Dom Sibley remained immovable for 77 overs to underpin Surrey’s successful fight to salvage a draw in their opening match in the defence of the County Championship title. Surrey had started the final day with a target of 217 to avoid an innings defeat and Sibley appeared determined to make sure the reigning champions batted...
Ben Foakes defied his former county for four hours and 41 minutes but could not prevent Essex asking reigning champions Surrey to follow on in the County Championship at Chelmsford. The one-time England wicketkeeper, an Essex academy graduate, stood resolutely while wickets fell all around him to remain unbeaten on 92 as Surrey were dismissed...
Rory Burns and Ollie Pope retreated into survival mode as Surrey chased an initial target of 433 to make Essex bat again after a chastening day for the reigning champions in the County Championship at Chelmsford. Surrey were still 473 runs adrift of Essex’s formidable first-innings total in the 42 overs they faced under lengthening...
Jordan Cox made sure his name remained on the England selectors’ radar with the ninth first-class century of his career, and fifth inside a year since joining Essex, as reigning champions Surrey toiled under bright Chelmsford skies. Cox was on the cusp of an England debut in New Zealand last autumn before the 24-year-old suffered...
Gay moved to Chester-le-Street from Northamptonshire initially on a two-game loan at the end of last season, ahead of joining on a three-year deal. Along with ex-Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes, his arrival will add further power to Durham’s batting. And it is the chance to battle at the top end of the Championship that is...
Surrey captain Rory Burns says English cricket needs to “protect” the County Championship as the new domestic season is set to get under way. The first round of fixtures starts on Friday with defending champions Surrey facing Essex at Chelmsford in their opening match. Burns said he was “not really” worried that the red-ball competition...
A lot of eyes in Division Two will be on Lancashire as they look to bounce back from relegation at the first attempt with the help of England’s Test wicket record holder James Anderson, who has decided he is not yet ready to turn his back on the game. Now 42, he is still a...
West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach will return to Surrey for their first four matches of the upcoming County Championship season. The 36-year-old, who has been part of the club’s past three title-winning campaigns, has claimed 284 Test wickets for his national side. His latest return will mark a fifth consecutive season playing for Surrey,...
Granted, Lawrence is in a vastly superior position to open for England than yours truly headlining the Pyramid Stage. He opened in his younger days and batting is batting, right? Yes and no. Opening is a specialist position, suited to some and not others. The challenge of fresh pace bowlers armed with a new ball....
Oleg Gordievsky, the long-standing KGB double agent who defected to Britain, has died aged 86. Gordievsky was said to be Britain’s most valuable spy in living memory inside Russia’s intelligence agencies. Counter-terrorism police are assisting the coroner, but his death is not being treated as suspicious. He died peacefully at his home in Surrey, the...
Australia all-rounder Grace Harris has signed for Surrey as this year’s overseas player. The 31-year-old, who plays for London Spirit in The Hundred, will be available from the fixture against Hampshire Hawks at the Kia Oval on 5 June – the county’s first home Vitality Blast fixture of the season. Harris has played 51 T20...
England all-rounder Sam Curran has been named Surrey’s captain for the 2025 T20 Vitality Blast. Curran, who is succeeding Chris Jordan in the role after three years, was named player of the tournament when England won the T20 World Cup in 2022. Last month, he was named most valuable player at the International League T20...