
Richard Spiller
@spillssport
Tweeting about all the small issues of the day, Surrey/London-based freelance sports journalist, covering Surrey CCC for Wisden.
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14-07-2017 13:00:16
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East Molesey win the AJ Sports Surrey Championship 2024 ๐ Richard Spiller reviews the action from the final week of the Championship โคต๏ธ ๐ค | #SurreyCricket

Congratulations to East Molesey Cricket Club ๐๐๐ who were crowned overall winners of the 2025 AJ Sports AJ Sports Surrey Championship ๐๐๐๐ Richard Spiller reports on the 18th and final week of the competition: surreycricketfoundation.org/aj-sports-surrโฆ

A treble of trophies for East Molesey! ๐๐๐ Richard Spiller reports on their triumphant weekend in two cup finals โฌ ๐ค | #SurreyCricket

Throwback to 2014, the early days of Stewie's era when the foundations of today's success were starting to be laid at Surrey. ๐ Richard Spiller looks back 10 years as Alec Stewart's Surrey was taking shape! ๐ค | #SurreyCricket

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we're celebrating some of the finest performances by cricketers from the Black community at the Kia Oval ๐ To begin, we look back to Alvin Kallicharan's mesmerising knock vs Dennis Lillee's Australia in the 1975 World Cup ๐ฅ ๐ค | #KiaOval Richard Spiller


The Richards & Holding show at the Oval ๐ฎโ๐จ Viv Richards smashed 291 before Michael Holding wreaked havoc, taking 14 wickets as England lost by 231 runs! That series win in 1976 began Windies' world domination for the decades to come ๐๐ ๐ค | #BlackHistoryMonth Richard Spiller

Devon Malcolm's record-shattering display in south London โค๏ธโ๐ฅ 30 years ago, one of England's fastest-ever bowlers blew away South Africa, taking 9โฃ for 5โฃ7โฃ - the best figures to date at the Kia Oval ๐คฏ ๐ค | #BlackHistoryMonth Richard Spiller

Worrall wowed the home crowd and Lawrence took off as Surrey collected their FOURTH win on the bounce! ๐ ๐ฅ A look back to when we welcomed Worcestershire at the Kia Oval in May โคต๏ธ ๐ค | #ThreePeat | Richard Spiller

Sylvester Clarke bowled a spell for the ages in the NatWest Trophy semi-final in 1982 โก๏ธ Clarke crumbled Middlesex's top order and sealed the win with his 7 ferocious overs, ending with 4 for 10 ๐ฅ Surrey went on to lift the trophy ๐ ๐ค | #BlackHistoryMonth | Richard Spiller

Alex Tudor's career-best at the Oval ๐ช๏ธ Back in 2000, Tudor terrified Lancashire to claim 7 for 48 and decide a crucial top-of-the-table clash ๐ฅ His skilful spell all but ensured that Surrey defended their Championship crown ๐ ๐ค | #BlackHistoryMonth Richard Spiller

We're saddened to hear the passing of Giles Cheatle after a long illness. Giles arrived at the Club in 1980 and went on to play for the Three Feathers 36 times. ๐ค | #SurreyCricket Richard Spiller

APPEAL ย On the evening of Thursday 17th October a number of masked people burgled my home in the Castle Eden area in the North East. ย They escaped with jewellery, other valuables and a good deal of personal items. Many of those items have real sentimental value for me and my

๐ to when Surrey bounced back in style from their first defeat of the season ๐ Dan Lawrence went on a RAMPAGE to score a career-high 175 at New Road and Jordan Clark did the business with the ball, like he always does ๐๐ฅ ๐ค | #ThreePeat Richard Spiller



1925: The year Jack Hobbs broke WG Grace's record of 125 first class centuries! ๐ฐ Richard Spiller takes a look at Hobbs' incredible achievement & his golden summer of '25. ๐ ๐ค | #SurreyCricket

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1945: A centenary party which wasn't. ๐ชถ With a new campaign just weeks away, Richard Spiller looks back to 1945, when minds were still on conflict, not sport, as Surrey didn't celebrate our 100th birthday. Click the images to read more. ๐ ๐ค | #Surrey180