Well we have a Kent ccc thread so I thought I'd start one to see if there were any other Sorry fans if not ill just have a debate with myself. We are a London club after all! I'm a kentish lad lived there all my life but my old man made me a Surrey fan from a young age! So what do we he think of the seasonseason so far? Expectations for the rest of the season? Can anyone make head or tail of Fords strange selections so far this year?
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...but I'm a Worcestershire fan, sorry :P
Off the top of my head a typical Surrey team I used to watch would comprise something like:
Stewart (Micky not Alec)
Edrich
Barrington
Willetts
Tindall
Storey
Long
Jefferson
Pocock
Harman
Sydenham
Younis Ahmed and Robin Jackman were there or thereabouts too.
Went to the 20-20 game on Friday at the Oval. A very good performance and enjoyable game to watch. We bowled and fielded well to keep the Middlesex total down and paced the reply well to win comfortably.
The injury to Graeme Smith for the second consecutive year has disrupted us again. We need to get some stability into the captaincy if we are going to progress back into the first division. Some of the youngsters are looking good but need more playing experience. Amla will help fill the gap left by Smith.
Looking forward to seeing KP in action on Friday against Essex in the next 20-20. It's a pleasure watching cricket at the Oval these days, the facilities are first class.
Was a member of Surrey for many years. Slightly younger than Len Glover's team but the first game I saw would have had a team something like this:
Edrich
Edwards
Stewart
Barrington
Younis
Roope
Storey
Long
Arnold
Pocock
Jackman
Probably the best team I saw was that of the two Hollioakes, Stewart, Thorpe, Bicknell etc era. though the slightly earlier generation with Monte Lynch, Alan Butcher, David Ward, Sylvester Clarke and a young Ally Brown was great to watch
I think we need to be patient with the current squad; a lot of youngsters, new coach, lost influential captain (again). Looking good in 20/20.
I live in Dartford now, however I was brought up in Catford...used to get the 185 bus on Stansted Rd all the way to The Oval. Great times....David Ward was a favourite!
Perhaps the sad business with Tom Maynard and it's consequences, will ensure the players now focus a bit more on getting the best out of their ability.
Stunning stuff from Roy yesterday. Then in walks Pietersen and casually smashes a 6. Lovely.
Dilshan's dismissal was pretty funny.
Alrhough Roy's figures in 20/20 are great this season, to me , he just looks like a slogger, although not in the same mould as Warner and Finch - he just wants to slog everything - but he certainly hits the ball hard when he does connect.
Although he went for some last night, thought Riley looks interesting - he's being touted as the next Graeme Swann, and def looks like he might be a good player - and also, he's an Addick.
Looking forward to 20/20 Finals Day this year , as i'm sure both Surrey and Hampshire will be involved.Anybody know when and where it is this year?
After years of trying, we've finally got the overseas player right. Dilshan balances up the team nicely.
Galatasary tomorrow night. If we can win there, we are on our way.
Was brought up in Catford so Surrey were my local team, no contest.
A treasured souvenir of Adam Hollioake's shirt when we won the Sunday League in 1996. Had to pay a little taff £30 who was walking round the ground with after Adam threw it from the champagne decked balcony.
Come on the ree!
Northstandsteve - Is he for real?
Top-notch from Gary Wilson too - declaring when he was on 97 helped give us the overs we needed to win.