31 May
Thorpe in a class of his own (Oval World)
Ormond helps Surrey take command (Ananova)
Surrey back batsmen (BBC)
Clarke close to Test call-up (Evening Standard)
Thorpe stays on upward curve (Guardian)
Struggle for Sussex as Thorpe hits the heights (Independent)
Surrey v Sussex Day 2 (Sporting Life)
Clarke close to Test call-up (Sporting Life)
Relentless Thorpe sees Sussex suffer (Telegraph)
Thorpe shows renewed appetite with second century in three... (Times)

30 May
Thorpe's 156 puts Surrey in control (Ananova)
Thorpe in command (BBC)
Surrey's lowest point (BBC)
Swinging it my way (Croydon Advertiser)
Surrey's domination continues unabated (Croydon Advertiser)
Tudor riled by the knee-jerk reactions (Croydon Advertiser)
Clarke set to test his all-round strengths (Evening Standard)
Surrey v Sussex Day 1 (Sporting Life)

29 May
Preview: Surrey v Sussex (Oval World)
Thorpe and Batty star in yet another close shave for Surrey (Oval World)
Surrey v Sussex (Ananova)
England one-day squad (Ananova)
County Championship preview (BBC)
Thorpe knocks loudly on England's door (Guardian)
England look to future with Troughton and Clarke (Guardian)
Pakistan pick banned Shoaib (Guardian)
A voice in the crowd (Surrey CCC Official)
Thorpe nudges Somerset aside (Telegraph)
Thorpe send reminder to England selectors with perfect timing (Times)

28 May
Surrey shade close match (Ananova)
Surrey through in thriller (BBC)
Surrey spoil the party as Cidermen go out of the C&G Trophy (CricInfo)
England may turn to Batty (Evening Standard)
Thorpe serves up England reminder (Evening Standard)
Hollioake's star can rise in the west (Guardian)
England selectors must put their faith in young talent (Independent)
Somerset v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Match winners come of age (Sporting Life)
A voice in the crowd (Surrey CCC Official)

27 May
Preview: Somerset v Surrey (Oval World)
Somerset v Surrey (Ananova)
C&G Trophy preview (BBC)
No place for Razzaq and Inzamam (CricInfo)
Richard Johnson back to face Surrey (CricInfo)
Somerset looking forward to big match (CricInfo)
Jimmy leads the pack (Evening Standard)
Don't leave Vaughan shorn of experience (SkySports)

26 May
England stars given C&G Trophy chance (Ananova)
Part-timers showcase one-day wares (BBC)
Butcher swings argument for batsmen to practise (Independent)
Butcher now stakes claim for one-day recognition (Telegraph)

25 May
Ormond crowns second win (Oval World)
Butcher wants one-day place (Ananova)
Surrey's perfect record ended by rain (Ananova)
Ormond on the Waugh path (Independent)
'Everything went so well I think I'll buy a Lottery ticket' (Independent)
Ormond strikes as rain holds off (Observer)
Stewart to pass on gloves (Observer)
Butcher wants one-day place (Sporting Life)
Ormond sets up feast for Surrey (Telegraph)
Hostile Ormond sees off Essex (Times)

24 May
Preview: Gloucestershire Gladiators v Surrey Lions (Oval World)
Batty bats and bats (Oval World)
Ormond hands Surrey victory (Ananova)
Ormond sets up Surrey win (BBC)
Stewart makes the case for his defence (Cricket4)
Hollioake's flawed logic helps Batty leave Essex adrift (Guardian)
Essex v Surrey Day 4 (Sporting Life)
England to welcome in brave new era (Sporting Life)
Mark's driven by fear (Sun)
Batty bludgeons Essex as Surrey take command (Telegraph)
Surrey may pay price for delaying declaration (Times)
Butcher's feelings of rejection consigned to the past (Times)

23 May
Bicknell to the fore again (Oval World)
Butcher hopes to ease pressure (Ananova)
Batty leads Surrey run charge (Ananova)
Butcher confident of England future (BBC)
Essex driven Batty (BBC)
Age is not a problem (Croydon Advertiser)
Surrey show the form of champions (Croydon Advertiser)
Batty focused on next opportunity (Croydon Advertiser)
Essex find Bicknell too hot to handle (Guardian)
Bicknell's all-round prowess leaves Essex floundering (Independent)
Butcher hopes to ease pressure (Sporting Life)
Essex v Surrey Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Dakin leads Essex revival (Telegraph)
Unsung Bicknell inspires Surrey on all fronts (Times)

