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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Surrey's head coach defends Championship as 'best breeding ground' in world game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338200/338237.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1528193.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1528193.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/surrey-head-coach-gareth-batty-routes-from-county-cricket-to-england-team-have-misted-over-1528193 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:43:37 GMT Head coach hails outgoing director of cricket, who is retiring after 11 years in the role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/387700/387777.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1451958.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1451958.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/gareth-batty-praises-irreplaceable-alec-stewart-as-surrey-seal-three-titles-in-a-row-1451958 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:55:05 GMT Players learn news while in field on third afternoon against Hampshire at Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/367900/367909.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1400405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1400405.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-surrey-secure-21st-county-championship-title-as-essexs-challenge-fades-1400405 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:53:45 GMT Surrey head coach likens move to asking Premier League football team to play with 10 men https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/363900/363961.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1387334.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1387334.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/surrey-gareth-batty-kookaburra-balls-trial-silly-illogical-1387334 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:53:42 GMT Former spinner led club to Championship title after taking over on interim basis https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346700/346735.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1343165.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1343165.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/gareth-batty-named-permanent-head-coach-at-surrey-1343165 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:27:22 GMT Proposed reduction of top-flight Championship matches would be damaging, says Surrey coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346400/346402.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1336034.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1336034.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-gareth-batty-warns-against-celebrity-cricket-as-county-restructuring-looms-over-surreys-ti-1336034 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:59:35 GMT Allrounder will miss New Zealand Tests, while Chris Woakes also in doubt for first Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/325700/325742.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sam-curran-on-track-for-bowling-return-says-surrey-head-coach-gareth-batty-1314387 Tue, 10 May 2022 14:58:25 GMT Former spinner takes over from Vikram Solanki, alongside Jim Troughton and Azhar Mahmood https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308400/308494.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298982.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298982.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-news-gareth-batty-steps-up-as-surreys-interim-head-coach-1298982 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:49:00 GMT Former England offspinner confirms end to 24-year playing career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308400/308494.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1281007.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1281007.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/gareth-batty-announces-retirement-joins-surrey-coaching-staff-1281007 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:19:59 GMT 22 years after his first Surrey game at The Oval, Thursday could be Batty's last https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308400/308494.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1233964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1233964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-gareth-batty-braced-for-possible-oval-farewell-in-surrey-quarter-final-1233964 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Veteran offspinner Gareth Batty takes 3 for 18 before Foakes leads recovery from early stumble https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308400/308495.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231544.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231544.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-ben-foakes-secures-london-derby-spoils-after-surrey-spinners-strangle-middlesex-1231544 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rikki Clarke also signs on for extra year at age of 38 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/292800/292830.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1203764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1203764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1203764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was the antithesis of Festival cricket. It was Division One cricket, it mattered and everybody knew it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275600/275674.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1192350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1192350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1192350 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Morne Morkel and Sam Curran make key breakthroughs as Surrey see off Warwickshire despite Dom Subley 73 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289800/289815.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1191040.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1191040.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1191040 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's title defence looks unlikely as Warwickshire break losing streak with 130-run win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270100/270171.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1186038.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1186038.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1186038 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey sprung a surprise during the final session of the day to round up eight Kent wickets for just 91 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289400/289451.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1185061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1185061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1185061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264500/264548.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/royal-london-one-day-cup-2017/content/story/1104413.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/royal-london-one-day-cup-2017/content/story/1104413.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1104413 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264500/264532.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/royal-london-one-day-cup-2017/content/story/1104364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/royal-london-one-day-cup-2017/content/story/1104364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1104364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty hopes Surrey's resounding opening-round victory over Warwickshire has "sent a message" to their Championship rivals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261200/261299.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1091620.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1091620.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1091620 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253300/253343.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1090022.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1090022.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1090022 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Foakes is the "best wicketkeeper in the world", according to his director of cricket at Surrey, Alec Stewart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/238800/238819.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1089991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are enough vulnerabilities to this England side to give Bangladesh hope of causing significant problems https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253700/253709.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1062319.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1062319.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1062319 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the opening Test between Bangladesh and England in Chittagong https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253600/253679.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1062271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1062271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1062271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Abdul Mazid made a fluent century to frustrate England's bowlers at Chittagong, but Zafar Ansari fought back with four wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253500/253567.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1061928.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1061928.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1061928 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252300/252339.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1057596.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1057596.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1057596 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1057483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1057483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1057483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/188200/188245.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1057475.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1057475.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1057475 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/242800/242841.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1057333.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1057333.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1057333 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241000/241047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1046879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1046879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1046879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187500/187511.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1036173.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1036173.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1036173 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241500/241555.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1036189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1036189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1036189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With a hearty lead, now worth 385, and a pitch showing glimpses of deterioration, Surrey look well-equipped to prise out ten wickets tomorrow, and so regain a little of their lost swagger https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/242800/242841.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1028141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1028141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1028141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty bowled Surrey into a winning position on day two of their Specsavers' County Championship game against Somerset at Taunton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/242800/242841.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1021179.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1021179.