31 May
Preview: Surrey v Warwickshire (Oval World)
Dynamos run down by Murtagh and Benning (Oval World)
Harbhajan Singh Q&A (BBC)
Surrey v Warwickshire (BBC)
Thorpe hits special ton (Evening Standard)
Nerves; Cliches (Guardian)
Surrey Kent believe it (South London Press)
Doosra row won't hamper Harbhajan (Sporting Life)
Singh set to make Surrey bow (Sporting Life)
Khan comes back for Kent (Sporting Life)
Murtagh in sharp form for Surrey (Telegraph)
Young Surrey trio end Durham's unbeaten run (Times)

30 May
Surrey end Durham unbeaten record (BBC)
A tough call, but England must ease Thorpe out (Independent)
Decks cleared for Harbhajan to join Surrey (Khaleej Times)
Surrey v Durham (Sporting Life)
Harbhajan set for Surrey bow (Sporting Life)
Thorpe future to be discussed (Sporting Life)
Deal Thorpey in (Sun)
Giles and Thorpe issues to test England's selectors (Telegraph)
Surrey decide to shut up shop (Times)
Thorpe will be needed when the Ashes are on the line (Times)

29 May
Preview: Surrey Lions v Durham Dynamos (Oval World)
Harbhajan gets conditional go-ahead to play... (Express India)
ICC gives all clear to Harbhajan's action (Hindu)
Key feels full force of Newman's blade (Independent)
Vaughan quick to back Thorpe (Independent)
Stick with Thorpe urges Hoggard (Sporting Life)
Lefties on Fletcher's mind (Sporting Life)
Draw feels sore for Key (Telegraph)
Mis-timing forced on Thorpe (Telegraph)
Openers make a point for Surrey (Times)
Clarke and Tremlett wait for one-day call (Times)

28 May
Harbhajan cleared to keep bowling (BBC)
Surrey return fire to secure draw (BBC)
Vaughan wants Thorpe to stay on (BBC)
Harbhajan cleared to bowl (CricInfo)
Surrey docked eight points for ball tampering (Guardian)
Questions grow for Thorpe but talent demands last chance (Guardian)
Surrey opt for stalemate at The Nevill (Kent Messenger)
Surrey suffer from Kent's Key man (Independent)
Kent v Surrey Day 4 (Sporting Life)
Surrey punished for ball tampering (Telegraph)
Surrey woe compounded after points deduction (Times)

27 May
Kent centurions set Surrey task (BBC)
Surrey count cost of ball inquiry (BBC)
Surrey docked eight points for ball-tampering (CricInfo)
Rixon looking for fresh options (Croydon Advertiser)
Butcher' s Hook (Croydon Advertiser)
Ramprakash back on solid ground (Croydon Advertiser)
Bears muzzled by absence of big two (Croydon Advertiser)
Surrey Academy makes most of Croydon's young... (Croydon Advertiser)
Surrey face tampering fine (Evening Standard)
Clarke shows Kent he can still be a super man (Guardian)
Patel keeps rolling on as Clarke leads the Surrey offensive (Independent)
Run glut leaves Kent in command (Kent Messenger)
Rixon to oversea another search (South London Press)
Grounds, crowds and cricket (South London Press)
Kent v Surrey Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Rixon will not be distracted by deduction (Sporting Life)
Surrey handed stiff penalty (Sporting Life)
Patel keeps Kent in picture (Telegraph)
MCC fear cost of early finish (Telegraph)
Patel's persistence pays off after compelling contest with Clarke (Times)

26 May
Key knock coincides with Thorpe's shock announcement (Oval World)
Clarke calls shots against Kent (BBC)
NSW signed Thorpe as 'insurance' (BBC)
Stump the Bearded Wonder No 100 (BBC)
Thorpe not guaranteed to play for NSW (CricInfo)
Australia's one-way coach trade (CricInfo)
Thorpe exit looms closer (Evening Standard)
Surrey's turn stops at Key (Guardian)
England counting runs as Thorpe turns 99 (Guardian)
Key silences the doubters (Independent)
Thorpe's relocation plans shock England selectors (Independent)
Surrey await ICC decision on Bhajji (India Times)
Patel sends Surrey spinning (Kent Messenger)
Kent v Surrey Day 2 (Sporting Life)
Blues coup as Thorpe joins NSW (Sydney Morning Herald)
Determined Key proves his worth (Telegraph)
England will lose Thorpe to Australia (Telegraph)
Key states his case with more runs at happy hunting ground (Times)
Thorpe's winter job opens door to pretenders (Times)

