Surrey County Cricket Club

Surrey County Cricket Club

Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...

 is one of eighteen county

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 teams in England

England

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 that play first-class cricket

First-class cricket

First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...

. The club is based in Kennington

Kennington

Kennington is a district of South London, England, mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, although part of the area is within the London Borough of Southwark....

 (formerly part of the county of Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

). It was founded in 1845 after securing a lease on The Oval

The Oval

The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...

 for its use as a cricket field. Surrey played their first first-class cricket

First-class cricket

First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...

 match in 1846 against Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...

 and have gone on to win the County Championship

County Championship

The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...

 on nineteen occasions, a figure bettered only by Yorkshire

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

. The club have played both List A cricket and Twenty20

Twenty20

Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...

 cricket since their introductions into the English game in 1963 and 2003 respectively. The player appointed club captain

Captain (cricket)

The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...

 leads the side in all their fixtures, except when unavailable through injury or some other reason.

History

Since attaining first-class status, Surrey have named 38 official captains

Captain (cricket)

The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...

, including two who have been appointed twice: George Strachan in the late nineteenth century and Errol Holmes

Errol Holmes

Errol Reginald Thorold Holmes, born at Calcutta on 21 August 1905 and died in London on 16 August 1960, was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Surrey and England....

, who had spells either side of the Second World War.

List of club captains

• Years denotes the years in which the player was named as official club captain for Surrey.
• First denotes the date of the first match in which the player is recorded as captaining Surrey.
• Last denotes the date of the last match in which the player is recorded as captaining Surrey.
• FC denotes the number of first-class
  First-class cricket
  First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
  
   matches in which the player is recorded as captaining Surrey.
• LA denotes the number of List A matches in which the player captained Surrey.
• T20 denotes the number of Twenty20
  Twenty20
  Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
  
   matches in which the player captained Surrey.
• Total denotes the total number of first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches in which the player is recorded as captaining Surrey.

Note: In the club's earliest years, match scorecards do not always identify which player captained the side.

