Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in the First Division of the County Championship and the Second Division of the totesport League. The 2004 season was a disappointment for Surrey under the captaincy of Jonathan Batty, who was replaced by Mark Butcher for 2005. However, Butcher himself is out till early May nursing an injury to his left wrist, leaving Mark Ramprakash as interim captain - one of the few, maybe the only, man to captain both Surrey and their arch-rivals Middlesex.

Surrey are 10-3 second favourites for the County Championship - and started their season with a damp draw against neighbours Sussex. In the totesport League, they lost their first game in a highscoring match at the Oval against Yorkshire, which showed up how long the Surrey tail is.

After these games, they then took on the students of Bradford/Leeds UCCE and to their surprise, and the students' credit, Surrey lost by 4 wickets. More concerning though were the injuries picked up by Martin Bicknell, Ian Salisbury and Rikki Clarke, which meant none of these three bowled in the final innings. It got no better for Surrey the following Sunday, when they lost heavily to Durham. The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ...

Surrey then went to Cardiff to play Glamorgan. The game was won by a combination of Jimmy Ormond, who made a career-best 7 for 63, and Mark Ramprakash who scored a century on the way to notching up his 25,000th first class run. They didn't play then until the May Day Bank Holiday, when they were humbled away to Somerset. Cardiff ( Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Taunton. ...

Tables

Championship

Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team who are based in the city of Nottingham in England. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ... Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named for the historic county of Middlesex. ... Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Bristol. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ...

totesport League

Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Taunton. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Leicester. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Match details

Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April)

Surrey (12 pts) drew with Sussex (9 pts)

Sussex won the toss at the Oval and elected to bat. Mark Ramprakash captained Surrey as Mark Butcher has still not recovered from the injury that saw him miss England's winter tour. Only 49 overs could be bowled on the first day, as rain delayed the start till after lunch, and bad light brought an early conclusion. Cloud cover helped the bowlers, but Sussex, thanks to Yardy's 44 not out, finished the day on 171 for 4. The second day saw 61 overs. Yardy, again under cloud-covered skies, progressed to 111, which will have gone a long way to helping him cement a regular first team place. Rikki Clarke, who took 4 for 91, appears a yard quicker than last season, and to have improved after his poor season last year. Sussex finished on 370, and Surrey on 6 for 1. Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... For the shape, see oval The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ... Mark Alan Butcher (born Croydon, Surrey, 23 August 1972) is an English cricketer. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Only 13.3 overs were possible on a rain-affected third day, as Surrey moved to 33 for 1, with a draw a virtual certainty. The day was enlivened by the sight of a fox on top of one of the famous gasholders. It presumably went onto the top when the gasholder was low, and was trapped as the level rose. On the fourth day, Surrey's stand-in captain Mark Ramprakash made an impressive 152, as Surrey elected to bat on to 402 for 5 declared, to claim maximum batting points. The game ended there as a draw. [1] (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/SURREY_SUSSEX_CC1_13-16APR2005.html)

Surrey v Yorkshire (17 April)

Jimmy Ormond comes in to bowl for Surrey.

Yorkshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 43 runs

At the Oval, Yorkshire won the toss and batted. Matt Wood anchored the innings with 111 off 127 balls, as Aussie Ian Harvey took 69 from 48, and Aussie Phil Jaques took 49 from 39. Yorkshire ended on 334 for 5, a record score for them in the Sunday League against Surrey. In reply Surrey tried to knock off their target in sixes, with 9 coming in their innings. Ali Brown scored 5 of them as he plundered 86 off 46. But wickets fell, and Surrey's tail this year is long. When Brown was out, Surrey were 261 for 6, and still leading on Duckworth-Lewis. However, with no recognised batsmen left it, only a Yorkshire victory was likely. When Mohammed Akram was stumped off a no ball, Surrey were 291 all out, 43 runs in arrears. The pick of the Yorkshire bowling was captain Craig White with 4 for 14 in 4 overs. [2] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11520/html/scorecard.stm) For the shape, see oval The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Surrey v Bradford/Leeds UCCE (20-22 April)

Bradford/Leeds UCCE beat Surrey by 4 wickets

The first day at the Oval went according to the script. Surrey County Cricket Club piled on 433 for 7 declared, with Clinton scoring a century, and then Bradford/Leeds UCCE got to 31 for 2 by stumps. Rikki Clarke twisted his ankle, and would not bowl again in the match. For the shape, see oval The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Bradford/Leeds UCCE celebrate as the winning runs are struck.

