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Kia Oval awaits clash of County Championship's two leading teams of past decade

Richard Spiller previews this week's meeting between Surrey and Essex and also speaks to The Oval's head groundsman Lee Fortis about the challenges of another...

22.04.26, 20:34 Updated 22.04.26, 20:41 4 Minute Read

Richard Spiller

Richard Spiller

Until Nottinghamshire barged their way through last year, Surrey and Essex had largely dominated the Rothesay County Championship over the past decade.

Surrey’s breakthrough triumph in 2018 bisected two successes for their rivals from east of the capital. And Essex maintained that dominance in the Covid-shortened season of 2020 by lifting the Bob Willis Trophy, although Warwickshire intervened when the Championship returned in hybrid form 12 months later,

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