024)
- Titles: One (2003)
- 2025 finish: Quarter-finals
- 2025 leading run-scorer: Will Jacks (504)
- 2025 leading wicket-taker: Sam Curran (21)
The return of Australian all-rounder Sean Abbott, for his fourth overseas player stint at Surrey, was announced just before the start of the season and welcomed by all at the club. Abbott is available for the whole Blast competition, in addition to Surrey’s first eight Rothesay County Championship games.
It is a source of intense irritation at the Kia Oval that Surrey have still not managed to add another short-form triumph to the winning of the inaugural Twenty20 Cup back in 2003 under Adam Hollioake’s captaincy. Despite reaching eight Finals Days since, there has been no more silverware.
Wildcard watch: With no fewer than 16 players signed up already by The Hundred franchises, the player with the best chance of becoming a 17th is possibly 18-year-old Ralphie Albert, the left-arm spinner who can bat well and represented England U19s last winter. Oh, and he’s the grandson of snooker legend Jimmy White.
In a star-studded squad Ollie Sykes, at 21, is primed to push on again this summer after making 10 appearances in last year’s Vitality Blast and impressing with his powerful strokeplay despite limited opportunities in such a strong and deep batting line-up. Overall, last year’s quarter-final exit against a Ravi Bopara-inspired Northamptonshire has only cranked up still further Surrey’s resolve to win the Blast and get a monkey off their back.
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Team News
A squad for this match will be confirmed in due course.
NEXT HOME MATCH
The first ever Vitality Blast meeting at the St Lawrence Ground between Kent Spitfires & Notts Outlaws is a part of the 174th Canterbury Cricket Week!
Support your Spitfires under the lights on Friday 26 June:
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