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Another shambolic start to the season.

A tonking in the one day version of the game at the hands Somerset and Yorkshire, conceding more than 300 runs in both games.
Also get beaten in a one-day game by a modest Durham side with Surrey only scoring 86 in reply to 224.

In the C&G struggled to beat Staffordshire.

County Cricket? Had the worse part of a draw with Sussex; only notable win so far against a poor Glamorgan side and took a real pasting from Notts.
Surrey all out in First Inns for 217 whilst Notts make 692-7 dec.
Lose by inns and 71 runs.

Can't get any worse? Yes it can. Surrey are now being investigated for ball tampering; and the finger of suspicion is being pointed at one Mohammad Akram, ex of Sussex who it appears has "previous". Surrey had five runs penalty against them in this game, but I assume there will be a serious enquiry by the ECB and if found guilty I really hope they throw the book at us. Bloody disgrace :nono: :nono:

Graham Thorpe is not making any runs; Butch is still injured; no sign of the "Turbanator"; at least Mark Ramprakash is showing some signs of form.

Not impressed.
 

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stedders said:
Another shambolic start to the season.

A tonking in the one day version of the game at the hands Somerset and Yorkshire, conceding more than 300 runs in both games.
Also get beaten in a one-day game by a modest Durham side with Surrey only scoring 86 in reply to 224.

In the C&G struggled to beat Staffordshire.

County Cricket? Had the worse part of a draw with Sussex; only notable win so far against a poor Glamorgan side and took a real pasting from Notts.
Surrey all out in First Inns for 217 whilst Notts make 692-7 dec.
Lose by inns and 71 runs.

Can't get any worse? Yes it can. Surrey are now being investigated for ball tampering; and the finger of suspicion is being pointed at one Mohammad Akram, ex of Sussex who it appears has "previous". Surrey had five runs penalty against them in this game, but I assume there will be a serious enquiry by the ECB and if found guilty I really hope they throw the book at us. Bloody disgrace :nono: :nono:

Graham Thorpe is not making any runs; Butch is still injured; no sign of the "Turbanator"; at least Mark Ramprakash is showing some signs of form.

Not impressed.
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Its been coming for some years, their decline has been steady, I predict relegation this season in the Frizzel.

Didn't they also lose to a bunch of students in a 4 day match.

Their choice of overseas stars has also been poor. Harbhajan will be useful in the latter summer when the pitches start to get worn, they need a decent front line bat, Ali Brown, Thorpe etc just don't score big runs anymore.
 

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We'll be alright Martin Bicknell's fit again and Harbahjan arrival will steady the bowling line up, but Ramps aside the batting is a big area for concern.
 

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I hope Slurrey and that traitor Ramprakash get relegated this season.
 

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Holysmit said:
We'll be alright Martin Bicknell's fat again and Harbahjan's action will cripple the bowling line up, but Ramps aside the batting is a big area for concern - we should be down by August.
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:yes:
 

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Surrey are an ageing side, you look through their line-up and you see injury prone players who are past their best.

The great white hope, Rikki Clarke is one of the worst players I have ever seen play for England.
 

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I reckon its all this ball tampering , its making their eyesight worse!!!
 

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West Ealing Bee said:
The great white hope, Rikki Clarke is one of the worst players I have ever seen play for England.
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couldnt agree more, up there with the Mark Ealhams of the cricket world ;) :wave:
 

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To be honest with you I wouldn't have minded someone like Mark Ealham playing for us this week.
The worst if it is seeing people like Darren Bicknell returning to rub our noses in it. Never should have been allowed to leave in my books. Same goes for Alex Tudor who is showing signs of life again at Essex.

The great thing about Surrey in recent years has been the core built around players who had the Oval in their blood: Alex Tudor, the Hollioakes, the Stewarts, Ian Ward, the Butchers, the Bicknells, Thorpey.

I actually had high hopes for this season, and that we had genuinely learnt from the mistakes of last season. Clearly Butch is going to struggle to get back in the England side, which has to be good for us, and Harbahjan Singh looks an exciting prospect (subject to . . . well . . . you know); Akram looked as though he could do the job (yeah, well) and there are some good players on the fringes: Murtagh, Doshi etc.

Rikki Clarke's not been cutting it at county level even for some time; the only genuine prospect of a good up-and-coming player that I can see Scott Newman and his form is hardly anything to write home about this season so far.

