The second episode of ‘Tales from The Oval’, presented by Tom Holland – host of The Rest is History – and Jon Surtees from Surrey CCC, has been released today and tells the story of the founding and establishment of The Oval as one of the world’s pre eminent cricket grounds
Find out about the history of cricket on Kennington Common, the founding of The Oval in 1845, how Surrey CCC came to run the ground, the earliest Surrey games ever played and the Club’s first ever County Championship crown. The two also make a strong claim for the county of Surrey to be home of both men’s and women’s cricket.
The episode features appearances from numerous Princes of Wales, a family of Otters, the Godfather of The Oval (a chemist from Brixton Hill), the River Effra, a few south London pubs, a smelly reservoir, a noxious market garden, Oscar Wilde and the Marquess of Queensberry!
Future episodes will be released every Wednesday, with episode 3 – coming on Wednesday June 4th – telling the story of why The Oval will always be the home of international and the birthplace of the Ashes.
Tales from The Oval is available from all podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple, and in video form on the Surrey CCC YouTube channel.
