Surrey County Cricket Club
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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. The club's home since its foundation in 1845 has been The Oval
cricket ground (currently known officially as the 'Kia Oval' following a sponsorship deal with the Kia Motors
company), within the Kennington
area of Lambeth
in south London
. The club has two 'out grounds' where some home games each season are also played at Whitgift School
, Croydon
and at Woodbridge Road, Guildford
.
Surrey CCC has had three notable periods of great success in its history. The club was unofficially proclaimed as "Champion County" seven times during the 1850s; it won the title eight times from 1887 to 1895 (including the first ever officially constituted County Championship
in 1890); and seven consecutive outright titles from 1952 to 1958 inclusive following a shared title (with Lancashire
) in 1950. In 1955, Surrey won 23 of its 28 county matches, a record that still stands and can no longer be bettered as counties have played fewer than 23 matches each season since 1993. To date, Surrey has won the official County Championship 18 times outright, more than any other county except Yorkshire.
The club's traditional badge is the three feathers
displayed by the Prince of Wales
. Lord Rosebery obtained the permission to use this symbol from the Prince of Wales
, hereditary owner of the land on which The Oval
stands, in 1915. Rory Hamilton-Brown
has been the club captain since 2010 and he works with manager Chris Adams
.
It is widely believed that cricket was invented by children living on the Weald
in Saxon or Norman times and that the game very soon reached neighbouring Surrey
. Although not the game's birthplace, Surrey does claim the honour of being the location of its first definite mention in print. Evidence from a 1598 court case confirms that creckett was played by schoolboys on a certain plot of land in Guildford
around 1550. In 1611, King James I
gave to his eldest son, Henry, Prince of Wales
, the manor
s of Kennington
and Vauxhall
, where the home ground of Surrey – The Oval
– is today. To this day, the Prince of Wales's feathers
feature on the cricket club's badge.
Cricket became well established in Surrey during the 17th century and the earliest village matches took place before the English Civil War
. It is believed that the earliest county teams were formed in the aftermath of the Restoration
in 1660. The earliest known first-class match
in Surrey was Croydon
v London
at Croydon on 1 July 1707. In 1709, the earliest known inter-county match took place between Kent
and Surrey at Dartford Brent
with £50 at stake. Surrey would continue to play cricket against other representative teams from that time onwards. Probably its greatest players during the underarm
era were the famous bowler Edward "Lumpy" Stevens and the wicket-keeper/batsman William Yalden
, who both belonged to the Chertsey
club.
in Surrey agreed a motion put by William Denison
(the club's first secretary) "that a Surrey club be now formed". A further meeting at the Tavern on 18 October 1845 formally constituted the club, appointed officers and began enrolling members. A lease on Kennington Oval
, a former market garden
, was obtained by a Mr Houghton from the Duchy of Cornwall
. Mr Houghton was of the old Montpelier Cricket Club
, 70 members of which formed the nucleus of the new Surrey County club. The Honourable Fred Ponsonby, later the Earl of Bessborough
was the first vice-president.
Surrey's inaugural first-class
match was against the MCC
at The Oval at the end of May, 1846. The club's first inter-county match, against Kent
, was held at The Oval the following month and Surrey emerged victorious by ten wickets. However, the club did not do well that year, despite the extra public attractions at the Oval of a Walking Match and a Poultry Show. By the start of the 1847 season the club was £70 in debt and there was a motion to close. Ponsonby proposed that 6 life members be created for a fee of £12 each. His motion was duly passed, and the club survived. The threat of construction on The Oval
was also successfully dispelled in 1848 thanks to the intervention of Prince Albert.
, Julius Caesar
, HH Stephenson
and Tom Lockyer
, and a fine captain in Frederick Miller
. An incident in 1862, at the instigation of Edgar Willsher
in a match between Surrey and England led to the introduction of overarm bowling
into cricket.
The appointment of renowned sports administrator Charles Alcock
as Secretary of the Club – a paid position for the first time – in 1872 preceded more success, as Surrey won 32 of 42 matches to again become Champion County in 1887, 1888 and jointly in 1889, before the County Championship
officially came into being in 1890. They won the official title in 1890–1892, 1894, 1895 and 1899. Much of this success was under the county's first great captain, John Shuter
, who led the side from 1880 to 1893. Leading players in these years were batsman Bobby Abel
and a trio of top bowlers in George Lohmann
, Bill Lockwood
and Tom Richardson
. In 1899, Abel's unbeaten 357 helped Surrey to a mammoth total of 811 against Somerset
; both scores remain club records over 100 years later.
The turn of the century brought a decline in Surrey's fortunes, and they won the title only once during the next fifty years, doing so in 1914. At the request of Surrey's captain Lord Dalmeny
, the Prince of Wales
(later Edward VIII
) allowed usage of his feathers
on the club badge. The club's most famous player was Jack Hobbs
, who began playing for the county in 1905, and he had a notable opening partner till 1914 in Tom Hayward
, who scored 3,518 runs in all first-class cricket
in 1906, equalled C.B. Fry's record of 13 centuries in a season and, in one six-day period, scored two centuries at Trent Bridge
and two more at Leicester. He scored his hundredth hundred, appropriately enough, at the Oval in 1913. Between the two World Wars, Surrey often had a good side, but it tended to be stronger in batting than in bowling, Hobbs playing on until 1934 with another good opening partner in Andrew Sandham. Hobbs scored more runs (61,760) and compiled more centuries (199) in first-class cricket than any other player in the history of the game. In recognition of his contribution to the team, the eponym
ous Jack Hobbs Gates were inaugurated at the Oval.
The side was not completely bereft of quality in the bowling department, however; Alf Gover
took 200 wickets in both 1936 and 1937, a fine achievement for a fast bowler on the flat Oval track. The Oval pitches of this period tended to be very good for batting and many matches were left drawn. The club captain for much of this period was the affable and bohemian Percy Fender
, whose closest colleague was the England captain of Bodyline
fame (or infamy), Douglas Jardine
. In 1938, Surrey played a home match away from The Oval for the first time, hosting at Woodbridge Road in Guildford
. In 1939, cricket took a break as World War II
occupied the nation and The Oval was seized for Government use.
in 1950, won seven consecutive outright titles from 1952 to 1958, and were runners-up again in 1959. Their margins of victory were usually large. For example, Yorkshire
were runners-up in 1952 but finished 32 points behind.
Their great success was built on a remarkably strong bowling attack, with Test
seamer Alec Bedser
supported by the outstanding spin duo of Tony Lock
and Jim Laker
, the latter widely regarded as one of the finest ever orthodox off-spinners. Lock and Laker made the most of Oval pitches, which were receptive to spin, but the club's success was also due to the positive and attacking captaincy of Stuart Surridge
, who won the title in all five years of his leadership from 1952 to 1956. The team fielded extremely well and a feature was some brilliant close catching. The team also had excellent batsmen, especially the elegant Peter May, and the determined and combative Ken Barrington
.
and under the captaincy of Micky Stewart
, but more success was achieved in the shorter form of the game. In 1969, Surrey had employed their first overseas player: Pakistan
i leg break
er Intikhab Alam
. In addition to Intikhab, the Surrey attack in their Championship-winning side possessed four current or future England Test
cricketers in Geoff Arnold
, Robin Jackman
, Bob Willis
and Pat Pocock
. Edrich was subsequently appointed captain in 1973 and led Surrey to second position in the County Championship in his first year in charge and then secured Surrey their first limited overs silverware the following year with victory in the Benson and Hedges Cup. Edrich's replacement as captain, Roger Knight
, led Surrey to NatWest Trophy glory at Lord's
in 1982. Following Intikhab Alam, other overseas players to appear for the county included the New Zealand batsman Geoff Howarth
and two fast bowlers, the West Indian Sylvester Clarke
and the Pakistani Waqar Younis
.
