Surrey County Cricket Club
Founded: 1845
Nickname: Surrey Brown Caps
Colours: chocolate brown and silver
Coach: Chris Adams
Ground: The Oval (23,000)
Official Website: http://www.britoval.com/home/surrey-cricket
Surrey County Cricket Club Results
The Oval cricket ground is in Kennington, South London. It has also
been known as 'Kennington Oval', 'Fosters Oval' and 'AMP Oval' and is
currently known as the 'Brit Oval'. It is the home ground for Surrey
county cricket club. The nearest tube station is also called Oval, but
it can also be easily reached from Vauxhall.
The Oval traditionally hosts the last Test match of each English summer in August or September.
In 1844, Kennington Oval was originally a market garden. (The Oval
was and still is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall). Surrey County Cricket
Club was set up in 1845. The Duchy was willing to grant a lease of the
land for the purpose of a cricket ground, and, on 10 March 1845, the
Club signed a lease with the Otter Trustees, who held the land from the
Duchy of Cornwall, 'to convert it into a subscription Cricket Ground',
for 31 years at a rent of £120 per annum plus taxes (£20 more). The
original contract for turfing the Oval cost £300; 10,000 turfs came
from Tooting Common.