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England all-rounder Sam Curran says he loves playing for Surrey whenever the opportunity arises. It showed when the 23-year-old marked his 100th T20 appearance with a career best 72 not out, to complete an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Somerset.

Gareth Southgate reckoned that his England players deserved credit after beating Croatia 1-0 in their opening match of the European Championships. The former Crystal Palace defender opted to leave South London-born Jadon Sancho out of the squad.

Herne Hill Harriers youngsters ended an almost two-year absence as they won their first Youth Development League match of the season at Sutton Arena on Saturday.

Blackheath & Bromley Harriers’ athletes enjoyed a tremendous opening fixture in the new National Athletics League last Sunday as they placed second on home turf.

Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club athletes face a busy weekend with runners in action in the London and Surrey Schools Championships in Battersea Park and at Kingsmeadow respectively, as well as the South of England Championships in Bedford.

Jack Holland says it’s been a “privilege” to play for Bromley after it was announced he would be leaving the club this summer.

Me and my big mouth. I had high hopes for Surrey’s T20 campaign, but that all changed when it was announced Sean Abbott (hamstring) would be taking no part and Reece Topley (side strain) was ruled out for most, if not all of the group phase.

In 2020, Gareth Batty was just one of four players who also played in the very first domestic T20 competition, 17 years ago. As he heads into the new Vitality Blast campaign, the 43-year-old says he could not be more excited to see where it takes Surrey, who reached last year’s final.

Another horrendous batting collapse saw Dulwich lose by four wickets in their Surrey Championship Division Two match at Farnham.

Surrey have been rocked by the double blow of losing all-rounder Sean Abbott and left-arm seamer Reece Topley on the eve of the Vitality Blast, which gets underway this week.