Perhaps this just a blip, we have had our fair share of injuries it has to be said, and we haven't had anything like a settled squad.

There is a lot quality in the Surrey squad overall, just need to start delivering.

20/20 v Middx. 28 June. Oval. See you there!
 

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I really hope Surrey go into administration and have to sell the Oval to groundshare wil Durham.

Surrey are the Harlequins of english cricket.

Their fans are living off past glories and I think in two years my team Cambridgeshire will be a bigger club than Slurrey.

Surrey don`t even play in Surrey. :rolleyes:

Stedders I suggest you get wisdom instead of wisden and join the Cambridgeshire revolution.

"Cambridgeshire la la la
Cambridgeshire la la la
Cambridgeshire la la la"
 

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stedders said:
20/20 v Middx. 28 June. Oval. See you there!
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I'll be there on Fri 1 July. And at Lords on 23 June.

Both 20/20 games. My first taste of live cricket and while I know it's a long way from five day test matches I'm looking forward to it. :)
 

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Santa Barbara Bee said:
As an avid Middx fan, nothing delights me more than see Surrey struggle. Have a great day out, Graham! :wave: :wave:
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Amen to that Colin!

Middlesex (1)

then Derbyshire (2)
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then the rest (3-16)

then Yorkshire (17)

then the Minor Counties

then Scotland

finally Surrey (18)



I hate the fact that my home town of Staines was betrayed by being given to Surrey by a wretched government who led the way for the hated enemy to cross to the sacred north side of the Thames!
 

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Perhaps it speaks volumes about my own personality defects :( but I don't get quite so tribal when it comes to my cricketing allegiances.

Sure I have been a Surrey supporter, and member, for a number of years; and I much prefer my cricket at the Oval than I do Lords, and enjoy the banter with supporters of other teams, but it's all pantomine stuff. I certainly don't like to see Middlesex suffering, and am genuinely pleased to see that they are back on the up.

Same with international cricket: I would love us to turn over the Aussies in the Summer, but I am looking forward to the forthcoming Ashes series like a 7-year-old at Christmas. The chance for us to pit our whits against the best, and to see the likes of Ponting, McGrath, Warne and Gilchrist in the flesh once again . . . and for some of these players probably the last time.

A few years ago I was at the Oval for the last tests by Curtley Ambrose and Courtney Walsh and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

As to Surrey, something of an improvement in the most recent game against Glamorgan and recorded a comfortable victory. Something of a pyrrhic victory, perhaps, given that Glamorgan are a very poor side, particularly so given that they were without Simon Jones and Alex Wharf. I'd like to measure Surrey against the likes of Warwickshire, Hampshire or Middlesex.

Encouraging performances particularly from Scott Newman, who is living up to the promise of last year, with 117 and 219; Ally Brown 122 and 42 (off 26 balls! as he adopted 20/20 mode in the rush for a declaration); Rikki Clark 84 and bowling 46/3; Martin Bicknell finding his range 74/6 in the first inns.

Still no news on the ball-tampering scandal, and I hope that Surrey were not just rushing out the news of their own enquiry as a smokescreen to any ECB enquiry.
 

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its only cricket really, dont see the need for rivalry (its a gentlemans game right?lol). it really only matters when its England vs. Australia ;)

Fantastic win for Middx against Gloustershire though! 380 runs??
 

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I think that the rivalries and partisanship are great for the game. I used to admire Alec Bedser, Peter May et al but I loved it when they were beaten. Most of them felt the same way about Denis Compton, Bill Edrich etc for Middlesex. When it came to the Ashes we were all on the same side with Len Hutton, Fred Truman etc but we still enjoyed the talented play of Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall etc
 

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California Bee said:
I think that the rivalries and partisanship are great for the game. I used to admire Alec Bedser, Peter May et al but I loved it when they were beaten. Most of them felt the same way about Denis Compton, Bill Edrich etc for Middlesex. When it came to the Ashes we were all on the same side with Len Hutton, Fred Truman etc but we still enjoyed the talented play of Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall etc
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Yes, I agree totally. I have nothing but admiration for players such Warne (I could watch that dismissal of Gatting, and Gatt's reaction, a hundred times, and never tire of it) and McGrath etc, but nothing would give me greater pleasure this Summer than to defeat the Aussies.
 
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