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Jonathan Batty
James Benning
Jade Dernbach
Arun Harinath
James Ormond
Chris Jordan
Chris Schofield
Matthew Spriegel
Alex Tudor
Stuart Meaker
Chris Murtagh
Scott Newman
Stewart Walters
Gary Wilson
Laurie Evans
Michael Brown
Mark Butcher
Mark Ramprakash
Pedro Collins
Murtaza Hussain
Andre Nel
Usman Afzaal
Grant Elliott
Tim Linley
Simon King
Jonathan Batty
STATS
- Nickname JB, Bats, Jabba
- Role in team wicket-keeper batsman
- Squad No 1
- County debut 1997
- Date of Birth 18/04/1974
- Height ft in
- Weight 74kg
Biography
One of the senior players in the Brit Oval dressing room, Jonathan Batty has been behind the Surrey stumps ever since his arrival at the Club in 1997. With a first-class average of 33.55, many observers are still perplexed as to why he has never been tried as England’s next wicket-keeper/batsman. The highlight of Batty’s impressive career to date is surely a County Championship match against Kent at the Brit Oval in 2004. After scoring 129 in the first innings, Batty then equalled the world record for catches in one innings by snaring eight in the Kent reply. After he took two more in the second innings, Surrey won the game by seven wickets. 2009 will see the Club honour Jonathan for his loyal service by granting him a benefit year.