Following a relative drought in success, the club's members called a Special General Meeting
in 1995. A change of fortunes soon followed, as Alec Stewart
– son of Micky – led the team to the Sunday League title in 1996. This was the catalyst for further success under the captaincy of Adam Hollioake
and the influence of Keith Medlycott
, who was county coach from 1997 to 2003. Benson and Hedges Cup victories in 1997 and 2001 were complemented with County Championship
triumphs in 1999, 2000 and 2002, a National League Division Two title in 2000 and the inaugural Twenty20 Cup
in 2003. This was in spite of the tragic death of Hollioake's brother and team-mate Ben Hollioake
, who was killed in a car accident in early 2002. That same year, Ali Brown
posted what remains today a world record List A score of 268 against Glamorgan
at The Oval
, beating Graeme Pollock
's former records score in the first of his two one-day double hundreds for Surrey. Adam Hollioake retired after the 2004 season.
The run of success came to an end in 2005, when an ageing Surrey team was relegated to Division Two of the Championship, but an immediate recovery took place in 2006 as Surrey won promotion as champions of Division Two. However, they were once again relegated to Division Two in 2008
, failing to win a single game for the first time in the county's history and losing their last two games by an innings. Despite the end of a successful period, Surrey did post a List A world record score of 496–4 from 50 overs, the first of which was a maiden, against Gloucestershire
at The Oval on 29 April 2007; Ali Brown top scored with 176 from just 97 deliveries.
The 2000s saw the retirement of club legends Alec Stewart
, Mark Butcher
, Graham Thorpe
and Martin Bicknell
, who all represented England, as well as Saqlain Mushtaq
who played for Pakistan. Another England player in Mark Ramprakash
had joined Surrey in 2001 and, despite the club's travails, became the nineteenth player to pass 15,000 first-class runs for the county, doing so at an average of over 70. Surrey did not threaten to achieve a return to Division One of the County Championship after their 2008 relegation or to win either 40-over competition until 2011. However, the club did have more luck in the Twenty20 Cup
following victory in 2003
, reaching finals day in 2004
, 2005
and 2006, but failing to win the competition. 2011 saw a revival in the team's fortunes. They achieved a return to Division One of the County Championship by the margin of a single point, as they won their final four games of the season. They also won the CB40 competition.
since 1915, when Lord Rosebery
successfully requested permission for their use. Surrey's historical link to the Prince of Wales
dates back to the birth of the club, which was only made possible by the agreement of the Prince of Wales to allow his tenants at Kennington Oval
to sub-let the ground for the purposes of cricket. In first-class cricket
, Surrey wear a brown cricket cap
, along with their traditional cricket whites and have done so for many years. The first-class kit and the kits worn in the Friends Life t20 and CB40 are all currently manufactured by MKK Sports, while Kia Motors
pay to have their logo across the front of the shirt.
Surrey's 40-over team currently wear predominantly black
shirts with 'fluro green
' piping and white
patches, while the Twenty20 team use the same green as the main colour of the kit and accompany it with black. The limited overs teams were called Surrey Lions before a name change for the 2006 season to Surrey Brown Caps, but another switch saw them revert to Surrey Lions and change to the current colours in 2010. The Lions wore navy blue and sky blue in 2004 in both forms of the limited overs game and stuck with these colours in 2005. 2007 saw the light blue replaced by Surrey's traditional brown in the 40-over game, before the darker shade of blue turned to gold in 2008 to produce a gold and brown combination, while silver and brown were preferred for Twenty20 contests. White, red and sky blue were worn by the side featuring Mark Butcher
and Adam Hollioake
before the turn of the 21st century.
Surrey have played the overwhelming majority of their home matches at The Oval
, which is the third largest cricket ground in England
after Edgbaston
's recent expansion in terms of capacity, holding 23,500 people. It was first leased by the club in 1845 from the Duchy of Cornwall
, and it is to this day. The ground has hosted Surrey matches since its opening in 1846 and it staged all but two Surrey home matches between 1846 and 1938. It generally holds the last Test
of the English summer in late August or early September.
Surrey also play at Whitgift School
and the Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, which can hold 5,000 and 4,500 spectators, respectively. These are known as 'out-grounds' and both currently host one County Championship
match and one Pro40 match each season. In addition, Whitgift held a Friends Provident t20 match in 2011, doing so for the first time. The remainder are played at The Oval.
Surrey have played home matches at fifteen different grounds since their first in the mid-1800s
. As Surrey CCC represents the historic county
of Surrey
, as all other county cricket clubs do, some of the grounds today fall outside of the modern county's boundaries and sit within Greater London
instead.which as with all county cricket clubs. The following table gives details of every venue at which Surrey have hosted first-class
, List A or Twenty20
cricket matches:
Surrey contest the London Derby with Middlesex County Cricket Club
, so-called because of the traditional counties' proximity to and overlap with today's Greater London
, which was only created in 1965. The match generally draws the biggest crowds of the season for either team. Middlesex CCC was formed in 1864, and also plays home games at a Test cricket
ground: Lord's
, which has the greatest capacity of any cricket ground in England. They have won 12 County Championship
s to Surrey's 19, have matched Surrey's Twenty20 success and have had one more List A triumph, winning 7 domestic trophies. In first-class cricket, Surrey have won more of the 256 London derbies than Middlesex, but the commonest result is the draw, while Middlesex have the slight edge in one-day cricket with 28 wins to Surrey's 26. Surrey have won 11 of the 16 Twenty20 London derbies.
, to stage Test cricket
on a yearly basis, alongside limited overs internationals. However, this reputation took a hit last year with the club announcing pre-tax losses of £502,000 for the 2010 financial year, as turnover dropped by 20% to £20.5m. The club had previously benefited from a sunnier balance sheet due to the sale of ground naming rights and the re-development of the Vauxhall End at The Oval
. In the 2008 financial year, Surrey had achieved pre-tax profits of £583,000 with a turnover of approaching £24 million, as membership swelled to 10,113. Record profit and turnover were announced for 2009 thanks to the staging of international cricket matches with the figures growing to £752,000 and £25.5 million, respectively.
car manufacturer Kia Motors
and kit manufacturers MKK Sports. Kia holds a shirt and ground sponsorship agreement with the club at the value of £3.5m over five years, which represents some improvement on the £250,000 received from Australia
n financial corporation AMP Limited
and the £1,500,000-a-year deal with Brit Insurance
that foollowed. The club also holds arrangements with various other partners, such as Marston's Pedigree and BBC London 94.9
.
The following cricketers have made 200 or more appearances for Surrey in first-class
, List A and Twenty20 cricket combined.
Surrey have had 38 club captains
since 1846. The club captain leads the team on the field, unless he is on international duty, injured or otherwise unavailable. Surrey's most successful County Championship
captain is Stuart Surridge
who won the title in each year of his captaincy in a five-year run stretching from 1952 to 1956. Current captain Rory Hamilton-Brown
is in his second year of captaincy, having taken over from former England batsman Mark Butcher
.
The position of President is an honorary one. The President does not take a salary and is chosen from supporters of the club. Past holders of the seat have included ex-Prime Minister
Sir John Major and a number of ex-players, an example of which is the 2011 President and 1960s Surrey slow left-arm
bowler Roger Harman
, who will hold the post for a single season, as has been customary in recent years. He is the 48th President.
.
who was promoted from assistant in 2006 at a time when his son Mark
was club captain. Micky Stewart
, who also played for the club, was the cricket manager from 1979 to 1986.
is Keith Booth
. Booth has filled the role since 1995.
England
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and Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
domestic cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
structure, representing the historic county
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
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...
. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions. The club's home since its foundation in 1845 has been 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...
cricket ground (currently known officially as the 'Kia Oval' following a sponsorship deal with the Kia Motors
Kia Motors
Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...
company), within the 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....
area of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth
The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in south London, England and forms part of Inner London. The local authority is Lambeth London Borough Council.-Origins:...
in south London
London
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. The club has two 'out grounds' where some home games each season are also played at Whitgift School
Whitgift School
Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,400 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a parkland site.- History and grounds :...
, Croydon
Croydon
Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
and at Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
.
Surrey CCC has had three notable periods of great success in its history. The club was unofficially proclaimed as "Champion County" seven times during the 1850s; it won the title eight times from 1887 to 1895 (including the first ever officially constituted County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
in 1890); and seven consecutive outright titles from 1952 to 1958 inclusive following a shared title (with Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
) in 1950. In 1955, Surrey won 23 of its 28 county matches, a record that still stands and can no longer be bettered as counties have played fewer than 23 matches each season since 1993. To date, Surrey has won the official County Championship 18 times outright, more than any other county except Yorkshire.
The club's traditional badge is the three feathers
Prince of Wales's feathers
The Prince of Wales's feathers is the heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent to the British and Commonwealth Realms thrones. It consists of three white feathers emerging from a gold coronet. A ribbon below the coronet bears the motto Ich dien...
displayed by the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
. Lord Rosebery obtained the permission to use this symbol from the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
, hereditary owner of the land on which 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...
stands, in 1915. 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...
has been the club captain since 2010 and he works with manager Chris Adams
Chris Adams
Christopher John Adams is the current cricket manager of Surrey County Cricket Club and a former English first-class cricketer who briefly represented his nation at Test and One Day International level....
.
First XI
- Champion County (2) – 1887, 1888; shared (1) – 1889
- County ChampionshipCounty ChampionshipThe County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
(18) – 1890, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1899, 1914, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1971, 1999, 2000, 2002; shared (1) – 1950- Division Two (1) – 2006
- FP Trophy (1) – 1982
- Clydesdale Bank 40Clydesdale Bank 40The ECB40, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank 40 for sponsorship reasons, is a forty-over limited overs cricket competition for the English first-class counties. It began in the 2010 English cricket season as a replacement for the Pro40 and Friends Provident Trophy competitions...
(1) – 2011 - NatWest Pro40 League (2) – 1996, 2003
- Division Two (1) – 2000
- Twenty20 CupTwenty20 CupThe Twenty20 Cup was a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs.In 2010, it has been replaced by Friends Provident t20 as the domestic Twenty20 competition.-History:...
(1) – 2003 - Benson and Hedges Cup (3) – 1974, 1997, 2001
Second XI
- Second XI ChampionshipSecond XI ChampionshipThe Second XI Championship is a season-long cricket competition in England that is competed for by the reserve teams of those county cricket clubs that have first-class status...
(6) – 1966, 1968, 1975, 1988, 1992, 2009 - Second XI Trophy (1) – 2001
- Minor Counties Cricket ChampionshipMinor Counties Cricket ChampionshipThe Minor Counties Cricket Championship is a season-long competition in England that is contested by those county cricket clubs that do not have first-class status...
(4) – 1939, 1950, 1954, 1955
Earliest cricket in the county
- For more information about cricket in Surrey before the formation of Surrey CCC, see History of cricket to 1725 and Surrey county cricket teamsSurrey county cricket teamsSurrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
.
It is widely believed that cricket was invented by children living on the Weald
Weald
The Weald is the name given to an area in South East England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It should be regarded as three separate parts: the sandstone "High Weald" in the centre; the clay "Low Weald" periphery; and the Greensand Ridge which...
in Saxon or Norman times and that the game very soon reached neighbouring 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...
. Although not the game's birthplace, Surrey does claim the honour of being the location of its first definite mention in print. Evidence from a 1598 court case confirms that creckett was played by schoolboys on a certain plot of land in Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
around 1550. In 1611, King James I
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
gave to his eldest son, Henry, Prince of Wales
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales was the elder son of King James I & VI and Anne of Denmark. His name derives from his grandfathers: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley and Frederick II of Denmark. Prince Henry was widely seen as a bright and promising heir to his father's throne...
, the manor
Manor
-Land tenure:*Manor, an estate in land of the mediaeval era in England*Manorialism, a system of land tenure and organization of the rural economy and society in parts of medieval Europe based on the manor*Manor house, the principal house of a manor...
s of 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....
and Vauxhall
Vauxhall
-Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within...
, where the home ground of Surrey – 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...
– is today. To this day, the Prince of Wales's feathers
Prince of Wales's feathers
The Prince of Wales's feathers is the heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent to the British and Commonwealth Realms thrones. It consists of three white feathers emerging from a gold coronet. A ribbon below the coronet bears the motto Ich dien...
feature on the cricket club's badge.
Cricket became well established in Surrey during the 17th century and the earliest village matches took place before the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. It is believed that the earliest county teams were formed in the aftermath of the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
in 1660. The earliest known first-class match
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...
in Surrey was Croydon
Croydon Cricket Club
The original Croydon Cricket Club was one of the oldest in England with origins going back to the early 18th century and perhaps earlier. It played most of its matches at Duppas Hill. The earliest record of the club is in the 1707 season when it played two matches against London Cricket...
v London
London Cricket Club
The original London Cricket Club was formed by 1722 and was one of the foremost clubs in English cricket over the next four decades. It is closely associated with the Artillery Ground, where it played most of its home matches.-Early history of London cricket:...
at Croydon on 1 July 1707. In 1709, the earliest known inter-county match took place between Kent
Kent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
and Surrey at Dartford Brent
Dartford Brent
Dartford Brent was an extensive area of common land on the outskirts of Dartford in Kent. In history, it was the scene of a confrontation between King Henry VI and Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York in 1452; and in 1555 thousands of spectators were to witness the burning to death at the stake of...
with £50 at stake. Surrey would continue to play cricket against other representative teams from that time onwards. Probably its greatest players during the underarm
Underarm bowling
In cricket, underarm bowling is as old as the sport itself. Until the introduction of the roundarm style in the first half of the 19th century, bowling was performed in the same way as in bowls, the ball being delivered with the hand below the waist...
era were the famous bowler Edward "Lumpy" Stevens and the wicket-keeper/batsman William Yalden
William Yalden
William "The Yold" Yalden was a noted English cricketer. He was a very good batsman but was primarily known as a wicket-keeper....
, who both belonged to the Chertsey
Chertsey Cricket Club
Chertsey Cricket Club in Surrey is one of the oldest in England. Its own website dates its founding as 1737 but in fact matches involving a Chertsey team date from 1736....
club.
Origin of Surrey CCC (1845–1853)
Surrey CCC was founded on the evening of 22 August 1845 at the Horns Tavern in South London, where around 100 representatives of various cricket clubsClub cricket
Club cricket is a mainly amateur, but still formal, form of the sport of cricket, usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening. There is a great deal of variation in game format although the Laws of Cricket are always observed...
in Surrey agreed a motion put by William Denison
William Denison (cricketer)
William Denison was involved in English cricket in the mid-19th century as a player, administrator and writer....
(the club's first secretary) "that a Surrey club be now formed". A further meeting at the Tavern on 18 October 1845 formally constituted the club, appointed officers and began enrolling members. A lease on Kennington 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...
, a former market garden
Market garden
A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. It is distinguishable from other types of farming by the diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically, from under one acre ...
, was obtained by a Mr Houghton from the Duchy of Cornwall
Duchy of Cornwall
The Duchy of Cornwall is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch inherits the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at the time of his birth, or of his parent's succession to the throne. If the monarch has no son, the...
. Mr Houghton was of the old Montpelier Cricket Club
Montpelier Cricket Club
The Montpelier Cricket Club was prominent in English cricket from about 1796, when it began to compete against Marylebone Cricket Club and other leading "town clubs", until 1845 when its members were the prime movers in the formation of Surrey County Cricket Club.Montpelier was based at George...