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1021179 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The capture of two wickets in as many overs by Surrey's spinners, Gareth Batty and Zafar Ansari, dented an otherwise sturdy reply from Durham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241500/241577.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1007261.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1007261.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1007261 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jason Roy, fresh from putting pen to paper on a three-year deal, marked Surrey's second division title with 77 from 35 balls https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222800/222809.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/923291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/923291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-923291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty took a hat-trick and 6 for 51 overall as Surrey clinched promotion from LV= County Championship Division Tw by beating Derbyshire by an innings and 98 runs at the Kia Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148716.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/917765.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/917765.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-917765 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 53rd first-class hundred of Kumar Sangakkara's glorious career and the continuation of 17-year-old Sam Curran's memorable debut helped to put Surrey in position to beat Kent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/188200/188245.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/899145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/899145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-899145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Even in Division Two, the County Championship demands tenacity and bloody-minded resolve - especially for Surrey of late https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187900/187959.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/881383.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/881383.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-881383 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey have appointed Gareth Batty as their permanent captain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187500/187511.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/826081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/826081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-826081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty is far too professional a cricketer to let his mind wander from North Wales to Nottingham on Wednesday morning. Yet on the evidence of his accurate offspin bowling on the third evening of this game, he really would not be the daftest pick https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/188200/188233.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/758515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/758515.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-758515 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zafar Ansari and Gareth Batty spun Surrey to a convincing 10-wicket victory against Leicestershire at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187900/187959.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/755613.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/755613.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-755613 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Welch, Derbyshire's elite performance director, stood firm on his determination to exclude Tim Groenewald after the bowler indicated his intention to leave the county https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167100/167167.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/753539.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/753539.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-753539 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a laboured start to the season, Surrey are beginning to click into gear just at the right time. It remains premature to propound the idea of a promotion assault but all the pieces are undoubtedly coming together. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187500/187511.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/753329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/753329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-753329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's 36-year-old offspinner Gareth Batty, fresh from taking a career best 8 for 68 against Essex at Chelmsford, believes he is the man to replace Graeme Swann as England's lead spinner https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148716.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/747771.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/747771.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-747771 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty wasn't even listed on the scorecard's at Chelmsford on the opening day but after a career-best 8 for 68, Batty will be inked on the card for day two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145931.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/747707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/747707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-747707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Finally, at the twelfth attempt, Surrey have their first win of the 2013 County Championship, and one that keeps their fate in their own hands. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145901.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/667627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/667627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-667627 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT Surrey have criticised the ECB's decision to ban their captain, Gareth Batty, for two games following his altercation with Somerset's Peter Trego during the Friend Life t20 quarter-final at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/163100/163139.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/661781.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/661781.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-661781 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty will miss the Friends Life t20 Finals Day after being handed a two-match suspension following the on-pitch spat with Peter Trego during Surrey's quarter-final against Somerset at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164500/164577.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/660821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/660821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-660821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158252.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/636315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/636315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While the opening day belonged to youth the second was a day that celebrated the experience of 35-year-old Gareth Batty and 38-year-old Dale Benkenstein https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148716.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/635365.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/635365.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-635365 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey played like a team that wanted to end their last match at home on a high and did so with a chilled 195-run victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145901.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty effectively admitted that he made a mistake "in the heat of battle" in not withdrawing appeal after Murali Kartik after he had run out a Somerset batsman while backing up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148716.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580122 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty led Surrey to their first Championship victory since he was appointed captain by taking 6 for 83 to secure a dramatic eight-run victory over Middlesex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148716.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/578193.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/578193.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578193 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The golden age of the overseas spinner may have passed, but The Oval remains as good a place as any for county twirlers to show off their skills https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148717.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/577699.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/577699.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577699 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rory Hamilton-Brown has announced that he will stand down as Surrey captain to focus on his own game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144900/144960.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/576888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/576888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's captain, Rory Hamilton-Brown has taken indefinite compassionate leave and stepped down temporarily as Surrey captain following the death of his team mate Tom Maynard last month in an accident on the London underground. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146136.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/surrey/content/story/570924.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/surrey/content/story/570924.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570924 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's last-ball defeat at Essex at least allowed the healing process to begin in their first match since the death of Tom Maynard. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/569500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/569500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey made it two wins from as many Friends Life t20 starts and secured local bragging rights after securing an unlikely 28-run win over Middlesex amongst the showers at Lord's. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146404.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/568386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/568386.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568386 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey opened their Friends Life t20 campaign with a 17-run victory over Essex at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/568316.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/568316.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568316 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire increasingly suggest their promise to be title contenders has more going for it than mere optimism. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145932.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566188 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty took six wickets but Surrey lost late wickets against Warwickshire to keep the match wide open https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145901.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566072.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/566072.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566072 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A career-best 71 from Chris Jordan spearheaded a fighting recovery by Surrey as they totalled 315 all out on the opening day of their County Championship Division Two match against Essex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531503.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531503.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531503 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Spinners Gareth Batty and Zafar Ansari bagged a wicket apiece as Surrey clinched a tense 21-run win over Kent in a nerve-racking finish to their Championship Division Two match at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zander de Bruyn's brilliant 179 helped Surrey post a first-innings total of 387 on the first day of their County Championship clash with Kent at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/522584.