Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey.
The club's home since its foundation in 1845 has been The Oval cricket ground (currently known officially as the 'Kia Oval' following a sponsorship deal with the Kia Motors company), within the Kennington area of Lambeth in south London. The club also has two 'out grounds' where some home games each season are also played at Whitgift School, Croydon and at Woodbridge Road, Guildford.
Surrey CCC has had three notable periods of great success in its history. The club was unofficially proclaimed as "Champion County" seven times during the 1850s; it won the title eight times from 1887 to 1895 (including the first ever officially constituted County Championship in 1890); and seven consecutive outright titles from 1952 to 1958 inclusive following a shared title (with Lancashire) in 1950. In 1955, Surrey won 23 of its 28 county matches, a record that still stands and can no longer be bettered as counties have played fewer than 23 matches each season since 1993. To date, Surrey has won the official County Championship 18 times outright, more than any other county except Yorkshire.
The club's traditional badge is the Prince of Wales's feathers. Lord Rosebery obtained the permission to use this symbol from the Prince of Wales, hereditary owner of the land on which The Oval stands, in 1915.
Gareth Batty is the current captain and the head coach is Chris Adams.
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