Category Archives: Surrey
Lord’s surface like a result pitch directive: Adams
Surrey team director Chris Adams has explained the reasoning behind his criticism of a Lord’s pitch that helped Middlesex to clinch their slender three-run LV= County Championship win in the London derby. After the narrow defeat the former Sussex and … Continue reading
Adams urges caution after impressive Surrey start
Chris Adams is wary of setting unrealistic targets for his Surrey team despite seeing them make an impressive start on their return to Division One of the LV County Championship. Surrey’s team director enjoyed his first Championship win against his … Continue reading
Lancefield stops Essex rout of Surrey in March sunshine
The earliest start to their schedule of pre-season friendlies – in England – saw Essex play Surrey in a two-day game at Chelmsford. The home side gained a first innings lead but the feature of the match was an amazing … Continue reading
Kartik will bring balance to Surrey: Hamilton-Brown
The recruitment of three experienced players to embellish a four-day side that clinched promotion in 2011 has left Surrey captain Rory Hamilton-Brown purring in anticipation of next month’s start to the new LV= County Championship campaign. Surrey signed veteran former England … Continue reading
Surrey scorer raises questions about ECB data deal
Surrey scorer Keith Booth, writing in the Comment facility on this website, has questioned the workability and even the ethics behind a new deal between the England and Wales Cricket Board and data firm Opta Index concerning the production of … Continue reading
Hamilton-Brown, Meaker, Dernbach sign new Surrey deals
Surrey captain Rory Hamilton-Brown has described his side’s promotion into the LV= County Championship top flight as an “exciting leap into the unknown”. The 24-year-old last season led the Brown Caps back into the first division after a three-year absence, … Continue reading
Nannes predicts hot Surrey challenge this summer
Surrey’s straight-talking Australian fast bowler Dirk Nannes is relishing a return to south London this season, but only once the weather warms up. The 35-year-old left-armer from Melbourne is one of the world’s most in-demand Twenty20 specialist ‘death bowlers’ and … Continue reading
Adams further strengthens Surrey with Rudolph deal
Surrey’s signing of South African opening batsman Jacques Rudolph for the start of the 2012 season is further proof of the club’s ambition to be a major player in Division One of the County Championship following long years of underachievement … Continue reading
Adams steps up Surrey’s pre-season work with ‘Hell Fridays’
Surrey have announced plans for three pre-season fixtures in March before embarking on their first-class fixtures for 2012. Cricket manager Chris Adams and captain Rory Hamilton-Brown will take their players to Chelmsford to start their pre-season plans with a two-day game against … Continue reading