Burns' captaincy status grows as his hundred leads Surrey
[ad_1] Surrey 278 for 4 (Burns 137*, Foakes 72) vs Worcestershire Scorecard Rory Burns played a captain's innings of 137 not out as Surrey took the first day honours in their Specsavers County Championship match against Worcestershire at the Kia Oval. Burns was joined by Ben Foakes, who scored a fluent 72 from 105 balls, in a fourth wicket stand of 125 as Surrey reached 278 for 4 against Division One's bottom side. Promoted Worcestershire, who have begun the new campaign by losing all three of their previous games, bowled with spirit …
Surrey thrilled to have Virat Kohli playing for the county: Alec Stewart
[ad_1] Tags: India tour of England 2018 , India , Yorkshire , Virat Kohli , Alec James Stewart Published on: May 04, 2018 India captain Virat Kohli will play county cricket for Surrey in June. Kohli will head to the county after the IPL finishes at the end of the month India captain Virat Kohli will play county cricket for Surrey in June. Kohli will head to the county after the IPL finishes at the end of the month. The Indian captain won’t be part of the one-off Test against Afghanistan to be played in June. "Surrey county cricket club ar…
Surrey confirm Kohli deal as India's captain gets licence to warm up for England
[ad_1] Surrey have confirmed the signing of India's captain Virat Kohli for the month of June so ending months of anticipation that he would use the county circuit to warm up for the Test series against England. Kohli will become the fourth Test-eligible Indian player in county cricket this year with fellow batsman Cheteshwar Pujara currently at Yorkshire and seamers Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron representing Division Two clubs Sussex and Leicestershire respectively. Although there have been a few voices decrying the fact that Surrey have …
Ollie Pope and Amar Virdi evidence of Alec Stewart's plan for a home-grown Surrey
[ad_1] Old Trafford on a diluvial Friday afternoon. The first day of the game between Lancashire and Surrey has just been abandoned. The normally well-attended Primary Schools' Open Day has been limited to a Mascots' Race and even that became a straight five furlongs on the outfield rather than the Chorlton Gold Cup. But if Manchester is conforming to its glum stereotype, the same cannot really be said of Surrey cricket these days. Officials at The Oval have striven mightily to demolish their reputation as metropolitan flash-Harrys who…
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