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Surrey release Usman Afzaal

Sep 7, 2010: Former England batsman Usman Afzaal has been released by Surrey leaving him searching for a new county

Derbyshire v Surrey, Chesterfield, 1st day

Ramprakash falls agonisingly short of another hundred

Jun 28, 2010: Moments after celebrating an apparent century, Mark Ramprakash found himself walking back to the pavilion after being dismissed for 99. The scoreboard operators had incorrectly attributed three of Stewart Walters' runs to Ramprakash so, a couple of balls

Surrey XI v Bangladeshis, The Oval, 3rd day

Afzaal lights up dour draw

May 10, 2010: The opening game of the Bangladeshi tour of England petered out into a chilly and predictable draw in SE11 where helicopter traffic over No10 Downing Street captured the attention as much as the cricket

Worcestershire v Surrey, Clydesdale Bank 40, New Road

Davies powers Surrey win

May 3, 2010: Steve Davies came back to haunt Worcestershire yet again as Surrey chalked up their second Clydesdale Bank 40 victory of the season by 30 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method at New Roa

Surrey v Derbyshire, The Oval, 1st day

Surrey pay for dropping Rogers

Apr 9, 2010: Surrey's new era under Rory Hamilton-Brown didn't all go to plan as Chris Rogers, given a life on 46, dominated the opening day at The Oval with an unbeaten 178

County Championship round-up

White boosts Northants' chances

Sep 23, 2009: All the action from the first day of the last round of Championship action as Northamptonshire boost their promotion hopes and Lancashire ease some relegation concerns

County Championship round-up

Key double ton builds Kent lead

Jul 17, 2009: A round-up of the latest matches in the County Championship as Robert Key hits a double hundred and Surrey's Stewart Walters makes the first ton of his career

Twenty20 Cup 2009

Solanki century sets up Worcestershire's massive win

Jun 24, 2009: A round-up from the latest matches in the Twenty20 Cup

County Championship round-up, 3rd day

Harmison's five sinks Lancashire

Jun 13, 2009: A round-up from the third day of the latest County Championship matches, as Steve Harmison inspired Durham to a win, while Piyush Chawla cracked his maiden first-class hundred

County Championship round-up, 2nd day

Durham secure strong lead on extraordinary day

Jun 12, 2009: A round-up from the second day of the latest County Championship matches

Middlesex v Surrey, Twenty20 Cup, Lord's

Afzaal and Ramprakash too good for champions

May 25, 2009: There were no dancing girls, no fireworks and no tight finish as Middlesex began the defence of their Twenty20 title with a heavy 57-run defeat at the hands of local rivals Surrey

Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Afzaal, Spriegel and Jordan fire Surrey

Jul 12, 2008: Surrey's top four batsmen made it look like hard work, but their lower order came to the team's rescue on the second day at Trent Bridge

Surrey v Essex, Twenty20 Cup, The Oval

Pettini sparkles against poor Surrey

Jun 11, 2008: A dazzling 66 from Mark Pettini guided Essex to a comfortably seven-wicket victory against Surrey at The Oval

Twenty20 Cup 2008

Surrey's eyes turn to the big prize

Jun 10, 2008: After a seismic six months, in which Twenty20 cricket has taken over as the driving force of the world game, the 2008 tournament could quite possibly turn out to be the most important competition in England this summer

Sussex v Surrey, Friends Provident Trophy, Hove

Afzaal hundred sinks Sussex

May 8, 2008: A magnificent unbeaten 126 from Usman Afzaal powered Surrey to a convincing 67-run win over Sussex at Hove

Surrey v Lancashire, The Oval, 3rd day

Follow-on looms for Lancashire

Apr 18, 2008: Surrey have never been on the back foot in this match and it was the weather that stopped them making further inroads on the third day at The Oval.

Surrey v Lancashire, The Oval, 2nd day

Butcher and Afzaal flay Lancashire

Apr 17, 2008: April is meant to be a month of swing bowlers, green seamers and low scores, but Surrey went on an early-season run-spree at The Oval as they racked up 537 for 5

County news

Surrey sign Usman Afzaal on three-year deal

Sep 19, 2007: Surrey have signed Usman Afzaal on a three-year contract. Ufzaal, 30, left Northamptonshire by mutual consent last week

County news

Usman Afzaal leaves Northamptonshire

Sep 12, 2007: Usman Afzaal, the former England Test player, has left Northamptonshire by mutual consent

Cricinfo XI

Out of Asia

Jul 10, 2007: Eleven cricketers of Asian extraction who have played for England ... with varying degrees of success