'It doesn't need to be pretty' - Steyn
Dale Steyn has admitted to a win-at-all-costs attitude on the tour of England, knowing that victory will end years of being second-best and give South Africa the No. 1 Test ranking.
13-Jul-2012•Firdose Moonda
Pietersen duck deepens Twenty20 gloom
If anything could sum up the struggles of this season's Friends Life t20 to achieve lift-off, it was surely Kevin Pietersen's first-ball duck against Hampshire.
02-Jul-2012•Alan Gardner
Surrey appoint new Oval groundsman
Lee Fortis is to return to The Oval as head groundsman at the end of April
26-Apr-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff
PCA move into The Oval
The Professional Cricketers' Association has moved headquarters to become a tenant of Surrey County Cricket Club at the Kia Oval.
08-Mar-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff
Scott Patterson is The Oval's new head groundsman
Bill Gordon has passed the mantle of head groundsman at The Oval on to Scott Patterson
28-Jan-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Oval development finally gets the go-ahead
Surrey have finally received approval for their controversial development at The Oval which includes the building of a new stand and hotel on the gasholder side of the ground
09-Jun-2009•Cricinfo staff
An unsavoury farce
As plans emerge of an unauthorised cricket tournament planned to be staged in New York in October, we look back on a private venture that was stillborn
25-Apr-2009•Martin Williamson
Surrey announces pre-tax profit
Surrey County Cricket Club has received a boost ahead of the new season after announcing pre-tax profits of more than £583,000 for the 2008 financial year
14-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff
Lions, camels and clowns at The Oval
When London hosted one of cricket's most unusual matches
18-Oct-2008•Martin Williamson
Surrey confirm IPL talks
Paul Sheldon, the Surrey chief executive, has confirmed for the first time that the club are interested in hosting Indian Premier League matches at The Oval
15-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff
Oval drainage to be overhauled
The Oval is to overhaul their drainage and irrigation system over the next three months at a cost of £750,000
14-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff
Oval gets all clear for permanent floodlights
Surrey have received the go-ahead from Lambeth Council to install permanent floodlights at The Oval
08-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff
Botham slams London scheduling domination
Sir Ian Botham has lashed out at pitches at Lord's and The Oval in the light of the drawn first Test
16-Jul-2008•Cricinfo staff
The rich get richer
Why the new proposal for an English Premier League will benefit the big counties and grounds and leave the rest vulnerable
16-Jul-2008
Oval held hostage by Health and Safety
The Health and Safety Executive has objected to the proposed erection of a four-star 168-bedroom hotel and nearly 2000 seats some 150 yards from the gas-holders at The Oval
28-May-2008
Oval redevelopment plans hit stumbling block
Surrey's plans to redevelop The Oval in time for next summer's Ashes have been dealt a blow with the news that a public inquiry is to be held over the safety of the gas holders next to the ground
19-May-2008•Cricinfo staff
Surrey announce record profits
Surrey have announced their highest ever profits in the club's 163-year history. Last year, their annual turnover was £23,407,000 and they recorded pre-tax profits in excess of £721,000, an increase of 108.4% from 2006
15-Apr-2008•Cricinfo staff
£40 million Oval development hits the buffers
Surrey appear to have admitted defeat in their bid to get the planned redevelopment of The Oval underway, and it will now not start until after the end of the season
08-Apr-2008•Cricinfo staff
Lord's and The Oval may host IPL exhibition games
Two of England's leading international grounds, Lord's and The Oval, are considering making an offer to stage exhibition games involving sides from the IPL
29-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff
The Oval nominated for World Twenty20
The Oval has been put forward as the ECB's second venue for the ICC World Twenty20 in June 2009
20-Feb-2008•Cricinfo staff