On the second day, the match changed. Bradford/Leeds UCCE, thanks to Patel (54), Duffy (64) and a last wicket partnership of 86 between Glover (42*) and Crampton (42), took their score to 333, a deficit of 100. Even worse news for Surrey was a tear to Ian Salisbury's intercostal muscle, that put him out of the rest of the game, and a re-aggravated hamstring injury to Martin Bicknell that stopped him bowling further in the match. Surrey then faltered with the bat, finishing the game on 132 for 6. Martin Bicknell is an English cricketer. ...

On the last day, Surrey were dismissed for 217 (although Ian Salisbury was absent hurt), with Glover taking 4 for 47. This left the students with a target of 318 runs off 70 overs. Very much to their credit, they went for it. Merilaht (56), Duffy (49 in 41 balls), Bradshaw (89* in 95 balls) and Ali (27* off 22 balls) treated the sparse crowd to the sight of a UCCE team consistently finding the boundaries against a spread out field. Bradshaw scored 5 sixes and 8 fours in a match-winning innings. Whilst it was against a second-string Surrey attack (Clarke, Salisbury and Bicknell did not bow) Bradford/Leeds UCCE were delighted to win with 2.1 overs remaining. [3] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11528/html/scorecard.stm)

Durham v Surrey (24 April)

Durham (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 138 runs

Durham continued their perfect start to the season with an emphatic win at Chester-le-Street. Surrey chose to bowl first, and Tim Murtagh with 3 for 12 performed well. But Beckenstein and Muchall put on 100 together to help the Dynamos to 224 for 8. For the Lions it all went wrong between the sixth and eighth overs, after which they were 27 for 4. Liam Plunkett and Beckenstein took 4 wickets each as Surrey were dismissed for 86 in 30.1 overs. It's early in the season, but already Surrey are looking weak. [4] (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLS/SCORECARDS/24APR2005/DURHAM_SURREY_NLS_24APR2005.html) The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Chester-le-Street is a market town in County Durham, England with a history going back to Roman times. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Glamorgan v Surrey (27-30 April)

Surrey (18pts) beat Glamorgan (5pts) by 5 wickets

Glamorgan batted first at Cardiff, coming out finally at 2.30pm as rain delayed the start. Matthew Elliott was then dismissed first ball. It did get better for the Welsh side though, as Mark Wallace put on 86 from 107 and was still there at close. Surrey probably had the best of the day, which ended with the Dragons on 238 for 9. However, it could have been a lot worse as David Hemp was dropped three times. Mohammad Akram bowled well and picked up four wickets. Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ... Cardiff ( Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Glamorgan picked up 12 more runs to finish on 250. Then, on another rain affected day, Surrey moved to 162 for 4. The day's highlight was an innings by Mark Ramprakash, Surrey's stand-in captain, who became the second man still playing to pass 25,000 runs. He finished the day on 72 not out. The second day ended with Surrey on 162 for 4.

Ramprakash completed his century on the third day, but only Rikki Clarke (35) gave him any sort of support, and the innings ended at 248. Then came Jimmy Ormond. Ormond swung his way to 7 for 63, and Surrey's way to victory. Ormond reduced Glamorgan to 15 for 2 by lunch and 87 for 7 in the 19th over. Glamorgan recovered, but only to 173, setting a target of 176. Surrey sped towards their target and were 122 for 4 off 26 overs at close, Ramprakash on 49.

It didn't take Surrey long on the final day to wrap up victory, and they only lost one wicket in the 10 overs it took. Ramprakash again was the mainstay of the innings and was not out for 68 when the winning runs came. [5] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11537/html/scorecard.stm)

Somerset v Surrey (2 May)

Somerset (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 99 runs (D/L method)

Surrey were never in this game, which was played at Taunton. The Sabres totalled a mammoth 325 for 6 in their 44 overs, with Sanath Jayasuriya (61 off 49), Marcus Trescothick (52 off 43) and Keith Parsons (85 off 75) doing most of the damage. The Lions were never in the hunt in reply. Whilst Ali Brown top-scored with 65 wickets fell at regular intervals, and they finally finished on 226 for 9, 99 behind. [6] (http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLS/SCORECARDS/02MAY2005/SOMERSET_SURREY_NLS_02MAY2005.html) Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ... The following places are named Taunton: Taunton, Somerset in England Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton, Minnesota Taunton, New York Also: Taunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Taunton. ... Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (born June 30, 1969 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and member of the Sri Lankan cricket team since 1989. ... Marcus Edward Trescothick (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and County cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club. ...