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Surrey County Cricket Club

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One of eighteen first-class county cricket clubs in England and Wales. It represents the county of Surrey and also south London. Since its foundation, its home has been The Oval, (currently, 2017, known as the 'Kia Oval', following a sponsorship deal with the Kia Motors company) in Kennington.

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Surrey County Cricket Club

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W. Stuart Surridge

Apart from the lovely Wall of Heroes plaques, this is the only plaque we know...

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Surrey County Cricket Club

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First Test Match in England

The "D.R. London S.E.5" is puzzling. The Oval is in the SE11 post code, not S...

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Sir Leonard Hutton - brick sculpture

Unveiled by Hutton's widow.

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The Ashes

The plaque does not appear on the latest Google Street View (March 2019) so w...

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Victor Hugo Watson

Victor Hugo Watson

Born near the Kennington Oval but his family returned to Yorkshire when he was very young and he saw himself as a Yorkshireman. In 1908 he joined Waddingtons, a printing firm which developed a spe...

Person, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Bella Burge

Bella Burge

Bella was married to boxer (and bank robber, see OldTimeMusicHall) Dick Burge.  They took on the lease of the Surrey Chapel, an ex-chapel which had become a boxing ring in 1910.  Renamed "The Ring"...

Person, Commerce, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Harold Abrahams

Harold Abrahams

Track and field athlete. Coached by Scipio Africanus Mussabini. Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.  Born in Bedford in 1899, son ...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Bobby Abel

Bobby Abel

Cricketer. Born Robert Abel at 18 Commercial Street, Rotherhithe. He was the first England player to "carry his bat", i.e. opening the batting and remaining not out at the end of an innings, and th...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
W. Stuart Surridge

W. Stuart Surridge

Born Walter Stuart Surridge at Herne Hill. First-class cricketer who played for Surrey, who won the title every year he was captain, 1952-6. Died Derbyshire on a visit to his family's bat-making fa...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial

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Amanda Ward

Amanda Ward

Sculptor. Born in London and studied at West Surrey College of Art.  Her work includes illustrations, paintings and sculptures. Shared a studio and studied sculpture with Ian Walters. 2004 married ...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial