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Category Archives: Jamie Smith
Skipper Burns left to ‘reflect’ after summer of disappointments
HOOK’S SHOT: After seasons of domination, Surrey’s performances, men’s and women, were underwhelming this summer, particularly in the County Championship. MARCUS HOOK crunches the numbers and suggests there could be significant changes coming to The Oval over the winter It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Gareth Batty, Jamie Smith, Jason Roy, Marcus Hook, Rory Burns, Sport, Surrey CCC
Tagged County Championship, Gareth Batty, Grant Flower, Gus Atkinson, Henry Crocombe, Jamie Smith, Jason Roy, Johann Myburgh, Kalea Moore, Marcus Hook, Rory Burns, Surrey CCC, Surrey County Cricket Club, The Oval
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Boomer Harris setting records on way to Surrey’s T20 finals
HOOK’S SHOT: The county’s women’s side are guaranteed a place in the T20 finals at The Oval next week, with the men’s side closing in on a place. Here, MARCUS HOOK interviews the players, including Laura Harris and Jason Roy, … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Jamie Smith, Jason Roy, Marcus Hook, Sport, Surrey CCC
Tagged Bryony Smith, Dan Worrall, Hook's shot, Jason Roy, Kalea Moore, Laura Harris, Marcus Hook, Surrey, Surrey CCC, Surrey County Cricket Club, T20, The Oval, Vitality Blast
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Sorry Surrey look in need of a Blast of new energy at The Oval
HOOK’S SHOT: A disappointing start to the four-day season has had members at The Oval poring over their Wisdens to check the ages of their home heroes. MARCUS HOOK previews the quick-fire T20 season This summer’s T20 Blast gets underway … Continue reading
What the Foakes! Surrey keeper ruled out after bowling injury
HOOK’S SHOT: The county side’s pre-season high expectations fell flat on a succession of flat wickets in the opening month, writes MARCUS HOOK PLUS: England women’s T20 World Cup call-up for teenager Corteen-Coleman While Surrey continue to pull in the … Continue reading
Surrey’s September title heartbreak has been a real motivator
HOOK’S SHOT: The wickets have been rolled, the stumps varnished and bats oiled with linseed. From his seat in The Oval Long Room, MARCUS HOOK, pictured right, looks ahead to the cricket season Good Friday sees the start of the … Continue reading
Croydon cricketer who helped establish game in Melbourne
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: In the baptismal records in Croydon Minster’s archives, DAVID MORGAN has discovered another cricketer who was influential in the early years of the international game – except that Sam Cosstick was playing for the Australians The entry in … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Jamie Smith, Sport, Surrey CCC
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Minster, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sam Cosstick, Surrey County Cricket Club, Test cricket, Tom Lockyer, WG Grace
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Anderson’s art captured Surrey greats and church monuments
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Surrey’s first home match in their 180th county cricket season got underway at The Oval on Friday, and DAVID MORGAN was there for the opening over. Here, he recounts the career of an historian and artist who put … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cricket, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Jamie Smith, Rory Burns, Sport, Surrey CCC
Tagged Archbishop Grindal, Croydon, Croydon Minster, Croydon Minster Fire 1857, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, John Corbet Anderson, Julius Caesar, Rory Burns, Surrey, Surrey CCC, Surrey County Cricket Club, The Oval, Tom Lockyer, Tom Sherman, William Caffyn
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Whitgift’s latest England Test cricketer could be the best yet
It was easy to overlook, in the week following a General Election, when he made his cricket debut at a Lord’s Test in which James Anderson bowed out of the international game and his Surrey teammate Gus Atkinson took 12 … Continue reading