22 May
Bicknell completes recovery (Oval World)
Surrey in command (BBC)
Bicknell shines before the evening gloom (Guardian)
Bicknell century lifts Surrey (Independent)
Essex v Surrey Day 2 (Sporting Life)
Thorpe starts Surrey revival (Telegraph)
Bicknell provides sting in the tail (Times)

21 May
Bicknell's ton aids Surrey revival (Ananova)
Bicknell upstages Napier (BBC)
Determined Stewart brushes off age jibes (Evening Standard)
Essex v Surrey Day 1 (Sporting Life)
Frizzell County Championship Preview (Telegraph)

20 May
Preview: Essex v Surrey (Oval World)
Essex v Surrey (Ananova)
'I'm still the best' insists Stewart (CricInfo)
Fall puts Butcher's bowling at risk for Test (Independent)
Stewart out to prove age is no barrier (Sporting Life)
Frizzell County Championship preview (Sporting Life)
Key under pressure to prove his worth (Telegraph)
Butcher doubt adds to England's casualty list (Times)

19 May
Spitfires come close to shooting down Surrey (Oval World)
Interview: Mark Butcher (Guardian)
Smith and Walker take Kent to brink but Surrey hang on (Independent)
Smith leads charge as Kent go close (Telegraph)
Surrey hold on as Kent lose their way in chase (Times)

18 May
Rain denies Surrey and Saqlain (Oval World)
Kent fall short in heroic run-chase (Ananova)
Surrey shoot down Spitfires (BBC)
Sehwag glitters but falls under the spell of Saqlain (Independent)
Saqlain draws little comfort (Observer)
Surrey v Kent (Sporting Life)
Surrey see win flushed away (Telegraph)
Selectors fly the white flag by keeping England's greatest... (Telegraph)

17 May
Preview: Surrey Lions v Kent Spitfires (Oval World)
Surrey v Kent (Ananova)
Surrey thwarted by rain (Ananova)
Rain blunts Surrey charge (BBC)
Stewart keeps his place as Anderson, Kirtley and McGrath... (CricInfo)
Surrey v Leicestershire Day 4 (Sporting Life)
Sehwag makes light of the gloom (Telegraph)
Sehwag cameo little cheer for Leicestershire (Times)

16 May
The 500 Mark, Salisbury and Bicknell have Leicestershire... (Oval World)
Sehwag makes his mark (Ananova)
Drizzle spoils Surrey party (BBC)
Have your say on cricket (BBC)
Vultures circling (Croydon Advertiser)
Bicknell exploits cracks in Notts batting (Croydon Advertiser)
Benning lives up to all the expectations (Croydon Advertiser)
Gloves off as selectors think over Stewart role (Evening Standard)
Ramprakash profits by violence (Guardian)
Surrey v Leicestershire Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Thorpe vows to fight back (Surrey Advertiser)
Ramprakash the standard bearer (Telegraph)
Salisbury takes his lead from Ramprakash (Times)
Ageless Stewart merits extended run (Times)

15 May
Azhar stars again (Oval World)
Salisbury century keeps Surrey on the up (Ananova)
Surrey roast foxes (BBC)
Surrey v Leicestershire Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Surrey's top order keep Thorpe on sidelines (Telegraph)
Leicestershire's batsmen appear in video nasty (Times)

14 May
Azhar puts Surrey on top (Ananova)
Mahmood tops foxes (BBC)
Surrey v Leicestershire Day 3 (Sporting Life)

13 May
Preview: Surrey v Leicestershire (Oval World)
Surrey v Leicestershire (Ananova)
County Championship preview (BBC)
Championship preview (Sporting Life)

12 May
Surrey score first win (Oval World)
Stewart criticises glut of overseas players (CricInfo)
Stewart: I fear for English cricket (Evening Standard)
Bicknell leads the masterclass (Independent)
Voice in the crowd (Surrey CCC Official)
Newell to take tips from Surrey (Telegraph)
Tufnell appeal speaks volumes for character of sport (Telegraph)
Bicknell's virtues underline opposition failings (Times)

11 May
Nottinghamshire outclassed (Oval World)
Surrey polish off Notts for first win (Ananova)
Pavilion to be named for Clarke (Barbados Daily Nation)
Surrey ease to victory (BBC)
Read stands tall in Marsh's view (Independent)
Nottinghamshire v Surrey Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Bicknell so tasty in the land of the pie thrower (Telegraph)
Captain defiant (Times)

10 May
Gallian and Stewart show the way (Oval World)
Surrey on brink of first win (Ananova)
Surrey dominate Notts (BBC)
Gallian revisits former glories (Guardian)
Surrey's seamers mine rich source of success (Independent)
Nottinghamshire v Surrey Day 2 (Sporting Life)
Gallian and Stewart defy problem pitch (Telegraph)
Stewart stakes pugnacious claim for place (Times)