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/522584.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522584 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A game that produced 1,000 runs inside eight sessions appears destined to finish as a tame, high-scoring draw after the captains of Surrey and Essex failed to reach any form of run-chase deal in Croydon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133100/133168.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-515951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey were left to ponder another day of what might have been as their top-order batsmen squandered good conditions and a series of bright starts to end a middling 322 all out against Northamptonshire at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131300/131302.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/510020.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/510020.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-510020 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A collapse of rare ineptitude sentenced Surrey to their sixth loss of the championship campaign as they slid to a 238-run loss at New Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119600/119669.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473338.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473338.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-473338 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120700/120735.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/472732.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/472732.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472732 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex's Adam-Gilchrist inspired resurgence came to an abrupt end as they disappointed a big Lord's crowd with an abject batting performance against local-rivals Surrey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118300/118332.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/463608.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/463608.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-463608 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's hopes of recording only their second championship victory in three seasons were thwarted by Worcestershire's Moeen Ali at Whitgift School https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/457150.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/457150.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-457150 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Offspinner Gareth Batty has rejoined Surrey from Worcestershire, signing a three-year contract from next season having left the county in 2001 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422452.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422452.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422452 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire have released Gareth Batty from his contract in order for him to continue his career at another county after the current season ends https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/421953.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/421953.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421953 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Warwickshire director of cricket, Ashley Giles, has confirmed his club's interest in signing Gareth Batty, the former England spinner who has been given permission by Worcestershire to approach other counties https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/417926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/417926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-417926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Twenty20 Cup action as Jim Allenby strikes a brilliant century for Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/407280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/407280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-407280 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the opening day of Friends Provident Trophy action as a number of England players try to nudge the selectors https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102500/102533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400488.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400488.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400488 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Samit Patel, dropped from England's ODI and Twenty20 sides for being overweight, took out his disappointment against New Zealand A on the first day of England Lions' four-day match at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/394014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/394014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394014 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England Lions found Mitchell McClenaghan's pace too hot to handle as they were bowled out on the first day of the two-day clash against New Zealand Emerging Players https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/392313.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/392313.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-392313 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire retained their Division One status in some style with a thumping 103-run victory over Glamorgan in Cardiff https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/370789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/370789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-370789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/368145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/368145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368145 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Kent take control against Lancashire and Essex suffer an injury blow to Danish Kaneria https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365799.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365799.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365799 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT A magnificent maiden one-day century from Steven Davies played the major part in Worcestershire's overwhelming 105-run victory over Lancashire, in a match reduced to 25 overs per side due to the weather https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/364611.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/364611.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364611 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the County Championship action on July 24, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/362333.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/362333.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362333 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT An outstanding partnership of 137 between Michael Brown and Dimitri Mascarenhas carried Hampshire to a vital four-wicket victory against Worcestershire to keep their hopes of a quarter-final place alive https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351794.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351794.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351794 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the fourth, final and drizzly day of the opening round of County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347022.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347022.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347022 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire wrapped up the Pro40 Division One title with a six-wicket win over neighbours Gloucestershire in a day-night match at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/310878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/310878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-310878 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309155.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309155.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309155 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/308928.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/308928.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-308928 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the first day of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/303744.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/303744.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-303744 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT A round-up from the first day of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/303576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/303576.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-303576 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT A superb 172 from Darren Lehmann took Yorkshire to the heights of 302 on the opening day of their encounter against Kent at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-256689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-256681 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/250533.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/250533.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250533 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The latest from the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/250073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/250073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England will have to battle the extreme humidity as well as a rampant Indian side in the fourth ODI at Kochi to stay alive in the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/243366.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/243366.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-243366 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sajid Mahmood and Gareth Batty grabbed four wickets apiece to bowl England A to a 57-run series-leveling win over West Indies A https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/240419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/240419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-240419 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty, Sajid Mahmood, Owais Shah and Vikram Solanki have been called into England's one-day squad for the forthcoming series against India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/240337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/240337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-240337 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty captured four wickets after earlier hitting a valuable half-century to give England A the upper hand against West Indies A https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/238766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/238766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-238766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Batty took 7 for 23 to put England A in a seemingly impregnable position at the end of the second day of the three-day match against Antigua and Barbuda at St John's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/238220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/238220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-238220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) named the England tour party to Pakistan a week after the historical Ashes series, one name was greeted with surprise, that of 25-yeard old Alex Loudon, the Warwickshire allrounder https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/222997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/222997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-222997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The latest round-up of County Championship matches, as Notts see off Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/217945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/217945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-217945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT