London: Chris Rogers gave Australia a timely Ashes boost with a fine double century in Middlesex's county championship draw against Surrey at Lord's on Sunday.
Rogers hit 214 - his ninth first-class double century - to improve his chances of featuring against England after a five-year absence from the national team.
The 35-year-old left-hander has played just one Test, making only 19 runs against India at Perth in 2008. But the Sydney-born player gave the selectors a huge nudge when he added 83 to his overnight 131 off 67 balls with 10 fours and two sixes.
He was eventually dismissed by offspinner Gareth Batty having been at the crease for more than seven hours, facing 307 balls and hitting 20 fours and two sixes in total. As Middlesex skipper, he declared at 514 for eight leaving Surrey an unlikely 343 to win from only 48 overs....
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04:21 PM, May 07, 2013
London: Graeme Smith's first innings as Surrey captain ended in disappointment as the South Africa star was dismissed for just two against Somerset at the Oval on Thursday. Smith was forced to watch South African team-mate Alviro Petersen hit 167 after losing the toss on the opening day of the English County Championship First Division clash 24 hours earlier. And the South Africa captain's luck was out again as he...
06:48 PM, Apr 18, 2013
London: South Africa star Graeme Smith suffered a frustrating debut as Surrey captain as his compatriot Alviro Petersen hit a superb 167 to put Somerset in a strong position in their County Championship match at the Oval on Wednesday. Smith knows all about Petersen's strengths and weaknesses after batting alongside him at the top of the order in the South Africa team. But he couldn't make that inside knowledge pay...
01:12 AM, Apr 18, 2013
The ECB board has recently agreed to develop an out-of-competition testing programme to encompass recreational drugs. ...
09:45 AM, Feb 27, 2013
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03:02 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Smith, currently leading South Africa on their tour of Australia, will join Oval-based Surrey after the conclusion of South Africa's home series against Pakistan in March. ...
05:07 PM, Nov 01, 2012
Kevin Pietersen's team-mate at Surrey, Murali Kartik says the England batsman's return to the national team is a big boost to world cricket. ...
08:53 PM, Oct 19, 2012
Pietersen was dropped from the England side following his row over sending text messages to South African players. ...
11:37 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Kevin Pietersen was bowled for a first-ball duck playing for county team Surrey against Hampshire. ...
11:17 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Kevin Pietersen is set to play his first match on Sunday since being dropped by England. ...
09:50 PM, Aug 17, 2012
The veteran Surrey and Middlesex player has called time on a 25-year first-class career. ...
09:23 PM, Jul 05, 2012
The 23-year-old Surrey batsman died last month after being hit by a train on a London Underground railway line. ...
10:51 AM, Jul 05, 2012
The 42-year-old has played for 25 years and is the most prolific county batsman of modern times. ...
07:55 PM, Jul 04, 2012
Maynard played 48 first-class matches, from which he scored 2384 runs at an average of 32.65. ...
05:05 PM, Jun 18, 2012
London: Can your mobile phone survive the swings in temperature and the harsh radiation found in space? Well, to find this out, British engineers are planning to put a smartphone into orbit which will be used to control a satellite. The team at Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) in Guildford want to see if the sophisticated capabilities in today's smartphones will function in the most challenging environment known. The phone,...
04:11 PM, Jan 24, 2011
London: A seven-year-old maths prodigy, who became the youngest Briton to gain the top grade in GCSE maths, now advises the British government on the country's finances, Daily Mail reported on its website on Sunday. Oscar Selby, who last week got an A* at less than half the age at which most pupils take the exam, has demonstrated a new talent - advising the chancellor of the exchequer on the...
03:18 PM, Aug 29, 2010
Anil Kumble is cutting short his stint for Surrey and return home after being diagnosed with tendonitis. ...
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