9 May
Gallian and Stewart star on eventful first day (Ananova)
Stewart leads Surrey recovery (BBC)
Cricket's way forward (BBC)
Don't marry a cricketer (CricInfo)
It's good to be back (Croydon Advertiser)
Tudor gives the Bears a mauling (Croydon Advertiser)
Two good for county game in England (Croydon Advertiser)
Nottinghamshire v Surrey Day 1 (Sporting Life)
In reality, Tuffers TV is a boost for cricket (Sky Sports)
A voice in the crowd (Surrey CCC Official)
County Championship Preview (Telegraph)
Tufnell inspires (Telegraph)

8 May
Nottinghamshire v Surrey (Ananova)
Sleepy Surrey awoken by Staffordshire scare (Guardian)
Staffs bravehearts give Surrey a scare (The Sentinel)
Surrey left to sweat (The Sentinel)
Surrey given a fright by brave Staffs (Telegraph)
Ward proves big hit in tent (Times)

7 May
Preview: Nottinghamshire v Surrey (Oval World)
Surrey made to work for cup win (Ananova)
Surrey survive scare (BBC)
Staffordshire v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Selectors miss chance by passing over Hollioake (Telegraph)

6 May
Surrey overcome unexpected alarm (Oval World)
Staffordshire v Surrey (Ananova)
Facing an unknown quantity (icCoventry)
Blaze - Hotel is emptied (Gloucestershire Echo)
I can still do it at Test level, says Stewart (Evening Standard)
Staffs prepare (The Sentinel)
Surrey inch home (Telegraph)
Faltering Surrey indebted to Brown onslaught (Times)

5 May
Tudor sets up Lions' second victory (Oval World)
Surrey edge past Worcs (Ananova)
Lions remain undefeated (BBC)
Surrey retain the momentum despite Knight's defiance (Independent)
Worcestershire v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Knight fright for Surrey (Telegraph)

4 May
Preview: Worcestershire Royals v Surrey Lions (Oval World)
Tudor catches the eye (Oval World)
Lions overcome Warwickshire (Ananova)
Surrey out-bat Bears (BBC)
Tudor strikes to raise the spirit level (Independent)
Barnett romancing the Stone for last fling (Independent)
Adamant over Adam (Observer)
Surrey v Warwickshire (Sporting Life)
Stewart backs Vaughan captaincy (Sporting Life)
Tudor hints at his true value (Telegraph)
It's time to end Stewart's reign (Telegraph)
Inspired Tudor in hint to England (Times)

3 May
Preview: Surrey Lions v Warwickshire Bears (Oval World)
Rain cancels out chance of a result (Oval World)
Another tame draw for Surrey (Ananova)
Knight ton enlivens draw (BBC)
Bears' hopes thwarted by torrents (Birmingham Post)
Bears effort pleases boss (Evening Mail)
Hollioake breaks through the clouds (Independent)
Surrey v Warwickshire Day 4 (Sporting Life)
Surrey left to make point (Telegraph)
Hollioake’s class shines brightly between showers (Times)

2 May
Hollioake and Stewart stand in Warwickshire's way (Oval World)
Hollioake serves up a treat (Ananova)
Surrey inch towards Bears' score (BBC)
A harsh lesson (Croydon Advertiser)
Hollioake century gives England selectors... (Croydon Advertiser)
Ormond thriving on the competition (Croydon Advertiser)
Hollioake steals Butcher's thunder (Guardian)
Hollioake makes hay (Independent)
Surrey v Warwickshire Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Oh brother, we’ve got Woodworm (Surrey Advertiser)
Hollioake fires Surrey rocket (Telegraph)
Strokes of genius from Hollioake steady the ship (Times)

1 May
Wagh spares Warwickshire's blushes (Oval World)
Hollioake brightens Surrey's day (Ananova)
Giddins out for five weeks (Ananova)
Hollioake saves Surrey face (BBC)
Wagh game inspires Bears (Birmingham Post)
Hollioake tips Vaughan for captaincy (Channel4)
Pakistan players to be given contracts (CricInfo)
Defiant Surrey axe Test hopefuls (Guardian)
Bicknell leads fightback by new-look Surrey (Independent)
Surrey v Warwickshire Day 2 (Sporting Life)
He's a natural born cap'n (Sun)
Butcher back but Wagh catches the eye (Telegraph)
Honours even after heroics of Wagh (Times)

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