, 70 members of which formed the nucleus of the new Surrey County club. The Honourable Fred Ponsonby, later the Earl of Bessborough
Earl of Bessborough
Earl of Bessborough is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1739 for Brabazon Ponsonby, 2nd Viscount Duncannon, who had previously represented Newtownards and County Kildare in the Irish House of Commons...
was the first vice-president.
Surrey's inaugural 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...
match was against the MCC
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...
at The Oval at the end of May, 1846. The club's first inter-county match, against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
, was held at The Oval the following month and Surrey emerged victorious by ten wickets. However, the club did not do well that year, despite the extra public attractions at the Oval of a Walking Match and a Poultry Show. By the start of the 1847 season the club was £70 in debt and there was a motion to close. Ponsonby proposed that 6 life members be created for a fee of £12 each. His motion was duly passed, and the club survived. The threat of construction 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...
was also successfully dispelled in 1848 thanks to the intervention of Prince Albert.
Honours in the embryonic years of county cricket (1854–1899)
In 1854, Surrey secured a new 21-year lease on their home ground and Surrey went on to enjoy a successful end to the nineteenth century. Surrey were the "Champion County" seven times from 1850 to 1859 and again in 1864. In 1857, all nine matches played by the county resulted in victory. This was the time of great players like William CaffynWilliam Caffyn
William "Billy" Caffyn was a famous English cricketer who played for Surrey CCC and the All-England Eleven.-Surrey and All-England:...
, Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (cricketer)
Julius Caesar was a Surrey cricketer who played 194 first-class cricket matches between 1849 and 1867.-Childhood:...
, HH Stephenson
HH Stephenson
Heathfield Harman "HH" Stephenson was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era....
and Tom Lockyer
Tom Lockyer
Thomas "Tom" Lockyer was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era. He was one of the outstanding wicket-keepers of the 19th century.Lockyer was a right-handed batsman...
, and a fine captain in 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...
. An incident in 1862, at the instigation of Edgar Willsher
Edgar Willsher
Edgar "Ned" Willsher was an English cricketer who is famous for being the catalyst in the shift from roundarm to overarm bowling....
in a match between Surrey and England led to the introduction of overarm bowling
Overarm bowling
In cricket, overarm bowling refers to a delivery in which the bowler's hand is above shoulder height. This is in contrast to a roundarm delivery, where the hand is between shoulder height and waist height; and an underarm delivery where the bowler's hand is below waist height.After roundarm was...
into cricket.
The appointment of renowned sports administrator Charles Alcock
Charles Alcock
Charles Alcock may refer to:*Charles R. Alcock , New Zealand astronomer*C. W. Alcock, Charles William Alcock , English footballer, creator of the FA Cup and organiser of the first Test in England...
as Secretary of the Club – a paid position for the first time – in 1872 preceded more success, as Surrey won 32 of 42 matches to again become Champion County in 1887, 1888 and jointly in 1889, before the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
officially came into being in 1890. They won the official title in 1890–1892, 1894, 1895 and 1899. Much of this success was under the county's first great captain, John Shuter
John Shuter
John Shuter was a cricketer who played for England and Surrey in the late 19th century...
, who led the side from 1880 to 1893. Leading players in these years were batsman Bobby Abel
Bobby Abel
Robert Abel , nicknamed "The Guv'nor", was a Surrey and England opening batsman who was one of the most prolific run-getters in the early years of the County Championship...
and a trio of top bowlers in George Lohmann
George Lohmann
George Alfred Lohmann is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time...
, Bill Lockwood
William Lockwood
William 'Bill' Lockwood William 'Bill' Lockwood William 'Bill' Lockwood (William Henry Lockwood; born 25 March 1868, Radford, Nottingham; died 26 April 1932, Radford, Nottingham was a fast bowler and the unpredictable, occasionally devastating counterpart to the amazingly hard-working Tom...
and Tom Richardson
Tom Richardson
Tom Richardson was an English cricketer. A fast bowler, Richardson relied to a great extent on the break-back , a relatively long run-up and high arm which allowed him to gain sharp lift on fast pitches even from the full, straight length he always bowled...
. In 1899, Abel's unbeaten 357 helped Surrey to a mammoth total of 811 against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
; both scores remain club records over 100 years later.
Limited success in the Hobbs era (1900–1939)
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...
, the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
(later Edward VIII
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...
) allowed usage of his feathers
Prince of Wales's feathers
The Prince of Wales's feathers is the heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent to the British and Commonwealth Realms thrones. It consists of three white feathers emerging from a gold coronet. A ribbon below the coronet bears the motto Ich dien...
on the club badge. The club's most famous player was Jack Hobbs
Jack Hobbs
Sir John Berry "Jack" Hobbs was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches from 1908 to 1930....
, who began playing for the county in 1905, and he had a notable opening partner till 1914 in Tom Hayward
Tom Hayward
Thomas Walter Hayward was a cricketer who played for Surrey and England between the 1890s and the outbreak of World War I. He was primarily an opening batsman, noted especially for the quality of his off-drive...
, who scored 3,518 runs in all 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...
in 1906, equalled C.B. Fry's record of 13 centuries in a season and, in one six-day period, scored two centuries at Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...
and two more at Leicester. He scored his hundredth hundred, appropriately enough, at the Oval in 1913. Between the two World Wars, Surrey often had a good side, but it tended to be stronger in batting than in bowling, Hobbs playing on until 1934 with another good opening partner in Andrew Sandham. Hobbs scored more runs (61,760) and compiled more centuries (199) in first-class cricket than any other player in the history of the game. In recognition of his contribution to the team, the eponym
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous Jack Hobbs Gates were inaugurated at the Oval.
The side was not completely bereft of quality in the bowling department, however; Alf Gover
Alf Gover
Alfred Richard Gover MBE was an English Test cricketer. He was the mainstay of the Surrey bowling attack during the 1930s and played four Tests before and after the Second World War...
took 200 wickets in both 1936 and 1937, a fine achievement for a fast bowler on the flat Oval track. The Oval pitches of this period tended to be very good for batting and many matches were left drawn. The club captain for much of this period was the affable and bohemian 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:...
, whose closest colleague was the England captain of Bodyline
Bodyline
Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory bowling, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia, specifically to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's Don Bradman...
fame (or infamy), 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...
. In 1938, Surrey played a home match away from The Oval for the first time, hosting at Woodbridge Road in Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
. In 1939, cricket took a break as World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
occupied the nation and The Oval was seized for Government use.
Post-war domination (1945–1958)
From 1948 to 1959, Surrey were the pre-eminent English county team, finishing either first or second in the county championship in 10 seasons out of 12. They finished runners-up in 1948, shared the championship with LancashireLancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in 1950, won seven consecutive outright titles from 1952 to 1958, and were runners-up again in 1959. Their margins of victory were usually large. For example, 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....
were runners-up in 1952 but finished 32 points behind.
Their great success was built on a remarkably strong bowling attack, with Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
seamer Alec Bedser
Alec Bedser
Sir Alec Victor Bedser, CBE was a professional English cricketer. He was the chairman of selectors for the English national cricket team, and the president of Surrey County Cricket Club...
supported by the outstanding spin duo of Tony Lock
Tony Lock
Graham Anthony Richard Lock was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. He played in forty nine Tests for England taking 174 wickets at 25.58 each.-Life and career:...
and Jim Laker
Jim Laker
James "Jim" Charles Laker was a cricketer who played for England in the 1950s, known for "Laker's match" in 1956 at Old Trafford, when he took nineteen wickets in England's victory against Australia...
, the latter widely regarded as one of the finest ever orthodox off-spinners. Lock and Laker made the most of Oval pitches, which were receptive to spin, but the club's success was also due to the positive and attacking captaincy of 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....
