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Gareth Batty, the man who held Surrey's team together after the Tom Maynard tragedy

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Exclusively for The Rey, Mark Church records his considered thoughts on the legacy of a true Surrey cricketing legend as he pays tribute to Gareth Batty the player, the captain and the head coach...

26.10.26 2 Min Read Mark Church

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Gareth Batty leaves Surrey to join Chennai Super Kings

The Surrey head coach has decided to take up an offer to work in the Indian Premier League, after leading Surrey to three County Championship titles in his five years in the job at the Kia Oval...

26.10.26News
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Why I think Surrey should be signing Sir Jimmy Anderson

Mark Church sets out the case for signing England's greatest living bowler after last week's surprise announcement that Anderson would not be having his Lancashire contract renewed...

26.10.26Opinion
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When the transition arrives: lessons from the past could inform Surrey's winter

In a heartfelt piece, Richard Spiller looks back into Surrey's history as he studies the current situation of the men's team and the need during the next six months for the club's management to reboot both the squad and the direction of travel...

21.10.26Opinion
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Bounce back is possible in 2027 - if the right decisions are made first

23.10.265 Min ReadMark Baldwin

Mark Baldwin argues that, with the correct winter overseas player signings, the present Surrey men's squad has both the overall quality and mix of experience and talented younger cricketers to come again in the County Championship next season...

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Dan Lawrence's appointment as England Lions captain continues a year to remember

Listen to Mark Church's view of Lawrence's selection to lead the Lions in a five-match series against West Indies A in the Caribbean next month...

16.10.26News
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Road to next summer's Ashes starts in India for Surrey Women quartet

The England A squads for the upcoming multi-format series against India A in Pune and Mumbai include Kira Chathli, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Jemima Spence, and have been chosen with the visit of Australia in 2027 very much in mind...

15.10.26News
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Grant Flower joins Surrey with impressive track record as player and coach

Surrey have confirmed the arrival on November 1 of former Zimbabwe international Grant Flower as their new batting coach, replacing Jim Troughton who is moving back to Warwickshire after a successful spell at the Kia Oval...

13.10.26News
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Emma Calvert Column: Reflections on a 'nearly season'

07.10.264 Min ReadEmma Calvert

The Surrey Women's director of cricket looks back on a summer of silverware near misses but also a campaign in which the club celebrated multiple England selections and significant advancements in the careers of a number of players...

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Dan Lawrence of Surrey bats during Day Four of the Rothesay County Championship match between Surrey v Nottinghamshire at The Kia Oval on September 18, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images for Surrey CCC)
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Dan Lawrence and Matt Fisher win places in nine-strong central contracts' contingent from Surrey

Surrey's men's player of the year has earned an England contract from the ECB after an outstanding 2026 season, reports Richard Spiller, with Lawrence joining Fisher and seven other Surrey players on the list for the next 12 months...

12.10.26News

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Picture Gallery: the final selection of images from the 2026 season

Photographer Rupert Scotland picks his tenth and last gallery of a long summer, an exclusive series of pictures that add up to a special collection in The Rey's first year...

03.10.26Features
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The Reys: We pick our own Surrey men's awards for 2026

Richard Spiller sat down ahead of the club's official annual awards night to select his own personal list of who should be applauded, or not, at the conclusion of a season that did not exactly go as Surrey would have planned...

30.09.26Opinion

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Season's review: Listen to Mark Church's personal take on the summer of 2026
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The Verdict: Surrey end season depleted in numbers and grateful for Taunton draw
"We have not gone about our business as we set out to do this season" says Gareth Batty
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Dan Lawrence "playing a different game to the rest of us" says Dom Sibley

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Injury-depleted Surrey limp into season's last rites against Somerset at Taunton

Richard Spiller sets the scene for the County Championship's final round, with Warwickshire the overwhelming favourites to claim the title every first-class cricketer covets above all others and Surrey taking on Somerset at Taunton in a fixture that has rarely been dull in recent years...

23.09.26News
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The Verdict: first day batting costs Surrey against Glamorgan

Richard Spiller gives his verdict on Surrey's defeat to Glamorgan in the Rothesay County Championship match at the Kia Oval. Twenty wickets fell on the first day and it was Surrey's first innings batting that ultimately cost them the game...

20.09.26Opinion
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Glamorgan beat Surrey despite superb Ryan Patel century

Set an improbable 621 to beat Glamorgan , Surrey were on course to set a world record thanks to a magnificent century from Ryan Patel. But when he fell on the stroke of lunch, followed by Dan Lawrence, it was all about Surrey surviving until stumps which they were ultimately not able to do as Glamorgan won by 184 runs...

19.09.26News

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Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 26/08/2026 - Cricket - Metro Bank One Day Cup Women - Yorkshire Women v Surrey Women - Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, England - A general view (GV) of Yorkshire and Surrey playing at Ampleforth College.
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Emma Calvert Column: Win at Ampleforth College was vital result

In the latest of her regular columns for The Rey, the Surrey Women's director of cricket outlines the importance of the Metro Bank One Day Cup win against Yorkshire ahead of an exciting end to the season...

28.08.26Features
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"We couldn't adapt to conditions quickly enough": Johann Myburgh on semi-final exit

Listen to Mark Church's verdict on Surrey Women's Vitality Blast Finals Day disappointment, as head coach Johann Myburgh laments a failure to post a defendable total in the defeat against The Blaze...

18.07.26News
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Emma Calvert Column: Still areas to improve for us on Finals Day

The Surrey Women's director of cricket, writing exclusive columns for The Rey this summer, looks ahead to the Vitality Blast Finals Day at the Kia Oval and the chance for Bryony Smith and her team to defend their T20 title...

16.07.26Features

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Connected by a love for Surrey, but also by the sadness of having to say goodbye

Former Surrey all-rounder Cameron Steel pays a personal tribute to his former housemate James Taylor, who earlier this week announced that he will be leaving the club to join Yorkshire for the 2027 season...

11.07.26Features
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"I never thought you could have too much cricket but I was wrong"

Mark Church has made it to the end of June but now simply has to let off steam about what he calls "the madness" of a summer schedule that is giving him a headache just trying to keep up with it while also making sure he goes to the right match on the right day...

29.06.26Opinion
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Under the lights: handling the glare and how it quickens cricket up

In his first piece for The Rey, Cameron Steel writes about the particular challenges posed to players by performing under the floodlights that have become such a feature of the modern-day limited-overs game...

29.05.26Features

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Josh Blake, the Surrey cricketer who refused to give up on his dream

Richard Spiller pays tribute to a player who fought long and hard to earn a professional contract and prove himself in county cricket, and who now leaves Surrey with the club's blessing to seek more regular first team opportunities at - it is believed - Leicestershire...

11.09.26News
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Stars on Sunday: when the John Player League ruled the roost

A fascinating and nostalgic book by author Mark Sands recalls the days when county cricket's biggest audiences flocked to the Sunday League, and when Surrey and Warwickshire once smashed 604 runs between them in a thrilling affair at The Oval...

20.07.26History
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Starting over again: a pint with my Dad at The Oval

Cameron Steel, facing up to his new life after retiring from professional cricket, took his father Jon to watch Surrey, drink a beer or two and also chat about his grandfather's memories of visiting The Oval in the 1950s...

16.06.26Features
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Live From The ReyHive (well, The Peter May Stand actually)

Mark Church uses a rare break from commentating on Surrey's County Championship match against Hampshire to join The Peter May Boys and chat to 'The Doc' and 'Sheffield Ian' about their take on the season so far...

10.06.26Features

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