31 May
Newman and
Benning hand Surrey decent start (Oval World)
Century
pair put Somerset on top (BBC)
When
the Master felt the pressure (CricInfo)
Benning
steals limelight from star Surrey attraction (Guardian)
County
cricket's Kolpak era nears the end as Brussels... (Guardian)
Ramprakash
foiled again in centurion bid (Independent)
Surrey
v Somerset Day 2 (Sporting Life)
Somerset
on top through Langer and Blackwell (Surrey CCC Official)
Mark
Ramprakash waits to join hundred club (Telegraph)
Charl
Willoughby frustrates Mark Ramprakash (Times)
Somerset
drops let Surrey recover (Western Daily Press)
30 May
Pair
rescue Surrey after collapse (BBC)
Youth
gets its chance at Warwickshire (Birmingham Post)
Kolpak
review on the cards (CricInfo)
Counties'
anger grows over Clarke's secret negotiations (Guardian)
Loughborough's
Spriegal gets senior Surrey... (Loughborough News)
Surrey
v Somerset Day 1 (Sporting Life)
ECB
seek Twenty20 vision (Sporting Life)
Newman
and Benning show quality on day one (Surrey CCC Official)
County
Championship preview (Telegraph)
England
Cricket Board ideas alarm counties (Telegraph)
Sky
deal foils Oval hopes of hosting Rajasthan Royals match (Times)
29 May
Preview:
Surrey v Somerset (Oval World)
Afzaal makes up
for fans' frustration (Oval World)
Surrey
v Somerset (BBC)
County
structure set for revamp (BBC)
ECB closing in
on key Kolpak move (BBC)
Whitgift
off to a damp start (Croydon Advertiser)
Gambling
on the game's future (Express)
Counties
at odds as they look to Clarke for strong leadership (Guardian)
All
change on the county scene (Independent)
As
Twenty20 interest grows, Lord's latest changes may end... (Mail)
Middlesex
face a fight to keep Shah, Joyce and Morgan (Mail)
Spriegel
called up (Sporting Life)
Somerset
unchanged (Sporting Life)
ECB
ponder Twenty20 options (Sporting Life)
Spriegel
to make Surrey debut (Surrey CCC Official)
Butcher's
heroics can't stop his team being held yet... (Surrey Mirror)
Walters
looking to make a big impact (Surrey Mirror)
Ramps
backs Shah for England spot (Surrey Mirror)
Usman
Afzaal enjoys grand slam for Surrey (Telegraph)
Future
of county cricket should be four-day and Twenty20... (Telegraph)
Usman
Afzaal lifts the gloom with bright cameo (Times)
28 May
Sussex
chief backs current championship format (Argus)
Rain
ends Surrey and Sussex tie (BBC)
Oval
held hostage by Health and Safety (CricInfo)
The
pressure on Ramps is so 'last century' (Mail)
Surrey
v Sussex (Sporting Life)
Rain
spoils day at Whitgift but Afzaal provides... (Surrey CCC Official)
27 May
Preview:
Surrey Brown Caps v Sussex Sharks (Oval World)
Road to
redemption and Pigeon Street (Guardian)
Turk sets
sights on county contract (South London Press)
Trio
disciplined (Sporting Life)
Whitgift
Festival gets underway with the Friends... (Surrey CCC Official)
New
lease of life for Butcher (Wimbledon Guardian)
26 May
Surrey not
written-off just yet (Oval World)
Surrey
gain some sweet revenge (Gazette)
Counties face
shake-up amid ECB revolution (Guardian)
Oxon
washed out again (Oxford Mail)
Mark
Butcher keeps Surrey's Friends Provident hopes alive
(Telegraph)
Somerset's
Steffan Jones may not play Surrey (Telegraph)
Chris
Martin set for Warwickshire move (Telegraph)
Aggressive
batting eases Surrey past Essex (Times)
25 May
Afzaal and
Murtaza point the way to safety (Oval World)
Butcher
eases Surrey past Essex (BBC)
Surrey
hopes still alive (ECB)
Essex
v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Brown
Caps beat the Eagles to keep quater final... (Surrey CCC Official)
Udal’s
rescue mission (Times)
Match
ends in draw (Yorkshire Post)
24 May
Preview:
Essex Eagles v Surrey Brown Caps (Oval World)
Yorkshire scent
victory (Oval World)
Afzaal
century thwarts Yorkshire (BBC)
Warwickshire
target new recruits (CricInfo)
Rana
joins Yorkshire's walking wounded but Gale makes... (Guardian)
Naved
injury takes gloss off Gale's efforts (Independent)
Surrey
v Yorkshire LV Championship (Northern Echo)
Surrey