, who won the title in all five years of his leadership from 1952 to 1956. The team fielded extremely well and a feature was some brilliant close catching. The team also had excellent batsmen, especially the elegant Peter May, and the determined and combative Ken Barrington
Ken Barrington
Kenneth Frank Barrington , better known as Ken Barrington, played for the English cricket team and Surrey County Cricket Club in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler, well known for his jovial good humour and long, defensive innings "batting with bulldog...
.
Famine and feast of glory (1959–2004)
Over the next forty years to 1998, Surrey won the County Championship only once, in 1971 during the career of England opener John EdrichJohn 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...
and under the captaincy of 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....
, but more success was achieved in the shorter form of the game. In 1969, Surrey had employed their first overseas player: Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i leg break
Leg break
A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
er Intikhab Alam
Intikhab Alam
Intikhab Alam Khan is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 47 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1959 to 1977. He also played in English county cricket for Surrey between 1969 and 1981....
. In addition to Intikhab, the Surrey attack in their Championship-winning side possessed four current or future England Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
cricketers in Geoff Arnold
Geoff Arnold
Geoff Arnold is an English cricketer who played 34 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals for England. His nickname of "Horse" was based on his initials of GG. He was a seam and swing bowler, who finished his first-class cricket career, which lasted from 1963 to 1982, with 1130 wickets at an average...
, Robin Jackman
Robin Jackman
Robin Jackman is a former English cricketer, who played in four Tests and fifteen ODIs for England from 1974 to 1983. He was a seam bowler and useful tail-end batsman. During a first-class career lasting from 1966 to 1982, he took 1,402 wickets...
, Bob Willis
Bob Willis
Robert George Dylan Willis MBE , known as Bob Willis, is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England...
and 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....
. Edrich was subsequently appointed captain in 1973 and led Surrey to second position in the County Championship in his first year in charge and then secured Surrey their first limited overs silverware the following year with victory in the Benson and Hedges Cup. Edrich's replacement as captain, 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...
, led Surrey to NatWest Trophy glory at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
in 1982. Following Intikhab Alam, other overseas players to appear for the county included the New Zealand batsman 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...
and two fast bowlers, the West Indian Sylvester Clarke
Sylvester Clarke
Sylvester Theophilus Clarke was a West Indian cricketer who played 11 Tests and 10 One Day Internationals.-Early life:Born in Christ Church, Barbados, Clarke attended St Bartholomew's Boys' School...
and the Pakistani Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis Maitla is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time...
.
Following a relative drought in success, the club's members called a Special General Meeting
Extraordinary General Meeting
An extraordinary general meeting, commonly abbreviated as EGM, is a meeting of members of an organisation, shareholders of a company, or employees of an official body, which occurs at an irregular time. The term is usually used where the group would ordinarily hold an annual general meeting , but...
in 1995. A change of fortunes soon followed, as 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...
– son of Micky – led the team to the Sunday League title in 1996. This was the catalyst for further success under the captaincy of 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...
and the influence of Keith Medlycott
Keith Medlycott
Keith Thomas Medlycott is an English former cricketer, a left-arm spinner and middle order batsman for Surrey and Northern Transvaal...
, who was county coach from 1997 to 2003. Benson and Hedges Cup victories in 1997 and 2001 were complemented with County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
triumphs in 1999, 2000 and 2002, a National League Division Two title in 2000 and the inaugural Twenty20 Cup
Twenty20 Cup
The Twenty20 Cup was a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs.In 2010, it has been replaced by Friends Provident t20 as the domestic Twenty20 competition.-History:...
in 2003. This was in spite of the tragic death of Hollioake's brother and team-mate Ben Hollioake
Ben Hollioake
Benjamin Caine Hollioake was an all rounder for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, and moved to England as a boy, along with his older brother Adam...
, who was killed in a car accident in early 2002. That same year, Ali Brown
Ali Brown
Alistair Duncan Brown , more commonly known as Ali Brown, is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire for the 2009 season. He is nicknamed "Lordy", in allusion to Ted Dexter because of his big-hitting, confident batting style...
posted what remains today a world record List A score of 268 against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
at 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...
, beating Graeme Pollock
Graeme Pollock
Robert Graeme Pollock, known as Graeme, is a former cricketer. He played in 23 Test matches for South Africa and represented Transvaal and Eastern Province at domestic level....
's former records score in the first of his two one-day double hundreds for Surrey. Adam Hollioake retired after the 2004 season.
Recent years (2005–present)
2008 County Championship
The 2008 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away...
, failing to win a single game for the first time in the county's history and losing their last two games by an innings. Despite the end of a successful period, Surrey did post a List A world record score of 496–4 from 50 overs, the first of which was a maiden, against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
at The Oval on 29 April 2007; Ali Brown top scored with 176 from just 97 deliveries.
The 2000s saw the retirement of club legends 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...
, 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....
, Graham Thorpe
Graham Thorpe
Graham Paul Thorpe MBE is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey and England. A left-handed middle-order batsman and slip fielder, he appeared in exactly 100 Test matches.-Early life:...
and Martin Bicknell
Martin Bicknell
Martin Paul Bicknell is a former English cricketer. He played only four Test matches, but the last two, against South Africa in 2003, came ten years after the first two in the 1993 Ashes series. England had played 114 matches between his appearances, a record...
, who all represented England, as well as Saqlain Mushtaq
Saqlain Mushtaq
Saqlain Mushtaq is a Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest off spin bowlers of all time.He is best known for pioneering the "doosra", which he employed to great effect during his career...
who played for Pakistan. Another England player in Mark Ramprakash
Mark Ramprakash
Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21...
had joined Surrey in 2001 and, despite the club's travails, became the nineteenth player to pass 15,000 first-class runs for the county, doing so at an average of over 70. Surrey did not threaten to achieve a return to Division One of the County Championship after their 2008 relegation or to win either 40-over competition until 2011. However, the club did have more luck in the Twenty20 Cup
Twenty20 Cup
The Twenty20 Cup was a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs.In 2010, it has been replaced by Friends Provident t20 as the domestic Twenty20 competition.-History:...
following victory in 2003
2003 Twenty20 Cup
The 2003 Twenty20 Cup was the inaugural Twenty20 Cup competition for English and Welsh county clubs. The finals day took place on 19 July at Trent Bridge, and was won by the Surrey Lions.-Background:...
, reaching finals day in 2004
2004 Twenty20 Cup
-Semi-finals:-----Final:...
, 2005
2005 Twenty20 Cup
-Semi-Finals:-----Final:-See also:*Twenty20 Cup...
and 2006, but failing to win the competition. 2011 saw a revival in the team's fortunes. They achieved a return to Division One of the County Championship by the margin of a single point, as they won their final four games of the season. They also won the CB40 competition.
Badge, colours and name
Surrey's badge has featured the Prince of Wales's feathersPrince of Wales's feathers
The Prince of Wales's feathers is the heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent to the British and Commonwealth Realms thrones. It consists of three white feathers emerging from a gold coronet. A ribbon below the coronet bears the motto Ich dien...
since 1915, when Lord Rosebery
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...
successfully requested permission for their use. Surrey's historical link to the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
dates back to the birth of the club, which was only made possible by the agreement of the Prince of Wales to allow his tenants at Kennington 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...
to sub-let the ground for the purposes of cricket. In 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...
, Surrey wear a brown cricket cap
Cricket cap
A cricket cap is a type of soft cap, often made from felt that is a traditional form of headwear for players of the game of cricket, regardless of age or gender. It is usually a tight-fitting skullcap, usually made of six or eight sections, with a small crescent shaped brim that points downwards...
, along with their traditional cricket whites and have done so for many years. The first-class kit and the kits worn in the Friends Life t20 and CB40 are all currently manufactured by MKK Sports, while Kia Motors
Kia Motors
Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...
pay to have their logo across the front of the shirt.
Surrey's 40-over team currently wear predominantly black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
shirts with 'fluro green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
' piping and white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
patches, while the Twenty20 team use the same green as the main colour of the kit and accompany it with black. The limited overs teams were called Surrey Lions before a name change for the 2006 season to Surrey Brown Caps, but another switch saw them revert to Surrey Lions and change to the current colours in 2010. The Lions wore navy blue and sky blue in 2004 in both forms of the limited overs game and stuck with these colours in 2005. 2007 saw the light blue replaced by Surrey's traditional brown in the 40-over game, before the darker shade of blue turned to gold in 2008 to produce a gold and brown combination, while silver and brown were preferred for Twenty20 contests. White, red and sky blue were worn by the side featuring 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....
and 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...
before the turn of the 21st century.
Grounds
Surrey have played the overwhelming majority of their home matches at 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...
, which is the third largest cricket ground in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
after Edgbaston
Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...
's recent expansion in terms of capacity, holding 23,500 people. It was first leased by the club in 1845 from the Duchy of Cornwall
Duchy of Cornwall
The Duchy of Cornwall is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch inherits the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at the time of his birth, or of his parent's succession to the throne. If the monarch has no son, the...
, and it is to this day. The ground has hosted Surrey matches since its opening in 1846 and it staged all but two Surrey home matches between 1846 and 1938. It generally holds the last Test
Test match
Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to:* Test cricket* Test match * Test match * Test match...
of the English summer in late August or early September.
Surrey also play at Whitgift School
Whitgift School
Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,400 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a parkland site.- History and grounds :...
and the Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, which can hold 5,000 and 4,500 spectators, respectively. These are known as 'out-grounds' and both currently host one County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
match and one Pro40 match each season. In addition, Whitgift held a Friends Provident t20 match in 2011, doing so for the first time. The remainder are played at The Oval.
Surrey have played home matches at fifteen different grounds since their first in the mid-1800s
19th century
The 19th century was a period in history marked by the collapse of the Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Holy Roman and Mughal empires...
. As Surrey CCC represents the historic county
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
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...
, as all other county cricket clubs do, some of the grounds today fall outside of the modern county's boundaries and sit within Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
instead.which as with all county cricket clubs. The following table gives details of every venue at which Surrey have hosted 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...
, List A or 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 matches:
| Name of ground | Location | Year | FC matches | LA matches | T20 matches | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
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.... |
1846–present | 1756 | 391 | 43 | 2190 |
| Woodbridge Road Woodbridge Road The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road is a cricket ground in Guildford, Surrey. The ground was given to the town in trust in 1911 by Sir Harry Waechter, Bart. Guildford Cricket Club play their home matches on the ground. Surrey CCC play one County Championship match and one List A one-day match there... |
Guildford Guildford Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region... |
1938–present | 89 | 36 | 0 | 125 |
| Whitgift School | Croydon Croydon Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross... |
2000–present | 9 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| British Aerospace Company Ground British Aerospace Company Ground British Aerospace Company Ground was a cricket ground in Byfleet, Surrey. The ground was built as a works venue for the nearby Vickers-Armstrongs factor at nearby Brooklands. In 1920 a factory side was established, although the first recorded match on the ground was in 1970, when Surrey played... |
Byfleet Byfleet Byfleet is an inland island village forming a suburb of Woking in Surrey, England. It is in the east of the borough between the River Wey and the River Mole, and is within the M25 motorway.... |
1970–1979 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Kenton Court Meadow Kenton Court Meadow Kenton Court Meadow is a cricket ground in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey . First established in 1957, the first recorded match on the ground was in 1967, when Sunbury played South Hampstead.... |
Sunbury-on-Thames Sunbury-on-Thames Sunbury-on-Thames, also known as Sunbury, is a town in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne, England, and part of the London commuter belt. It is located 16 miles southwest of central London and bordered by Feltham and Hampton, flanked on the south by the River Thames.-History:The earliest evidence of... |
1972–1974 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hawker's Sports Ground Hawker's Sports Ground Hawker's Sports Ground is a cricket ground in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. The ground was built and owned by the Hawker Aircraft company who had factories in Kingston-upon-Thames... |
Kingston-upon-Thames | 1946 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| St John's School | Leatherhead Leatherhead Leatherhead is a town in the County of Surrey, England, on the River Mole, part of Mole Valley district. It is thought to be of Saxon origin... |
1969–1972 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Metropolitan Police Sports Club Ground | East Molesey East Molesey Molesey is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England. Situated on the outskirts of Greater London, approximately from Charing Cross, it is a typical suburban area. There are two distinct areas in the town: West and East Molesey... |
2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Broadwater Park Broadwater Park Broadwater Park is a cricket ground in Godalming, Surrey. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1827, when the ground hosted a match between East and West Sussex.The ground held a single first-class match in 1854 when Surrey played Nottinghamshire.... |
Godalming Godalming Godalming is a town and civil parish in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England, south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt. Godalming shares a three-way twinning arrangement with the towns of Joigny in France... |
1854 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reigate Priory Cricket Club Ground Reigate Priory Cricket Club Ground Reigate Priory Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Reigate, Surrey. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1853, when East Surrey played West Sussex. It hosted its first first-class match in 1909, when Surrey played Oxford University. The next first-class match came in 1924 when... |
Reigate Reigate Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England, at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. It is one of the main constituents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead... |
1909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cheam Road Cheam Road Cheam Road is a cricket ground in Sutton, London . The first recorded match on the ground was in 1940, when Sutton United Tramps played London Counties.... |
Sutton Sutton, London Sutton is a large suburban town in southwest London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Sutton. It is located south-southwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The town was connected to central London by... |
1969 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Charterhouse School | Godalming Godalming Godalming is a town and civil parish in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England, south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt. Godalming shares a three-way twinning arrangement with the towns of Joigny in France... |
1972 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Decca Sports Ground Decca Sports Ground Decca Sports Ground is a cricket ground in Tolworth, London . The first recorded match on the ground was in 1973, when Surrey played Northamptonshire in a List-A match in the 1973 John Player League... |
Tolworth Tolworth Tolworth is a mostly residential area of outer South London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, located south west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include: New Malden, Kingston, Surbiton, Berrylands, Chessington, Ewell and Worcester Park.... |
1973 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hurst Park Club Ground Hurst Park Club Ground Hurst Park Club Ground is a cricket ground in East Molesey, Surrey. The ground was formerly located within Hurst Park Racecourse. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1890, when it hosted its only first-class match between Hurst Park Club and the touring Australians... |
East Molesey East Molesey Molesey is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England. Situated on the outskirts of Greater London, approximately from Charing Cross, it is a typical suburban area. There are two distinct areas in the town: West and East Molesey... |
1983 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Recreation Ground Recreation Ground, Banstead The Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Banstead, Surrey. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1955, when South Women Second XI played the Women's Cricket Association... |
Banstead Banstead Banstead is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in the county of Surrey, England, on the border with Greater London. It lies south of London, west of Croydon and of the county town of Kingston-Upon-Thames. Banstead is on the North Downs and is protected by the Metropolitan Green Belt;... |
1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Source:cricketarchive Updated: 18 September 2011 |
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Rivalry with Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
, so-called because of the traditional counties' proximity to and overlap with today's Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
, which was only created in 1965. The match generally draws the biggest crowds of the season for either team. Middlesex CCC was formed in 1864, and also plays home games at a Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
ground: Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
, which has the greatest capacity of any cricket ground in England. They have won 12 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
s to Surrey's 19, have matched Surrey's Twenty20 success and have had one more List A triumph, winning 7 domestic trophies. In first-class cricket, Surrey have won more of the 256 London derbies than Middlesex, but the commonest result is the draw, while Middlesex have the slight edge in one-day cricket with 28 wins to Surrey's 26. Surrey have won 11 of the 16 Twenty20 London derbies.
| Match format | Played | Surrey win | Middlesex win | Tie | Draw or no result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
256 | 89 | 74 | 2 | 91 |
| One day | 61 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| Twenty20 Twenty20 Cup The Twenty20 Cup was a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs.In 2010, it has been replaced by Friends Provident t20 as the domestic Twenty20 competition.-History:... |
16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 333 | 126 | 107 | 3 | 97 |
Finances
Surrey County Cricket Club traditionally has relatively strong finances in terms of the county game (whose 18 counties' aggregate losses amounted to over £9 million in 2010), which is in no small part due to the capability of and agreement with its principal home ground, The OvalThe 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...
