List of Surrey cricket captains

Surrey County Cricket Club is one of eighteen county teams in England that play first-class cricket. The club is based in Kennington (formerly part of the county of Surrey). It was founded in 1845 after securing a lease on The Oval for its use as a cricket field. Surrey played their first first-class cricket match in 1846 against Marylebone Cricket Club and have gone on to win the County Championship on nineteen occasions, a figure bettered only by Yorkshire. The club have played both List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket since their introductions into the English game in 1963 and 2003 respectively. The player appointed club captain leads the side in all their fixtures, except when unavailable through injury or some other reason.

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History

Since attaining first-class status, Surrey have named 38 official captains, including two who have been appointed twice: George Strachan in the late nineteenth century and Errol Holmes, who had spells either side of the Second World War.

List of club captains

Note: In the club's earliest years, match scorecards do not always identify which player captained the side.

No. Name Nationality Years[1] First Last FC LA T20 Total
1 Charles Hoare  England 1846–1850 01850-05-20 20 May 1850[nb 1] 01850-07-25 25 July 1850 5 – – 5
2 Frederick Miller  England 1851–1857 01854-09-28 28 September 1854 01867-07-04 4 July 1867 54 – – 54
3 Frederick Burbidge  England 1858–1865 01860-07-30 30 July 1860 01865-08-03 3 August 1865 17 – – 17
4 Edward Dowson  England 1866 01863-07-16 16 July 1863 01866-07-30 30 July 1866 8 – – 8
5 William Collyer  England 1867 01867-05-30 30 May 1867 01867-08-22 22 August 1867 10 – – 10
6 Charles Calvert  England 1868 01868-06-11 11 June 1868 01868-08-27 27 August 1868 12 – – 12
7 Swainson Akroyd  England 1869–1870 01869-06-14 14 June 1869 01870-06-20 20 June 1870 10 – – 10
8 John Gregory  England 1871 01870-08-25 25 August 1870 01871-08-28 28 August 1871 18 – – 18
9 George Strachan  England 1872–1875
1877–1878		 01872-05-13 13 May 1872 01880-07-19 19 July 1880 54 – – 54
10 Allen Chandler  England 1876 01875-08-12 12 August 1875 01876-08-21 21 August 1876 9 – – 9
11 A. P. Lucas  England 1879 01874-07-16 16 July 1874 01882-07-27 27 July 1882 41 – – 41
12 John Shuter  England 1880–1893 01877-08-13 13 August 1877 01909-06-21 21 June 1909 274 – – 274
13 Kingsmill Key  England 1894–1899 01881-07-31 31 July 1881 01904-06-13 13 June 1904 288 – – 288
14 Digby Jephson  England 1900–1902 01894-05-10 10 May 1894 01904-06-27 27 June 1904 165 – – 165
15 Livingstone Walker  England 1903 01900-08-23 23 August 1900 01903-08-31 31 August 1903 57 – – 57
In 1904, no club captain appointment was made.
16 Lord Dalmeny[nb 2]  England 1905–1907 01903-08-06 6 August 1903 01908-08-23 23 August 1908 94 – – 94
17 H. D. G. Leveson-Gower  England 1908–1910 01895-08-19 19 August 1895 01920-06-23 23 June 1920 122 – – 122
18 Morice Bird  England 1911–1913 01909-06-21 21 June 1909 01921-08-13 13 August 1921 127 – – 127
19 Cyril Wilkinson  England 1914–1920 01909-05-13 13 May 1909 01920-05-25 25 May 1920 53 – – 53
20 Percy Fender  England 1921–1931 01909-05-13 13 May 1909 01920-05-25 25 May 1920 53 – – 53
21 Douglas Jardine  England 1932–1933 01921-07-20 20 July 1921 01933-07-29 29 July 1933 141 – – 141
22 Errol Holmes  England 1934–1938
1947–1948		 01924-08-16 16 August 1924 01955-06-22 22 June 1955 198 – – 198
23 Monty Garland-Wells  England 1939 01928-07-14 14 July 1928 01939-08-30 30 August 1939 130 – – 130
From 1940 to 1945, no club captain appointments were made due to the Second World War.
24 Nigel Harvie Bennett  England 1946 01946-05-04 4 May 1946 01946-09-04 4 September 1946 31 – – 31
25 Michael Barton  England 1949–1951 01948-05-05 5 May 1948 01954-06-23 23 June 1954 110 – – 110
26 Stuart Surridge  England 1952–1956 01947-06-07 7 June 1947 01959-10-10 10 October 1959 254 – – 254
27 Peter May  England 1957–1962 01950-07-19 19 July 1950 01963-07-17 17 July 1963 208 – – 208
28 Micky Stewart  England 1963–1972 01954-07-14 14 July 1954 01972-09-10 10 September 1972 498 75 – 573
29 John Edrich  England 1973–1977 01958-09-03 3 September 1958 01978-09-06 6 September 1978 410 149 – 559
30 Roger Knight  England 1978–1983 01968-08-24 24 August 1968 01984-09-02 2 September 1984 174 161 – 335
31 Geoff Howarth  New Zealand 1984–1985 01971-06-05 5 June 1971 01985-07-17 17 July 1985 188 170 – 358
32 Pat Pocock  England 1986 01964-07-01 1 July 1964 01986-09-13 13 September 1986 485 318 – 803
33 Ian Greig  England 1987–1991 01987-04-25 25 April 1987 01992-07-26 26 July 1992 157 118 – 275
34 Alec Stewart  England 1992–1996 01981-08-08 8 August 1981 02003-07-09 9 July 2003 266 321 – 587
35 Adam Hollioake  England 1997–2003 01992-08-02 2 August 1992 02004-08-31 31 August 2004 243 241 14 498
36 Jonathan Batty  England 2004 01997-07-06 6 July 1997 02009-09-23 23 September 2009 278 170 51 448
37 Mark Butcher[nb 3][nb 4]  England 2005–2009 01991-07-28 28 July 1991 02009-07-10 10 July 2009 182 188 13 383
38 Rory Hamilton-Brown  England 2010–present 02005-07-24 24 July 2005 02011-08-10 10 August 2011 182 27 31 240
  1. ^ Prior to 1850, Surrey scorecards do not indicate who captained the side, but as club captain it was probably Charles Hoare.
  2. ^ Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, was known as Lord Dalmeny at the time of his captaincy.
  3. ^ In the absence through injury of Mark Butcher for most of the 2005 season, Mark Ramprakash led the side.
  4. ^ In the absence through injury of Mark Butcher for most of the 2009 season, Stewart Walters led the side.

References

Bibliography

Surrey County Cricket Club Yearbook, 2005. (No ISBN given.)

Notes

  1. ^ "Surrey Club Captains". CricketArchive. cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Surrey/Records/Miscellaneous/Surrey_Club_Captains.html. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
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