Surrey County Cricket Club was established on 22 August 1845; prior to that an informal county team had existed before, and had occasionally appeared in first-class cricket, occasionally playing in the early part of the nineteenth century as Epsom or Godalming. It has since played first-class cricket from 1846, List A cricket from 1963 and Twenty20 cricket from 2003, using a number of home grounds during that time. The Oval in Kennington has played host to the club's first home fixtures in all three formats of the game; in first-class cricket in 1846 against the Marylebone Cricket Club; in List A cricket in 1964 against Gloucestershire; and in Twenty20 cricket against Middlesex in 2003. Surrey have played home matches at fourteen grounds, but have played the majority of their home fixtures at The Oval, which also holds Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket matches.
The fourteen grounds that Surrey have used for home matches since its formation are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Grounds Below is a complete list of grounds used by Surrey County Cricket Club in first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches. "Last" and "Matches" columns data are as of September 2018. The Matches totals are for all sides that have played on the ground, but exclude those games that were scheduled but in which there was no play. Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs First-class List A Twenty20 The Oval Kennington 25 June 1846v Marylebone Cricket Club 24 September 2018v Essex 27 May 1964v Gloucestershire 6 June 2018v Glamorgan 13 June 2003v Middlesex 15 August 2018v Hampshire Only the first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches played by Surrey at the ground after 1845 are recorded in the table, except that the Matches total includes matches played by all teams on the ground. Broadwater Park Farncombe only match:24 August 1854v Nottinghamshire – – – – Park Lane Reigate only match:21 June 1909v Oxford University – – – – HDG Leveson-Gower's XI played four first-class matches here between 1924–1936. Only the first-class match played by Surrey at the ground is recorded in the table. Woodbridge Road Guildford 13 July 1938v Hampshire 20 June 2018v Somerset 24 May 1970v Gloucestershire 14 June 2016v Sussex – – Oxford University played a single first-class match here against the touring Sri Lankans in 1979. Only the first-class matches played by Surrey at the ground are recorded in the table, except that the Matches total includes matches played by all teams on the ground. The Surrey Cricket Board played a single List A match here as the home team in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Surrey. Only the List A matches played by Surrey at the ground as the home team are recorded in the table, except that the Matches total includes matches played by all teams on the ground. Hawker's Sports Ground Kingston-upon-Thames 31 August 1946v Hampshire 4 September 1946v Combined Services – – – – Fourteen first-class matches were played here by teams beside Surrey, including six North v South fixtures. Only the first-class matches played by Surrey at the ground are recorded in the table. Cheam Road Sutton – – only match:12 July 1969v Derbyshire – – St John's School Ground Leatherhead – – 13 August 1969v Northamptonshire 14 May 1972v Worcestershire – – British Aerospace Company Ground Byfleet – – 12 July 1970v Warwickshire 22 July 1979v Warwickshire – – Charterhouse School Ground Godalming – – only match:28 May 1972v Warwickshire – – Kenton Court Meadow Sunbury-on-Thames – – 11 June 1972v Gloucestershire 23 June 1974v Leicestershire – – Decca Sports Ground Tolworth – – only match:20 May 1973v Northamptonshire – – Imber Court East Molesey – – only match:26 June 1983v Northamptonshire 14 June 2003v Essex 16 June 2003v Sussex Recreation Ground Banstead only match:27 June 1984v Cambridge University – – – – Whitgift School Ground Croydon 13 August 2003v Nottinghamshire 18 May 2011v Essex 9 August 2000v Warwickshire 22 May 2011v Hampshire only match:14 July 2011v Sussex India A and West Indies A played one first-class match at the ground in 2010. Only the first-class matches played by Surrey at the ground are recorded in the table, except that the Matches total includes matches played by all teams on the ground.
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