Marcus Hook’s veridict on Surrey CCC’s season – inexperience and lack of stars no recipe for success
Surrey fielded a staggering 34 players this summer due to international calls, injuries, Covid-19 and, of course, The Hundred.
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Author: Marcus Hook
Surrey stars lead the way as South-East take first Charlotte Edwards T20 Cup
Surrey’s Alice Capsey, Aylish Cranstone and Bryony Smith led the way as South East Stars chased down a target of 139 to become the inaugural winners of the Charlotte Edwards T20 Cup at Southampton yesterday (Sunday).
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Marcus Hook’s Surrey CCC column: I’m surprised ECB agreed to Durham cancellation + verdict on Chris Jordan’s Oval return
With this week’s championship game against Durham being cancelled due to covid, Surrey will not have played any competitive cricket for 18 days when they rock up at Northampton on Sunday.
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South East Stars produce polished performances to reach Charlotte Edwards Cup final
South East Stars have marched into this Sunday’s final of the 20-over Charlotte Edwards Cup at Southampton, where they will face the winner of the second and third place play-off between Northern Diamonds and Southern Vipers.
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Covid-19 case forces cancellation of Surrey’s match at Durham match – Chris Jordan seals Oval return
Surrey’s four-day clash with Durham, due to get underway at Chester-le-Street yesterday, has been cancelled following a case of Covid-19, prompting confusion over how the covid protocols are being applied to County Championship fixtures by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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Marcus Hook’s Surrey CCC column: No easy answers with The Hundred – scheduling and a lack of identity are two big issues
Now that the dust has settled on The Hundred, county cricket can return to normal, or can it? The Hundred proved a success, which will come as a relief to the England and Wales Cricket Board, which, despite making a 16.5million loss in 2020-21 – prompting more than 50 redundancies – is committed to investing £180m in the tournament over five seasons.
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Marcus Hook’s Surrey CCC column: Club’s youngsters can be proud of their progress in One-Day Cup
Surrey’s Royal London journey proved to be one of discovery. Coming into the competition without 10 key players and injuries to others, no one really gave them a chance of getting out of Group 1 let alone as far as the semi-finals.
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Surrey academy director Gareth Townsend announces departure
Gareth Townsend, Surrey’s academy director for the last 27 years and the person who has been instrumental in establishing a talent pathway which has seen a host of young cricketers graduate to first-class and international honours, has announced he will be leaving Surrey at the end of the season.
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Jame Smith gives his verdict on Surrey’s One-Day Cup campaign
Jamie Smith says that both he and Surrey’s young squad will take a great deal from this year’s Royal London One-Day Cup campaign.
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Surrey get a poor deal from The Hundred
The news Surrey have lost yet another player to The Hundred, Gus Atkinson – taking their representation in the new tournament to 11 – makes me wonder where will it all end?
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Surrey coach: We’ll lick our wounds then fight back
Richard Johnson, Surrey’s head coach for the Royal London One-Day Cup, summed up Tuesday’s five-wicket defeat at Cardiff as “a bad day at the office.”
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