25 May
Key century spares Kent blushes (BBC)
Thorpe agrees new role down under (BBC)
County diary: Keeping Dad happy (BBC)
Doosra should be allowed: Saqlain Mushtaq (Express India)
Kent v Surrey: day 1 report (Kent Messenger)
Harbhajan loses out on Surrey contract (Khaleej Times)
Kent v Surrey Day 1 (Sporting Life)
Thorpe heads down under (Sporting Life)

24 May
Preview: Kent v Surrey (Oval World)
Kent v Surrey (BBC)
New recruit set for debut (Kent Messenger)
Surrey hit by injury (Sporting Life)

23 May

22 May
Middle class (Times)

21 May
Counties deny Saqlain claims (BBC)
Modern willows make well seasoned bowlers weep (Guardian)
Highest-ever home total not enough for Saltires (Scotsman)
Saqlain studies offers (Sporting Life)
Thorpe leads Surrey stroll (Telegraph)
Thorpe demonstrates timely return to form (Times)

20 May
Thorpe steers Surrey to victory (BBC)
Surrey overpower brave Scotland (CricInfo)
Channel 4 cop out after Reeve's departure (CricInfo)
Clarke keeps nerve (Croydon Advertiser)
Plenty more in Scott's tank (Croydon Advertiser)
Butcher's Hook (Croydon Advertiser)
Saltires wary of Ramprakash's Surrey (Scotsman)
Surrey go trophy-hunting (South London Press)
Scotland v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Proud Bicknell up among the Surrey greats (Surrey Advertiser)
Clarke keeps nerve (Surrey Mirror)
Sledge journey that placed the game on a slippery slope (Times)

19 May
Harbhajan's Surrey doubt (Evening Standard)
Hoffman bats for position in Surrey clash (Scotsman)
English praises Saltire medics as he nears return (Scotsman)
Thorpey's high fives (Sun)
Surrey wait on Harbhajan verdict (Telegraph)

18 May
Clarke holds his nerve (Oval World)
Expert reviews Harbhajan's action (BBC)
Thorpe willing to fight for place (BBC)
Thorpe resolved to fight for England place (CricInfo)
Clarke delight at 'massive' win (Evening Standard)
Lewis flounders as holders lose hat-trick chance (Guardian)
Lewis clanger hands Surrey victory (Independent)
Teenage prodigy with ambition (Surrey Mirror)
Lewis rues slip as Surrey escape (Telegraph)
Clarke ends Gloucestershire run (Times)

17 May
Holders Glos seen off by Surrey (BBC)
C&G Trophy quarter-final draw (BBC)
Stump the Bearded Wonder (BBC)
County diary: Insult to injury (BBC)
Clarke capitalises on Gloucestershire errors (CricInfo)
Murtagh leads the way for Surrey (Evening Standard)
Counties vote for two up, two down (Guardian)
Gloucestershire v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Surrey entertain Hampshire (Sporting Life)

16 May
Preview: Gloucestershire v Surrey (Oval World)
Mongia rekindles Foxes promotion hopes (Oval World)
Counties agree new promotion deal (BBC)
Two up, two down from 2006 (CricInfo)
Thorpe on trial as he bids to keep Test place (Evening Standard)
Surrey suffer as Mongia has fun with bat and ball (Times)
Pietersen left in reserve as Thorpe holds off challenge (Times)
PK still building on favourable initial impression (Times)
Derrick slams 'gutless' players (Western Mail)

15 May
Mongia earns first win for Leics (BBC)
Rixon flies through the clouds over Surrey's win (Independent)
One doubt: do Thorpe's eyes still have it? (Independent)
Glamorgan pay price for home pride (Observer)
Leicestershire v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Surrey fortunes swing (Telegraph)
Run-starved batsmen giving cause for concern (Telegraph)
Surrey’s silver lining clouded out (Times)
How to beat the Aussies (Times)
Gone in a 100 minutes! (Wales On Sunday)

14 May
Preview: Leicestershire Foxes v Surrey Lions (Oval World)
Surrey duo run through Glamorgan (BBC)
Newman cleans up for Surrey (Guardian)
Bicknell celebrates 1,000th wicket (Independent)
Rixon forgets ball row for win (Sporting Life)
Surrey v Glamorgan Day 4 (Sporting Life)
Schooling sessions inspire Newman (Sporting Life)
Surrey feast on new records (Telegraph)
Newman smashes his way into Surrey history (Times)
Glamorgan suffer from another horror day (Western Mail)

13 May
Harrison leads Glamorgan fightback (Oval World)
Newman makes Surrey ton history (BBC)
Stewart refuses to rule out sacking (Croydon Advertiser)
Butcher's Hook (Croydon Advertiser)
Glam hit back (Daily Post)
Bicknell closes in on 1,000 milestone (Guardian)
Bicknell's six wickets put Surrey in sight of win (Independent)
You can't bowl doosra with open-chested action: Pras (India Times)
Tampering inquiry (South London Press)
Ramprak-Ashes shout (South London Press)
Taylor-made for success (South London Press)
Glamorgan saved by wagging tail (South Wales Echo)
Newman thrilled by historic innings (Sporting Life)
Surrey v Glamorgan Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Harrison lifts Glamorgan tail (Telegraph)
Sharp Bicknell exploits Glamorgan's lack of application (Times)
Glamorgan lifted by unlikely lads (Western Mail)

12 May
Newman and Brown ensure Glamorgan are the injured... (Oval World)
Bicknell cuts through Glamorgan (BBC)
If form were everything... (BBC)
Harbhajan slams the ICC (CricInfo)
‘We are fair in dealing with all our members,' says Mani (CricInfo)
Ex-Surrey coach blows out one big date for another (Evening Standard)
Brown produces a Surrey flurry (Guardian)
Surrey young guns too hot for Croft's band of brothers (Independent)
Glam rocked by injuries (South Wales Echo)
Newman leads runs spree (Sporting Life)
Surrey v Glamorgan Day 2 (Sporting Life)
Surrey pair flay weakened attack (Telegraph)
Brown takes toll of threadbare Glamorgan attack (Times)
Agony goes on for poor Glamorgan (Western Mail)

11 May
Centurions help lift Surrey gloom (BBC)
County diary: Ball-tampering and drugs (BBC)
Thorpe on injured list but Surrey stick with same bowlers (Guardian)
Angus Fraser on cricket (Independent)
Hammer the cheats (Mirror)
Surrey v Glamorgan Day 1 (Sporting Life)
New blow for Surrey as Thorpe pulls out (Telegraph)
County Championship preview (Telegraph)
Thorpe loses last chance to impress England selectors (Times)
One is now the right number for busy Morgan (Western Mail)

10 May
Preview: Surrey v Glamorgan (Oval World)
Surrey's tail delays the inevitable (Oval World)
Surrey v Glamorgan (BBC)
Surrey start ball-tampering probe (BBC)
Kirby accused of ball-tampering (CricInfo)
Surrey raise stakes in ball-tampering probe (Evening Standard)
Stewart asks guilty man to own up (Guardian)
Stewart plans swift action in Surrey tampering row (Independent)
Surrey ill-tampered (South London Press)
Thorpe out of Surrey squad (Sporting Life)
Newell full of cheer (Sporting Life)
Stop the ball-tampering ballyhoo (Telegraph)
Surrey move swiftly over ball-tampering (Telegraph)
Ball-tampering claims are reported to ECB (Telegraph)
Surrey seek to root out ball cheat after defeat (Times)

