Category Archives: Rory Burns

Skipper Burns left to ‘reflect’ after summer of disappointments

Posted on September 30, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 →

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What the Foakes! Surrey keeper ruled out after bowling injury

Posted on April 30, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Surrey’s September title heartbreak has been a real motivator

Posted on March 25, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Anderson’s art captured Surrey greats and church monuments

Posted on April 13, 2025 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Whitgift’s latest England Test cricketer could be the best yet

Posted on July 19, 2024 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Burns’s Ashes century fires up Whitgift’s sporting credentials

Posted on August 3, 2019 by insidecroydon

When Rory Burns left the field in Birmingham yesterday evening, his bat raised in acknowledgement of the standing ovation from the Edgbaston pavilion, after he had batted all day to remain unbeaten and unbowed on 125, with the crowd chanting … Continue reading →

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