v Yorkshire Day 4 (Sporting Life)
Usman
hundred drives Surrey to a draw (Surrey CCC Official)
Youngsters
step in for Chelmsford Clash (Surrey CCC Official)
Surrey
feel full force of Andrew Gale (Telegraph)
Mark
Butcher and Mark Ramprakash leave Surrey in trouble (Times)
23 May
Gale
century gives Yorkshire hope (BBC)
Warwickshire
target new signings (Birmingham Post)
Surrey
so close but yet so far (Croydon Advertiser)
Rudolph
sees red after Afzaal dissent provokes wrath of... (Guardian)
Rudolph
builds on captain's foundations to rein in Surrey (Independent)
Rudolph
leads the Yorkshire fightback (Northern Echo)
Surrey
a tale of two contests (Southwark News)
Surrey
v Yorkshire Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Advantage
Yorkshire going into day four (Surrey CCC Official)
Frustrated
Usman Afzaal faces punishment (Telegraph)
Jacques
Rudolph roused to steer Yorkshire to safety (Times)
Rudolph
and Gale behind Yorkshire fightback (Yorkshire Post)
22 May
Master Butcher
finds useful ally in Nicholson (Oval World)
Rudolph
leads Yorkshire fightback (BBC)
Caddick
set to make return (Chard & Ilminster News)
Rudolph
responds to Butcher double (CricInfo)
Oval
day of hundreds but only frustration for Ramprakash (Guardian)
Ramprakash
misses out again (Independent)
The
colour of money (Mail)
Carnage
as Butcher cuts Tykes to pieces (Northern Echo)
On
Cricket AM (Sky Sports)
Surrey
v Yorkshire Day 2 (Sporting Life)
Akram's
timely boost to Sunderland (Sunderland Echo)
Kent
punish Brown Caps (Surrey Mirror)
Rudolph
spoils party for Surrey (Surrey CCC Official)
Mark
Butcher steals the limelight (Telegraph)
Old
Trafford in a spin over Test snub (Telegraph)
Mark
Butcher proves cut above after Mark Ramprakash has... (Times)
Teenager
has prize wicket to remember on debut (Yorkshire Post)
21 May
Butcher
ton helps Surrey dominate (BBC)
Butcher
hundred hurts Yorkshire (CricInfo)
Life
behind the scenes with Sky TV (Mail)
Surrey
v Yorkshire Day 1 (Sporting Life)
Ramprakash
made to wait for 100th ton (Surrey Advertiser)
Yorkshire’s
bowling Butchered (Surrey CCC Official)
Butcher
leads late Surrey assault (Telegraph & Argus)
The
County Set (Times)
Five
of the best: the pick of Mark Ramprakash's hundreds (Times)
Crunch
time for Surrey's Saker (Wimbledon Guardian)
20 May
Preview:
Surrey v Yorkshire (Oval World)
Surrey
v Yorkshire (BBC)
Surrey
v Yorkshire: Local talent Oliver set for Tykes... (Halifax Courier)
McGrath
to skipper Yorkshire as injured Gough sits out Brit... (Mail)
Gough
missing for Yorkshire (Sporting Life)
Ramprakash
targeting Yorkshire for 100th ton (Surrey Advertiser)
Surrey
seek opening Championship win (Surrey CCC Official)
Brit
Oval to hosts West Indian greats (Surrey CCC Official)
LV
County Championship: Notts the surprise (Telegraph)
19 May
Butcher best
still not enough for Surrey (Oval World)
Oval
redevelopment plans hit stumbling block (CricInfo)
Butcher's
best not enough to carve out victory for Surrey (Guardian)
Spitfires
edge 17-run win (Kent Messenger)
Stevens
praises Kent's 'death' (Kent Messenger)
Jim
Laker: cricket’s master of spin (Scottish Herald)
Butcher's
block (Southwark News)
Walters
back with century for seconds (Surrey CCC Official)
Darren
Stevens edges Mark Butcher's ton (Telegraph)
Surrey's
Jimmy Ormond has all-round game (Telegraph)
Bowling
masterclass seals Kent victory (Times)
Oval
plans stalled by gas safety (Times)
18 May
Honours even at
the Rose Bowl (Oval World)
Butcher
blast in vain for Surrey (BBC)
Draw
pulls Mascarenhas homeward in tug-of-war (Independent)
Deadly
Mahmooud sees off Surrey as Kent edge thriller (Mail)
Brown
praises Butcher's bold declaration (Southern Daily Echo)
Kent
v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Butcher's
best not enough for the Brown Caps (Surrey CCC Official)
Surrey
dangle rich offer before McGrath (Sydney Morning Herald)
Hampshire
defy Surrey's Saqlain Mushtaq (Telegraph)
Michael
Brown repels Surrey (Times)
Mark
Ramprakash: talking with a straight bat (Times)