9 May
Surrey heading for innings defeat (Oval World)
Notts go top with innings victory (BBC)
ECB could punish Surrey further (BBC)
Flintoff alone in World XI squads (BBC)
Surrey face ball-tampering charges (CricInfo)
Surrey probe into ball-tampering (Evening Standard)
Tough action by Surrey over ball tampering (Guardian)
Ball-tampering charge dogs Surrey (Independent)
Piper faces drug charge (Mirror)
Surrey v Nottinghamshire Day 4 (Sporting Life)
Thorpey so noughty (Sun)
Surrey face censure for tampering (Telegraph)
ECB must play ball and punish Surrey (Times)

8 May
Fleming not the only worry for Surrey (Oval World)
Innings defeat beckons for Surrey (BBC)
Surrey caught ball-tampering (Independent)
Brown left behind by new breed of hitter (Observer)
Surrey v Nottinghamshire Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Surrey lose runs over suspect ball (Telegraph)
Saqlain's international return further delayed (That's Cricket)
Surrey stung by run penalty (Times)

7 May
Bicknell and Gallian show the application lacked by Surrey (Oval World)
Surrey guilty of ball-tampering (BBC)
Thorpe sets sights for 100 Tests (BBC)
Surrey penalised for ball-tampering (CricInfo)
Thorpe curses his bad run (Guardian)
ICC beaten by Harbhajan’s ‘doosra’(Khaleej Times)
Thorpe flop symptom of Surrey's malfunction (Independent)
Surrey suffer ball-tampering penalty (Sporting Life)
Surrey v Nottinghamshire Day 2 (Sporting Life)
Thorpe closing in on milestone (Sporting Life)
England pen-pics (Sporting Life)
Benning flurry fails to hide Surrey cracks (Telegraph)
Surrey make unconvincing start (Times)

6 May
Ealham wickets put Surrey in rut (BBC)
One-day form gives cause for concern (Croydon Advertiser)
Butcher's Hook (Croydon Advertiser)
Thorpe's chance to seal Test place (Evening Standard)
Butcher: Let's fight for each other (South London Press)
Murtagh on a mission (South London Press)
Surrey v Nottinghamshire Day 1 (Sporting Life)
Bicknells relishing final battle (Surrey Advertiser)
County Championship preview (Telegraph)
Pressure builds on Thorpe in the wider picture (Times)

5 May
Preview: Surrey v Nottinghamshire (Oval World)
Surrey v Nottinghamshire (BBC)
England development squad profiles (BBC)
Bristol is next after Ramprakash spares blushes (Evening Standard)
Bicknell saves Surrey from humiliation (Independent)
Bicknell fit for Notts clash (Sporting Life)
Notts welcome back Franks (Sporting Life)
Surrey squeeze home to avoid more blushes (Telegraph)
Bulgarians bowled over by action from the Oval (Telegraph)
England's development squad (Telegraph)
Ramprakash ensures no repeat upset for Surrey (Times)

4 May
Ramprakash spares Surrey blushes (BBC)
Does the English public know its cricket? (BBC)
Brandy given a fresh start (Cambridge Evening News)
Staffordshire v Surrey (Sporting Life)

3 May
Surrey's depleted attack put to the sword (Oval World)
Staffordshire aim to rock Surrey (BBC)
Jones missing for Glamorgan (Sporting Life)
Somerset trio slam Surrey (Telegraph)
Medlycott plots an upset (Telegraph)
Sabres put struggling Surrey to the sword (Times)

2 May
Surrey sunk by big-hitting Sabres (BBC)
We're no muppets Warney (Mirror)
Somerset v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Croft plays it cool after poor start by Glamorgan (Western Mail)

1 May
Preview: Somerset Sabres v Surrey Lions (Oval World)
Ramprakash guides Surrey home (Oval World)
Sledging does not bother Thorpe (BBC)
The Key question needs a long-term answer now (Independent)
Thorpe unfazed by sledging (Sporting Life)
High five for Pietersen (Telegraph)
Surrey seal win (Times)
Mark Ramps it up for Glam (Wales On Sunday)

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