Surrey / Features

"I was ready to give up... I hated the game"

Apr 23, 2013: The death of a friend and team-mate made Surrey keeper Steven Davies wonder if he wanted to continue playing

County cricket's commercial crusade for the 21st century

Apr 16, 2013: Every club is trying its best to stay afloat, selling real estate, hosting concerts, borrowing heavily, but is the model sustainable?

County news

Smith targets stability and success

Apr 12, 2013: Surrey's new captain preached a message of pride and responsibility as he arrived to begin the task of rebuilding the county in his image

County previews

Warwickshire still ahead of the pack

Apr 9, 2013: ESPNcricinfo's senior correspondent George Dobell runs the rule over the Division One clubs

County preview

A county game to savour

Apr 9, 2013: Critics of county cricket ignore its importance to the England team and its relevance throughout the country - there is much to celebrate and admire

Way back when

In Surrey's service

Dec 12, 2012: He may have played just four Tests but Robin Jackman was an ever-present stalwart for his county through the 1970s

Will cricket live in Brixton?

Oct 18, 2012: The heartland of London's Jamaican community isn't as big on the game as it once used to be

The burden of being Ramps

Jul 11, 2012: In all the talk about Mark Ramprakash's unfulfilled talent, there is little acknowledgement of the unique pressures he faced

Alan Butcher

Facing Roberts, smashing china

Jul 9, 2012: Alan Butcher on wafting to his first hundred, a planned tantrum, and playing with his son

England's flawed technician

Jul 5, 2012: However much his domestic record may glitter, in the end we have to ask why a player with so much going for him produced so little where it matters most of all - on the Test match stage

The legacies of Maynard and Kaneria

Jun 27, 2012: It's been a depressing time for cricket, but as a sport it has one important advantage over the likes of football and rugby

Tom Maynard 1989-2012

A special talent starting to blossom

Jun 18, 2012: The start to his career had not always been easy, but Tom Maynard's development hinted at a future at the top level

'He had the talent to be something very special'

Jun 18, 2012: Tributes to the Surrey batsman Tom Maynard, who has died aged 23

'Surrey is the bubble I'm involved in'

Apr 26, 2012: Rory Hamilton-Brown would love to get a chance to play for England. But for the time being nothing can distract him from his club's fortunes

County cricket 2012

Can Lancashire do it again?

Apr 4, 2012: We preview the 2012 season for teams in Division One of the County Championship

'I bounce back strong'

Mar 6, 2012: He rattled Australia, Sri Lanka and India with pace and bounce but Chris Tremlett's England career has been stalled again

County cricket

A bad decision for English cricket

Jan 11, 2012: David Morgan will certainly leave his mark on the domestic game in England and Wales

County cricket

Five county clashes worth watching

Nov 29, 2011: The English domestic fixtures were announced early on Tuesday and ESPNcricinfo picks out five mouthwatering matches. Let us know which games have caught your eye

No. 46

The birth of Twenty20

Jul 24, 2011: The game's newest format emerged as a marketing gimmick but the cricket went on to out-glamour everything around it

County news

'The game is in a bit of a mess, really'

Jul 8, 2011: As we pass the halfway point of the county year, George Dobell talks to four county coaches about the key features of the season so far