17 May
Preview: Kent
Spitfires v Surrey Brown Caps (Oval World)
Surrey have their
noses in front after an up and down day (Oval World)
Hants
& Surrey in thrilling draw (BBC)
McGrath
brushes off county talk (CricInfo)
Hampshire
feel Tremlett's pain (Guardian)
Hampshire
rally after Tremlett is laid low (Independent)
Hampshire
v Surrey Day 4 (Sporting Life)
Brown
praises Butcher foresight (Sporting Life)
Saqlain's
five not enough to force the win (Surrey CCC Official)
Ormond
and Nicholson give Surrey hope (Telegraph)
Eighth-wicket
pair keep Surrey in the hunt (Times)
16 May
Surrey
and Hants match in balance (BBC)
Surrey
hopes lie in tatters (Croydon Advertiser)
Jordan
halts Hampshire's march (Guardian)
Surrey's
attack adds to plight of Mascarenhas (Independent)
Hants
suffer mid-afternoon collapse (Southern Daily Echo)
Hampshire
v Surrey Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Nicholson
and Ormond rescue Surrey after day... (Surrey CCC Official)
Slump
hits Hampshire against Surrey (Telegraph)
Dimitri
Mascarenhas in danger of taking eye off day job (Times)
15 May
Surrey
take charge at Rose Bowl (BBC)
Ramprakash
tamed but Tremlett let down by Hampshire... (Guardian)
Tentative
Ramprakash fails (Independent)
Hampshire
v Surrey Day 2 (Sporting Life)
Afzaal’s
England aim (South London Press)
Bowlers
Battle at the Bowl (Surrey CCC Official)
No
fairytale for Ramprakash but Surrey work... (Surrey CCC Official)
Chris
Tremlett stars as Mark Ramprakash fails (Telegraph)
Mark
Ramprakash misses out in bid to join 100 Club (Times)
14 May
Ramprakash
made to wait for ton (BBC)
Brooks
in Surrey chance (Oxford Mail)
Hampshire
v Surrey Day 1 (Sporting Life)
Bicknell
makes surprise return (Surrey Advertiser)
13 May
Preview:
Hampshire v Surrey (Oval World)
History
beckons for Ramprakash (CricInfo)
Toast
champagne Ramps and centuries by the ton (Guardian)
Burrows
replaces Pothas for Hants (Southern Daily Echo)
Schofield
missing for Surrey (Sporting Life)
Gloves
fit for Burrows (Sporting Life)
Ramps
up with the best (Sporting Life)
Ramprakash
poised to make history (Surrey CCC Official)
12 May
Pettini and
Gallian power Essex to record total (Oval World)
Schofield
sidelined for six weeks (BBC)
Pettini
lauds 'special' victory (BBC)
Should
Mark Ramprakash’s age rule him out of a Test... (Guardian)
Pemberton
Greenish Surrey Academy players in... (Surrey CCC Official)
Mark
Pettini peerless for Essex history boys (Telegraph)
Records
tumble as Mark Pettini sets formidable target (Times)
11 May
Essex
record-breakers stun Surrey (BBC)
Surrey
v Essex (Sporting Life)
Eagles
fly high with easy 156 run win (Surrey CCC Official)
Surrey
seconds lose to Warwickshire (Surrey CCC Official)
England
won't make Mark Ramprakash happy (Telegraph)
10 May
Preview:
Surrey Brown Caps v Essex Eagles (Oval World)
Mark
Ramprakash waltzes towards batting record (Mirror)
Mark
Ramprakash nears historic milestone (Telegraph)
9 May
Afzaal has a
lovely day beside the sea (Oval World)
Sussex
suffer defeat after Surrey pile on the runs (Argus)
Amrita
Arora - Turning heads in Surrey (Bollyspice)
Collins
warming up nicely (Croydon Advertiser)
Old
Midwhitgiftians hoping to cap Centenary with... (Croydon Advertiser)
Sutton
rely on young talent (Richmond & Twickenham Times)
Surrey
Championship season begins (Surrey Advertiser)
Jordan’s
back for crucial clash with Eagles (Surrey CCC Official)
Uzman
Afzaal's show too much for Sussex (Telegraph)
Century
by Usman Afzaal puts Sussex to the sword (Times)
8 May
Afzaal
century overwhelms Sussex (BBC)
Afzaal
hundred sinks Sussex (CricInfo)
Welcome
back, we weren't expecting you (CricInfo)
Afzaal
propels Surrey (ECB)
Competition
hots up at Surrey (ECB)
Usman
Afzaal? (Guardian)
Butcher's
block (Southwark News)
Surrey
struggle to find feet (Southwark News)
Sussex
v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Afzaal
annihilates the Sharks (Surrey CCC Official)
Gloveman
Batty feels he is returning to top form (Surrey Mirror)