, to stage Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
on a yearly basis, alongside limited overs internationals. However, this reputation took a hit last year with the club announcing pre-tax losses of £502,000 for the 2010 financial year, as turnover dropped by 20% to £20.5m. The club had previously benefited from a sunnier balance sheet due to the sale of ground naming rights and the re-development of the Vauxhall End at 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...
. In the 2008 financial year, Surrey had achieved pre-tax profits of £583,000 with a turnover of approaching £24 million, as membership swelled to 10,113. Record profit and turnover were announced for 2009 thanks to the staging of international cricket matches with the figures growing to £752,000 and £25.5 million, respectively.
Sponsorship
Surrey have maintained a number of relationship with sponsors over the years. The most prominent today are KoreanSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
car manufacturer Kia Motors
Kia Motors
Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...
and kit manufacturers MKK Sports. Kia holds a shirt and ground sponsorship agreement with the club at the value of £3.5m over five years, which represents some improvement on the £250,000 received from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n financial corporation AMP Limited
AMP Limited
AMP Limited is an Australian financial corporation. It operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand. AMP formed in 1849 as the Australian Mutual Provident Society, a non-profit life insurance company. In 1998 it was demutualised and listed on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges...
and the £1,500,000-a-year deal with Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance Holdings B.V. is an international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance. It is privately owned by Achilles, a consortium of two private equity companies, Apollo Management and CVC Capital Partners...
that foollowed. The club also holds arrangements with various other partners, such as Marston's Pedigree and BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | 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... name |
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| 1989–1998 | The Foster's Foster's Lager Foster's Lager is an internationally distributed Australian brand of 5.0% abv pale lager, It is a product of Foster's Group brewed under licence in several countries, including the U.S. and Russia... Oval |
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| 1998–1999 | Computacenter Computacenter Computacenter plc is the parent company of a group of European companies which provide computer services to public and private sector customers. Despite the spelling of the word "center", it is a UK company based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Its competitors include Fujitsu, Getronics, Capgemini and... |
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| 2001 | The AMP AMP Limited AMP Limited is an Australian financial corporation. It operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand. AMP formed in 1849 as the Australian Mutual Provident Society, a non-profit life insurance company. In 1998 it was demutualised and listed on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges... Oval |
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| 2002 | AMP Limited AMP Limited AMP Limited is an Australian financial corporation. It operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand. AMP formed in 1849 as the Australian Mutual Provident Society, a non-profit life insurance company. In 1998 it was demutualised and listed on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges... |
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| 2003 | RAC RAC plc RAC Limited is a breakdown company in the United Kingdom supplying products and services for motorists. Initially formed as the "Associate Section" of the Royal Automobile Club, it was incorporated as R.A.C. Motoring Services Ltd. in 1978. It was then sold by the members of the Royal Automobile... |
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| 2004–2010 | Surridge Sport | Brit Insurance Brit Insurance Brit Insurance Holdings B.V. is an international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance. It is privately owned by Achilles, a consortium of two private equity companies, Apollo Management and CVC Capital Partners... |
The Brit Brit Insurance Brit Insurance Holdings B.V. is an international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance. It is privately owned by Achilles, a consortium of two private equity companies, Apollo Management and CVC Capital Partners... Oval |
| 2010 | Prostar Sports | Kia Kia Motors Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010... |
The Kia Kia Motors Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010... Oval |
| 2011 | MKK Sports | ||
| 2012–2014 | TBC TBC TBC, an abbreviation often used for "to be confirmed", "to be continued" or "to be concluded", may also refer to:* 4-tert-Butylcatechol, an antioxidant... |
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Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.| Name | Squad No | Nat | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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| 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... (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... ) |
27 |  |
RHB | OB Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| Arun Harinath Arun Harinath Arun Harinath is an English cricketer: a top-order batsman who has played at first-class level for MCC and Loughborough UCCE. He was educated at Tiffin School, and then attended Loughborough University.... |
10 | |
RHB | OS Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side... |
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| Thomas Lancefield | 21 | |
LHB | SLA | |
| Tom Maynard Tom Maynard Thomas Lloyd "Tom" Maynard is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Surrey. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler, he is the son of former Glamorgan and England batsman Matthew Maynard.... |
55 |  |
RHB | OS Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side... |
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| Kevin Pietersen Kevin Pietersen Kevin Peter Pietersen, MBE is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for England and Surrey... |
24 | |
RHB | OB Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
Current England Test, ODI and Twenty20 player |
| Mark Ramprakash Mark Ramprakash Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English cricketer, playing for Surrey and England. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21... |
77 | |
RHB | OS Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side... |
Former England Test and ODI player |
| Jason Roy Jason Roy Jason Jonathan Roy is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey. He is a right-handed upper order batsman and amongst Surrey's most promising young players.... |
20 | |
RHB | RM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| All-rounders | |||||
| Zafar Ansari Zafar Ansari Zafar Shahaan Ansari is an English cricketer who has played for Cambridge University and Surrey. He is an all-rounder who bowls left arm spin.Ansari went to Hampton School in Richmond, and came through the Surrey academy system, having represented the county before he turned nine and also... |
22 | |
LHB | SLA | |
| Yasir Arafat Yasir Arafat (cricketer) Yasir Arafat Satti is a Pakistani cricketer. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast medium.-International career:... |
26 |  |
RHB | RFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Zander de Bruyn Zander de Bruyn Zander de Bruyn is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played three Test matches for South Africa, and currently plays domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions and Surrey County Cricket Club... |
58 |  |
RHB | RMF Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Chris Jordan Chris Jordan (cricketer) Christopher Jordan is an English cricketer.Chris Jordan was educated at Dulwich College through a sporting scholarship from his native Barbados and he made his 1st XI debut for Surrey versus Middlesex at Lord's in August 2007... |
11 |  |
RHB | RMF Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Matthew Spriegel Matthew Spriegel Matthew Neil William Spriegel is an English cricketer who has played for Loughborough UCCE and for Surrey. He was educated at Whitgift School before attending Loughborough University. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.... |
28 | |
LHB | OS Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side... |
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| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Steven Davies Steven Davies Steven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. A stylish and aggressive left-handed batsman who can open the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket... |
9 | |
LHB | England Twenty20 and ODI player | |
| Gary Wilson Gary Wilson (cricketer) Gary Craig Wilson is an Irish cricketer who attended Methodist College Belfast. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He has played for the Ireland cricket team since 2004, when he participated in the Under 19s World Cup. Two years later, he participated in the competition for the... |
19 | RHB | Ireland ODI player | ||
| Rory Burns Rory Burns Rory Joseph Burns is an English cricketer. Burns is a left-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Epsom, Surrey and educated at City of London Freemen's School and Cardiff University.... |
17 | |
LHB | ||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Gareth Batty Gareth Batty Gareth Jon Batty is an English cricketer, more specifically a spin-bowler. He is the younger brother of the former Yorkshire and Somerset off-spinner, Jeremy Batty.-Life and career:... |
13 | |
RHB | OS Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side... |
Former England Test and ODI player |
| Jade Dernbach Jade Dernbach Jade Winston Dernbach is a cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and England. He made his first-class debut in 2003 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2004 and 2009.... |
16 | |
RHB | RFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
England ODI and Twenty20 international player |
| Matt Dunn Matt Dunn (cricketer) Matthew Peter Dunn is an English cricketer. Dunn is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Egham, Surrey.... |
4 | |
RHB | RMF Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Tom Jewell Tom Jewell Thomas Melvin Jewell is an English cricketer. Jewell is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Reading, Berkshire.Jewell made his first-class debut for Surrey against Loughborough UCCE in 2008... |
8 | |
RHB | RFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Simon King Simon King (cricketer) Simon James King is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey.Born in Warlingham, King is predominantly a right arm off break bowler who bats right-handed. He made his debut for Surrey's second XI in 2005, taking 17 wickets in his first season, and took a further 30 the following year... |
7 | |
RHB | OS Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side... |
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| Tim Linley | 12 | |
RHB | RFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Stuart Meaker Stuart Meaker Stuart Meaker is a cricketer who plays for Surrey. His family came to England in 2001, and he was educated at Cranleigh School. For cricketing purposes he is regarded as English. He is a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman... |
18 | |
RHB | RF Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Pragyan Ojha Pragyan Ojha Pragyan Prayish Ojha is an Indian cricketer. Debuting in first class cricket in 2004/05, Ojha is a left-arm spinner who has represented India at under-19 level.... |
32 |  |
LHB | SLA | India Test, ODI and Twenty20 international player |
| Chris Schofield Chris Schofield Christopher Paul Schofield is an English cricketer, one of the few leg-spinners to play Test cricket for England in recent times.... |
30 | |
LHB | LS Leg spin Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action, causing the ball to spin from right to left in the cricket pitch, at the point of delivery. When the ball bounces, the spin causes the ball to deviate sharply from right to left, that... |
Former England Test and Twenty20 international player |
| Chris Tremlett Chris Tremlett Christopher Timothy "Chris" Tremlett is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is 6 ft 8 in tall and is a fast bowler able to extract bounce on most surfaces. He is a competent number 8 or 9 batsman, with seven first-class fifties to his name... |
33 | |
RHB | RMF Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
England Test, ODI and Twenty20 international player |
Former players
- See Category:Surrey cricketers for a more comprehensive list.
The following cricketers have made 200 or more appearances for Surrey in 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...
, List A and Twenty20 cricket combined.
| Bobby Abel Bobby Abel Robert Abel , nicknamed "The Guv'nor", was a Surrey and England opening batsman who was one of the most prolific run-getters in the early years of the County Championship... Geoff Arnold Geoff Arnold Geoff Arnold is an English cricketer who played 34 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals for England. His nickname of "Horse" was based on his initials of GG. He was a seam and swing bowler, who finished his first-class cricket career, which lasted from 1963 to 1982, with 1130 wickets at an average... Tom Barling Tom Barling Henry Thomas 'Tom' Barling was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, in a first-class career with Surrey lasting from 1927 to 1948, he scored 19209 runs at an average of 34.61, with 34 hundreds and a highest score of 269.During World War II, he served in Coastal Command of the RAF... Ken Barrington Ken Barrington Kenneth Frank Barrington , better known as Ken Barrington, played for the English cricket team and Surrey County Cricket Club in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler, well known for his jovial good humour and long, defensive innings "batting with bulldog... 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.... Alec Bedser Alec Bedser Sir Alec Victor Bedser, CBE was a professional English cricketer. He was the chairman of selectors for the English national cricket team, and the president of Surrey County Cricket Club... Eric Bedser Eric Bedser Eric Arthur Bedser was a cricket player for Surrey County Cricket Club. He was the elder identical twin brother of Sir Alec , widely regarded as one of England's top bowlers of the 20th century... 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Club captains
- For a complete list of officially appointed Surrey captains, see List of Surrey cricket captains.
Surrey have had 38 club 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...
since 1846. The club captain leads the team on the field, unless he is on international duty, injured or otherwise unavailable. Surrey's most successful County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
captain is 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....
who won the title in each year of his captaincy in a five-year run stretching from 1952 to 1956. Current captain 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...
is in his second year of captaincy, having taken over from former England batsman 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....
.
Non-playing staff
This list excludes those who are also listed above as famous players. Data is primarily taken from Surrey Yearbooks.Presidents
- For a list of Surrey's Presidents, see List of Presidents of Surrey CCC.
The position of President is an honorary one. The President does not take a salary and is chosen from supporters of the club. Past holders of the seat have included ex-Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Sir John Major and a number of ex-players, an example of which is the 2011 President and 1960s Surrey slow left-arm
Left-arm orthodox spin
Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch...
bowler Roger Harman
Roger Harman
Roger Harman is a former English first class cricketer. He played with Surrey from 1961 until 1968 and also represented the International Cavaliers during this time....
, who will hold the post for a single season, as has been customary in recent years. He is the 48th President.
Secretaries and chief executives
The Chief Executive of Surrey CCC is the official who is in charge of the day-to-day running of the club. The position had formerly been called Secretary, but was changed in 1993. Current Chief Executive Richard Gould joined the club in 2011 after a six-year tenure at Somerset CCC. Previous incumbent Paul Sheldon was in the job for 16 years and oversaw the construction of the OCS Stand during his time at The OvalThe 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...
.
| No. | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Denison William Denison (cricketer) William Denison was involved in English cricket in the mid-19th century as a player, administrator and writer.... |
1845–1848 |
| 2 | C. W. Alcock C. W. Alcock Charles William Alcock was an influential English sportsman and administrator. He was a major instigator in the development of both international football and cricket, as well as being the creator of the FA Cup.... |
1872–1907 |
| 3 | Brian Castor Brian Castor Brian Kenneth Castor was a Guyanese-born English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Mahaica and died in Maida Hill.... |
1947–1957 |
| 4 | Geoffrey Howard | 1965–1975 |
| 5 | W. H. Sillitoe | 1975–1978 |
| 6 | Ian Scott-Browne | 1978–1989 |
| 7 | David Seward | 1989–1993 |
| 8 | Glyn Woodman | 1993–1995 |
| 9 | Paul Sheldon | 1995–2011 |
| 10 | Richard Gould | 2011–present |
Cricket managers
The club's cricket manager is currently Chris Adams, who has held the position since his appointment in 2008 after the sacking of Alan ButcherAlan Butcher
Alan Raymond Butcher is a former English cricketer who is part of a family known for its strong cricketing connections. Although only selected to play for England on one occasion, he was lauded for his skills in first-class cricket and was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991...
who was promoted from assistant in 2006 at a time when his son Mark
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....
was club captain. 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....
, who also played for the club, was the cricket manager from 1979 to 1986.
Scorers
The club's current scorerScorer
A scorer in the sport of cricket is someone appointed to record all runs scored, all wickets taken and, where appropriate, number of overs bowled. In professional games, in compliance with the Laws of Cricket, two scorers are appointed, most often one provided by each team.The scorers have no say...
is Keith Booth
Keith Booth (scorer)
Keith Booth is a cricket writer and scorer. He has been the principal scorer for Surrey County Cricket Club since 1995.Like Geoffrey Boycott, Dickie Bird and Michael Parkinson, he comes from Barnsley, and like them he inherited a love of cricket. He has previously scored for Middlesex and MCC and...
. Booth has filled the role since 1995.
First-class records
- For a list of Surrey's first-class cricketFirst-class cricketFirst-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...
records, see List of Surrey first-class cricket records.
Limited overs records
- For a list of Surrey's List A cricket records, see List of Surrey List A cricket records.
Twenty20 records
- For a list of Surrey's Twenty20 cricket records, see List of Surrey Twenty20 cricket records.
Independent sites
- Surrey CCC Supporters' Club
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- Surrey at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
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