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Chris Jordan hails "the perfect bowling performance" as Surrey thrash Kent
Qualification for the Vitality Blast quarter-finals was clinched by a crushing victory by nine wickets over a hapless Kent Spitfires, bowled out for 102 in front of their home fans at Canterbury. Now both Surrey's men and women's teams are aiming for Finals Day glory next week...
11.07.26News
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Retro Night fireworks at the Kia Oval as Jason Roy hammers out some greatest hits
Richard Spiller updates Surrey's progress in the Vitality Blast's South Group, with Roy's magnificent unbeaten 103 seeing off Sussex Sharks after Surrey Women had also boosted their own Finals Day hopes by beating Warwickshire in an Oval double-header...
09.07.26News
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Jason Roy, the 'Beckenham kid' of 2010, still thrilling fans 16 years on
Mark Church, who was there when Roy hit Surrey's first T20 hundred as a youngster, speaks to an emotional former England white-ball star after his brilliant match-winning 103 not out against Sussex on a balmy summer evening at a packed Kia Oval...
09.07.26Features
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Gareth Batty Column: Future planning continues apace alongside silverware hunt
In his latest exclusive column for The Rey, Surrey head coach Gareth Batty talks about the signing of Henry Crocombe for 2027 and Ralphie Albert's selection as captain of England U19s - and how they both fit into the constant evolution of the club's senior teams...
08.07.26Features
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Ben Stokes was an England great, but I can't forgive him for what happened at Trent Bridge
In a special guest column for The Rey, former Guardian sportswriter Paul Weaver argues that the England captain "smeared his narcissism" all over the finale to his great Test career...
07.07.26Opinion
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Kia Oval double-header provides huge Blast opportunities
Surrey men's and women's teams can take giant steps closer to qualification for their respective Vitality Blast Finals Days when they both play on home turf on what will be a massive Wednesday for the club...
05.07.26News
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Reece Topley leading the charge with the ball as Surrey target T20 quarter-finals
Wins against both Sussex and Essex, following the resumption of the Vitality Blast last week, has given Surrey all-important momentum with only another four South Group matches to go before the knockout stages...
02.07.26News
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Fast bowler Henry Crocombe signs to join Surrey for 2027
Cash-strapped Sussex have been unable to keep the fast-improving paceman at Hove beyond the end of this summer, and his off-season arrival at Surrey will further strengthen the club's bowling options ahead of next year...
01.07.26News
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Picture Gallery: More Surrey images from this cricketing summer
Photographer Rupert Scotland has produced another collection of pictures for The Rey, with his exclusive series of galleries - published every couple of weeks or so - providing lasting memories of another busy domestic season...
01.07.26Features
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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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Victory at Taunton boosts Finals Day hopes for Bryony Smith's T20 team
Surrey, holders of the Women's Vitality Blast after winning last year's inaugural tournament under Smith, are still in the hunt to retain the trophy after beating Somerset by two wickets with the captain herself leading from the front with a 51-ball 63...
28.06.26News
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Will Jacks stars at Hove but Surrey's T20 teams have mixed fortunes on a red-hot Friday
Jacks and new overseas player signing Josh Philippe, interviewed by Mark Church afterwards, steered home the men in a seven-wicket floodlit win against Sussex but earlier in the day Bryony Smith's Surrey Women lost by 42 runs to Warwickshire at Edgbaston...
26.06.26News
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Resumption of Blast gives Surrey further chance to ignite their season
Ollie Pope is in line to take over as captain, with Sam Curran away on England international duty, as Surrey - including new overseas signing Josh Philippe - go into the second half of the Vitality Blast's group stage looking to secure qualification for the quarter-finals next month…
25.06.26News
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The Verdict: Rory Burns back to his best but his team are still far from it
Richard Spiller says Surrey's second County Championship win of the season cannot come soon enough, when red-ball cricket resumes in August, if they want to be able to challenge for the title in a six-match run-in...
23.06.26Opinion
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Surrey red-ball frustrations continue despite Rory Burns hundred
Defeat in Cardiff against Glamorgan is a chastening result for Burns's team, who have now won just one of eight County Championship matches this season. Mark Church gives his own summary of events at Sophia Gardens, and also gets the thoughts of Surrey head coach Gareth Batty...
22.06.26Opinion
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Glamorgan's recovery to 358 in Cardiff continues worrying trend for Surrey
And Mason Crane's maiden first-class hundred is then followed by a spectacular Surrey collapse to 105 all out, condemning them to follow on and - by the end of day two - to be still 171 runs adrift with eight second innings wickets in hand...
20.06.26News
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Gus Atkinson and Rahul Chahar to boost Surrey attack against Glamorgan
Surrey have been given a fillip by the unexpected availability of fast bowler Gus Atkinson and the arrival of Indian leg spinner Rahul Chahar for their County Championship trip to Glamorgan, a match which could prove pivotal in Rory Burns' team's red-ball campaign...
17.06.26News
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Surrey and the New Zealand connection
As England play the Black Caps in the second Test at the Kia Oval, Richard Spiller looks through cricket's history books for Kiwi connections with both the Surrey club and the Oval ground...
17.06.26History
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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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Picture Gallery: An off stump goes flying, and other images
Photographer Rupert Scotland presents his latest batch of pictures, published every fortnight or so, with each gallery building into an exclusive collection that chronicles a Surrey cricketing summer...
15.06.26Features
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Kira Chathli interview: Surrey Women's 50-over captain on leading England A
Wicketkeeper-batter Kira Chathli speaks to Mark Church about being chosen as captain for the upcoming three-match T20 and 50-over series against India A, leading a strong squad that also includes Surrey teammates Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Kalea Moore...
13.06.26News
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The Verdict: Surrey left to reflect on what might have been, despite Dan Lawrence heroics
Richard Spiller assesses the individual triumphs and overall frustrations of a County Championship draw against Hampshire at the Kia Oval after a match in which virtually a full day's play was lost to rain and bad light...
11.06.26Opinion
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Memories of Dan Lawrence's dazzling strokeplay tempers frustration at rain-hit Hampshire draw
Listen to Mark Church's considered thoughts as he looks back on a County Championship fixture that will surely be remembered as 'The Dan Lawrence Match' long after Surrey disappointment at not being able to force victory in three days' playing time is forgotten...
11.06.26Opinion
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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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