Worcestershire v Surrey, Royal London Cup semi-final, Worcester

'You'll never go to Lord's' - Batty derides Worcester boo boys

Jun 17, 2017: Gareth Batty derided his Worcestershire critics after Surrey's overwhelming victory in the Royal London Cup semi-final and informed them that they would never see their side play in a Lord's final

Worcestershire v Surrey, Royal London Cup semi-final, Worcester

Roy's revival sets up a Surrey cakewalk

Jun 17, 2017: Jason Roy's form seeped back on a glorious summer's day at Worcester, Gareth Batty took five wickets and Surrey had a cakewalk to another Lord's final

Surrey v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Kia Oval, 4th day

Surrey send out warning as Tom Curran seals Warwickshire rout

Apr 10, 2017: Gareth Batty hopes Surrey's resounding opening-round victory over Warwickshire has "sent a message" to their Championship rivals

County news

Surrey 'lost the battle' over T20 reforms, admits Alec Stewart

Apr 4, 2017: Alec Stewart, Surrey's director of cricket, admits that the club has "lost the battle" in its attempts to prevent the ECB from embarking on a radical restructuring of T20 cricket

County news

Foakes is 'best wicketkeeper in world' - Stewart

Apr 4, 2017: Ben Foakes is the "best wicketkeeper in the world", according to his director of cricket at Surrey, Alec Stewart

England in India 2016-17

Hameed shines amid catalogue of underperformance

Dec 21, 2016: From Jennings' breakthrough to Duckett's demise, ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over England's players during their 4-0 series loss in India

Left-arm's the charm

Nov 17, 2016: If you're an England selector looking to pick a spinner to take to India, history shows you're probably better off with a leftie

Bangladesh v England, 1st Test, Chittagong, 2nd day

Batty's roar is full of meaning for England

Oct 21, 2016: There were moments that impressed from England's spinners but they were too few and far between for them to be able to seize control

Bangladesh v England, 1st Test, Chittagong

Duckett's impetus set to tip the balance at start of subcontinent challenge

Oct 19, 2016: There are enough vulnerabilities to this England side to give Bangladesh hope of causing significant problems

Bangladesh v England, 1st Test, Chittagong

Bangladesh must bridge the gap for chance of an upset

Oct 19, 2016: ESPNcricinfo previews the opening Test between Bangladesh and England in Chittagong

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Centurion Mazid lets his runs do the talking

Oct 16, 2016: Abdul Mazid followed in the footsteps of Nafees Iqbal and Raqibul Hasan in making a hundred in a warm-up game against England's tourists

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Mazid makes England toil before Ansari's four-for

Oct 16, 2016: Abdul Mazid made a fluent century to frustrate England's bowlers at Chittagong, but Zafar Ansari fought back with four wickets

BCB XI v England XI, Chittagong

Batty brings old-dog bite to England's spin attack

Oct 14, 2016: Gareth Batty is back in England's squad for the first time in more than a decade, and seemingly set to play in next week's first Test at Chittagong

Surrey v Warwickshire, Royal London final, Lord's

Defeat 'hurts like hell' but Batty sees Surrey's progress

Sep 17, 2016: Gareth Batty branded Surrey's performance 'unacceptable' and 'embarrassing' as they slumped to an eight-wicket defeat with almost 20 overs left unused in the Royal London Cup final at Lord's

Royal London Cup final

England call-up Batty keeps his eye on the ball

Sep 16, 2016: Gareth Batty has been summoned by England for the Test tour of Bangladesh but at 38, and after a decade out of the side, he is not about to lose focus as he leads Surrey in the final of the Royal London Cup against Warwickshire at Lord's

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Batty delighted at 'surreal' second coming

Sep 16, 2016: On Wednesday evening, Batty's phone buzzed with the call from James Whitaker, the national selector, to tell him he was on the plane to Bangladesh

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Batty comes back from the wilderness

Sep 16, 2016: Haseeb Hameed and Ben Duckett look to be the likely beneficiaries of the decision by Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan to miss the tour of Bangladesh

Warwickshire v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Edgbaston, 4th day

Batty trumps Bell in battle of wills

Aug 16, 2016: Ian Bell's accession to the Warwickshire captaincy was not meant to turn out like this. Instead of an anticipated title challenge, he is now haunted by vague fears of relegation, unthinkable in April

Hampshire v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Ageas Bowl, 4th day

Surrey out of bottom two as Batty inspires last-ditch win

Jul 20, 2016: Surrey have dragged themselves out of the bottom two of the Championship first division after Gareth Batty and Stuart Meaker ensured a last-ditch win against bottom club Hampshire

Hampshire v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Have Batty and Foakes turned Surrey's season?

Jul 18, 2016: Gareth Batty's first Championship hundred for Surrey plus another by Ben Foakes, a wicketkeeper who England have half an eye on, ensured another tough day for bottom-of-the-table Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl