Champions: Surrey clinched County Championship glory against Yorkshire with a game to spare
(Picture: PA)Surrey revelled in a second County Championship triumph in four seasons but head coach Gareth Batty warned Andrew Strauss’s proposed reforms to the domestic game would “diminish the emotion” of future triumphs.
A 21st title for Surrey was wrapped up in style yesterday at the Mickey Stewart Oval — temporarily renamed to honour the club legend after his 90th birthday last week — as their 10-wicket victory over Yorkshire, coupled with Hampshire’s 77-run defeat by Kent, secured their crowning with a game to spare.
