Matt Fisher talks to Mark Church: the fast bowler looks back on his first year at Surrey

MC: Let me take you back a year or so. The announcement was made that you were joining Surrey, so what were your expectations when you first arrived at the club?

MF: I wanted to challenge myself with a new group of players that had won championship titles and try to fit into that group. I wanted to compete in a healthy way with the bowlers that were already here and learn off them. Sitting here now it feels like I achieved that and the only box I did not tick was winning the County Championship title last season. But I think the huge disappointment we felt as a group at not winning the title shows our mentality and how strong we are. Winning a title is not easy and now it is all about bouncing back this year.

MC: You are Yorkshire born and bred, and made your debut for the county when you were fifteen, so how much was the move to Surrey about taking yourself out of your comfort zone and giving yourself a brand-new challenge?