New
contract is just reward for Ormond's early form (Surrey Mirror)
Ramprakash
closes in on landmark in mixed week (Surrey Mirror)
Priory
target hat-trick of championship titles (Surrey Mirror)
7 May
Preview:
Sussex Sharks v Surrey Brown Caps (Oval World)
The
overseas invasion (CricInfo)
Beware
the IPL star snatchers as Wright is next youngster... (Mail)
Surrey
return to Shark infested waters (Surrey CCC Official)
6 May
Jones shows Kent
the way (Oval World)
Warks
call on England stars (ECB)
Middlesex
sunk by Benning century (Enfield Independent)
Jones
and McLaren inspire Spitfires' win (Kent Messenger)
Geraint
Jones fires a reminder to England (Telegraph)
Geraint
Jones completes happy holiday weekend for Kent (Times)
Jordan
chilled out over future (Wimbledon Guardian)
5 May
Benning
celebrates in style (Oval World)
Sussex
sign West Indian pace ace (Argus)
Adams
pleased with timely arrival (Argus)
McLaren
and Arafat destroy Surrey (BBC)
Kent's
late flurry buries Surrey (CricInfo)
Benning
spurs Surrey (Guardian)
Surrey
v Kent (Sporting Life)
Arafat
destroys Surrey top order setting up easy... (Surrey CCC Official)
Surrey's
James Benning enjoys birthday bash (Telegraph)
Mark
Ramprakash is relaxed about England (Telegraph)
County
Championship: Winners and losers (Telegraph)
Middlesex’s
hopes of a "derby double" dashed (Times)
4 May
Preview:
Surrey Brown Caps v Kent Spitfires (Oval World)
Ramprakash's
century leaves him on the brink of making... (Oval World)
Benning
blast outguns Middlesex (BBC)
Benning
blasts Surrey to victory (CricInfo)
Ramprakash
on 99 and going strong (Independent)
ECB
going to India for £1m Champions' League in... (Independent)
Ramprakash
moves to 99 not out (Observer)
Middlesex
v Surrey (Sporting Life)
Mark
Ramprakash's ton to forge England spot? (Telegraph)
Mark
Ramprakash hits ton No 99 (Times)
Chris
Jordan sets sights high (Times)
3 May
Preview:
Middlesex Crusaders v Surrey Brown Caps (Oval World)
Ramprakash whets
the optimists' appetites (Oval World)
Ramprakash
seals ton in stalemate (BBC)
Peeved
Prior blows big chance as Ramprakash steals... (Guardian)
Relentless
Ramprakash nears another landmark (Independent)
Sussex
v Surrey Day 4 (Sporting Life)
Another
ton for Ramprakash as Surrey ease to... (Surrey CCC Official)
Mark
Ramprakash closing in on 99th century (Telegraph)
Mark
Ramprakash closing in on 99th hundred (Times)
2 May
Hopkinson and
Goodwin fall just short (Oval World)
Ramprakash
set for 99th century (BBC)
Prior
shines but not bright enough (CricInfo)
Rain
saves draw for Surrey (Croydon Advertiser)
Hopkinson
falls shy of landmark as Sussex build platform (Guardian)
Hopkinson
misery at missing maiden ton (Independent)
Only
victory will do for Spitfires (Kent Messenger)
Now
I'm dancing to a different tune, says Ramprakash (Mail)
Surrey
all washed out (Southwark News)
Sussex
v Surrey Day 3 (Sporting Life)
Ramprakash
on course for 99th (Surrey CCC Official)
Surrey
seek revenge in London derby part two (Surrey CCC Official)
Carl
Hopkinson falls short (Telegraph)
Carl
Hopkinson misses out narrowly on maiden century (Times)
1 May
Adams:
Make Friday a T20 night (Argus)
Sussex
pair miss out on centuries (BBC)
Ormond
earns new Surrey contract (BBC)
Mushtaq
faces three-week lay-off (BBC)
Brit signs on to
Sky cricket coverage (Brand Republic)
Hopkinson
and Goodwin fall short (CricInfo)
Jordan
bides his time (Cricnfo)
Surrey
hand fit-again Ormond one-year deal (CricInfo)
Mushtaq
out for three weeks after knee surgery (CricInfo)
Ormond
wins Surrey deal (ECB)
Butcher's
block (Southwark News)
Sussex
v Surrey Day 2 (Sporting Life)
New
deal for Ormond (Sporting Life)
Mushtaq
sidelined by knee op (Sporting Life)
Points
split after Onions makes Brown Caps cry (Surrey Mirror)
Hopkinson
and Goodwin hold off Surrey at Hove (Surrey CCC Official)
Ormond
rewarded with one year deal (Surrey CCC Official)
IPL
revolution offers golden opportunity (Times)
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