No.	Name	Nationality	Years	First	Last	FC	LA	T20	Total
	Charles Hoare Charles Hoare (Surrey cricketer) Charles Hugh Hoare was an English cricketer. He was the first captain of Surrey County Cricket Club following its formation in late 1845, leading them from 1846 until 1850. During his time as captain Surrey played ten matches against other counties recognised as first-class...	Kingdom of England	1846–1850			5			5
	Frederick Miller Frederick Miller (cricketer) Frederick Peel Miller was an English cricketer. He played in first-class matches from 1851 to 1868, primarily for Surrey, for whom he appeared from 1851 to 1867, captaining them from 1851 to 1857...	Kingdom of England	1851–1857			54			54
	Frederick Burbidge	Kingdom of England	1858–1865
	Edward Dowson	Kingdom of England	1866
	William Collyer	Kingdom of England	1867
	Charles Calvert	Kingdom of England	1868
	Swainson Akroyd	Kingdom of England	1869–1870
	John Gregory	Kingdom of England	1871
	George Strachan	Kingdom of England	1872–1875 1877–1878
10	Allen Chandler Allen Chandler Allen Chandler was a batsman for Surrey in the 1870s.Chandler played 29 first-class matches between 1873 and 1877, scoring a total of 716 runs. He recorded his highest score of 74 against Cambridge University at The Oval in 1875. He captained the Surrey team during the 1876 season.-References:*...	Kingdom of England	1876
11	A. P. Lucas	Kingdom of England	1879
12	John Shuter John Shuter John Shuter was a cricketer who played for England and Surrey in the late 19th century...	Kingdom of England	1880–1893			274			274
13	Kingsmill Key Kingsmill Key Sir Kingsmill James Key, Bt. was an English cricketer. He was educated at Clifton College. In the course of a long career he played for, among others, Surrey , Oxford University, MCC and the Gentlemen.His highest score of 281, for Oxford against Middlesex at Chiswick Park in 1887, remains as of 2008...	Kingdom of England	1894–1899			288			288
14	Digby Jephson Digby Jephson Digby Loder Armeroid Jephson was a cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Surrey. Jephson was a right-handed middle order batsman. But his enduring fame rests on his reputation as one of the last lob bowlers, bowling slow right-arm underarm lobs...	Kingdom of England	1900–1902			165			165
15	Livingstone Walker Livingstone Walker Livingstone Walker was an English amateur cricketer. His first-class career lasted from 1900 to 1904. He was a middle-order batsman, an occasional off spin bowler, and a very occasional wicket-keeper. He captained Surrey in 1903.A good club cricketer, he was invited to play in some matches for...	Kingdom of England	1903
In 1904, no club captain appointment was made.
16	Lord Dalmeny Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery Albert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery and 2nd Earl of Midlothian , known by his third name of Harry, was a UK politician who briefly served as Secretary of State for Scotland in 1945...	Kingdom of England	1905–1907
17	H. D. G. Leveson-Gower	Kingdom of England	1908–1910			122			122
18	Morice Bird Morice Bird Morice Carlos Bird was an English cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1910 to 1914, all of them in South Africa....	Kingdom of England	1911–1913			127			127
19	Cyril Wilkinson Cyril Wilkinson Cyril Theodore Anstruther Wilkinson CBE was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. The team won the gold medal...	Kingdom of England	1914–1920
20	Percy Fender Percy Fender Percy George Herbert Fender was an English all-round cricketer who played 13 Tests for England. He was a middle order batsman and bowled mainly leg spin.-Biography:...	Kingdom of England	1921–1931
21	Douglas Jardine Douglas Jardine Douglas Robert Jardine was an English cricketer and captain of the England cricket team from 1931 to 1933–34.When describing cricket seasons, the convention used is that a single year represents an English cricket season, while two years represent a southern hemisphere cricket season because it...	Kingdom of England	1932–1933			141			141
22	Errol Holmes Errol Holmes Errol Reginald Thorold Holmes, born at Calcutta on 21 August 1905 and died in London on 16 August 1960, was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Surrey and England....	Kingdom of England	1934–1938 1947–1948			198			198
23	Monty Garland-Wells Monty Garland-Wells Herbert Montandon "Monty" Garland-Wells was an English amateur cricketer. His first-class career, first with Oxford University and then with Surrey, lasted from 1927 until 1939, being terminated by the outbreak of World War II . He was a middle-order batsman and a bowler of medium-pace cutters. He...	Kingdom of England	1939			130			130
From 1940 to 1945, no club captain appointments were made due to the Second World War.
24	Nigel Harvie Bennett Nigel Harvie Bennett Major Nigel Harvie Bennett was an English cricketer.Bennett was unexpectedly appointed as the county captain of Surrey County Cricket Club in 1946 when the club was still recovering from the Second World War. It is generally believed he was mistaken for the prominent club cricketer and BBC...	Kingdom of England	1946
25	Michael Barton Michael Barton (cricketer) Michael Richard Barton was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, in a first-class career lasting from 1935 to 1955, he scored 5965 runs at 25.82, with 7 hundreds and a highest score of 192.He appeared for Oxford University from 1935 to 1937, winning a Blue in the latter two years...	Kingdom of England	1949–1951			110			110
26	Stuart Surridge Stuart Surridge Walter Stuart Surridge was a cricketer who played for Surrey. He was born at Herne Hill in south London, educated at Emanuel School, and died at Glossop in Derbyshire....	Kingdom of England	1952–1956			254			254
27	Peter May	Kingdom of England	1957–1962			208			208
28	Micky Stewart Micky Stewart Michael James Stewart OBE is an English former cricketer, coach and administrator. He was awarded the OBE in 1998 for services to cricket....	Kingdom of England	1963–1972			498			573
29	John Edrich John Edrich John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...	Kingdom of England	1973–1977			410	149		559
30	Roger Knight Roger Knight Roger David Verdon Knight OBE, MA, BA, DipEd is an English administrator, cricketer and schoolmaster. He was awarded the OBE in 2007...	Kingdom of England	1978–1983			174	161		335
31	Geoff Howarth Geoff Howarth Geoffrey "Geoff" Philip Howarth OBE is a former New Zealand cricketer, who remains the only New Zealand captain to have positive win-loss records in both Test cricket and ODI cricket. Howarth played some Test cricket with his elder brother, Hedley Howarth, but most of his 47-Test career did not...	New Zealand	1984–1985			188	170		358
32	Pat Pocock Pat Pocock Pat Pocock is an English former cricketer, who played in twenty Tests and one ODI for England from 1968 to 1985....	Kingdom of England	1986			485	318		803
33	Ian Greig Ian Greig Ian Alexander Greig is a former cricketer, who played in two Tests for England in 1982. Although born in South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father....	Kingdom of England	1987–1991			157	118		275
34	Alec Stewart Alec Stewart Alec James Stewart OBE is a retired English cricketer, a right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper and former captain of the England cricket team...	Kingdom of England	1992–1996			266	321		587
35	Adam Hollioake Adam Hollioake Adam John Hollioake is a cricketing all-rounder who played for Surrey and England. He captained Surrey from 1997 until 2003, winning three County Championships, and led the England cricket team in One Day Internationals...	Kingdom of England	1997–2003			243	241		498
36	Jonathan Batty Jonathan Batty Jonathan Batty is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Batty made his name as a wicket-keeper batsman and was a consistent performer for Surrey for over a decade....	Kingdom of England	2004			278	170		448
37	Mark Butcher Mark Butcher Mark Alan Butcher is a former English Test cricketer, who played county cricket for Surrey from 1992 until his retirement from the sport in 2009. He was a left-handed batsman, and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler....	Kingdom of England	2005–2009			182	188		383
38	Rory Hamilton-Brown Rory Hamilton-Brown Rory Hamilton-Brown , is an English cricketer, who currently captains Surrey. Playing as an all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and off spin bowler. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Millfield School...	Kingdom of England	2010–present			182			240