Surrey seeking the best of Hollioake

Cricket

Ben Hollioake has been told to produce his best form as Surrey prepare for the most important four days of their season. The 19-year-old younger Hollioake has shaken off a sprained ankle in time for today's NatWest Trophy second-round tie against Nottinghamshire at The Oval - and the Surrey cricket manager, Dave Gilbert, yesterday left him in no doubt about what his role must be.

"We need Ben to bowl well, and he has not been performing to his ability with the ball so far this summer," Gilbert said.

Nottinghamshire will still be smarting from their recent Championship defeat against Surrey - when Ian Salisbury took 6 for 19 - but they at least have their captain, Paul Johnson, back from injury.

Elsewhere, Dermot Reeve, now making an impact as coach at Taunton, takes his Somerset team back to his old Edgbaston stamping ground. Warwickshirehave ended Somerset's NatWest hopes four times in the last six years.

Worcestershire captain, Tom Moody, has delivered only 10 overs all season in one-day cricket because of back trouble and flu. But he will be taking the new ball again today against Essex at Chelmsford.

Graham Gooch, who has reached 50 only twice in 19 innings in all competitions this summer, is likely to be left out by Essex.