List of Surrey first-class cricket records


This is a list of Surrey first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in first-class cricket for Surrey. Surrey have played over 3,500 first-class matches since first doing so in the mid-1800s. This dwarfs the number of List A and Twenty20 matches played. Records for those shorter forms of the game are found at List of Surrey List A cricket records and List of Surrey Twenty20 cricket records. Generally, the top five in each category are listed here.
All statistics are up-to-date as of 6 August 2011.

Listing notation

;Team notation
;Batting notation
;Bowling notation
;Currently playing

Results by opponent

Margins of victory

MarginOpponentVenueSeason
Innings and 485 runsv SussexThe Oval1888
Innings and 468 runsv HampshireThe Oval1909
Innings and 379 runsv SomersetThe Oval1899
Innings and 375 runsv SomersetThe Oval1891
Innings and 367 runsv Oxford UniversityThe Oval1889
Innings and 367 runsv WarwickshireThe Oval1898

MarginOpponentVenueSeason
483 runsv LeicestershireThe Oval2002
388 runsv SussexThe Oval1939
380 runsv HampshireSouthampton1896
352 runsv EssexSouthend1907
343 runsv WorcestershireThe Oval1905

MarginOpponentVenueSeason
1 runv LancashireThe Oval1899
1 runv YorkshireThe Oval1909
2 runsv LeicestershireWoodbridge Road1926
2 runsv HampshireThe Oval1900
4 runsv WarwickshireEdgbaston1947

Scores

ScoreOpponentVenueSeason
811v SomersetThe Oval1899
742v HampshireThe Oval1909
717v SomersetWoodbridge Road1926
707–9 dv LancashireThe Oval1900
706–4 dv NottinghamshireTrent Bridge1947

ScoreOpponentVenueSeason
14v EssexChelmsford1983
16v NottinghamshireThe Oval1880
26v NottinghamshireTrent Bridge1876
27v GloucestershireCheltenham1974
31v YorkshireHolbeck1883

Individual records

Appearances

Batting

Career

RunsPlayerSeasons
43,554 Jack Hobbs1905–1934
36,171 Tom Hayward1893–1914
33,312 Andy Sandham1911–1937
29,305 John Edrich1958–1978
27,609 Bobby Abel1881–1904

CenturiesPlayerSeasons
144 Jack Hobbs1905–1934
88 Tom Hayward1893–1914
83 Andy Sandham1911–1937
81 John Edrich1958–1978
64 Bobby Abel1881–1904
61 Mark Ramprakash2001–2012

Season

RunsPlayerSeason
3,246 Tom Hayward1906
2,849 Bobby Abel1901
2,734 Tom Hayward1904
2,499 Jack Hobbs1914
2,417 Andy Sandham1928

CenturiesPlayerSeason
13 Tom Hayward1906
13 Jack Hobbs1925
10 Bobby Abel1900
10 Tom Hayward1904
10 Jack Hobbs1914
10 Mark Ramprakash2007

Innings

Bowling

Career

WicketsPlayerSeasons
1,775 Tom Richardson1892–1904
1,713 Tony Lock1946–1963
1,586 Percy Fender1914–1935
1,459 Alec Bedser1939–1960
1,437 Alf Gover1928–1947

Five-fersPlayerSeasons
169 Tom Richardson1892–1904
128 George Lohmann1884–1896
123 Tony Lock1946–1963
115 James Southerton1854–1879
93 Bill Lockwood1889–1904

Season

WicketsPlayerSeason
252 Tom Richardson1895
238 Tom Richardson1897
225 Razor Smith1910
202 Tom Richardson1896
196 Tom Richardson1894

Five-fersPlayerSeason
32 Tom Richardson1906
30 Tom Richardson1925
24 George Lohmann1900
24 Razor Smith1904
22 Tom Richardson1914

Innings

Fielding

Career

Season

Innings

Wicket-keeping

Career

Season

Innings

Partnership records