Surrey Members’
Match Day Guide

MEMBERS’ ENTRY & AREAS

New for 2025, Members, who wish to sit in the SSE Energy Solutions Stand, Laker Balcony or Lock Balcony, can enter the ground from a dedicated Members-only entrance via the Club Shop for a speedy entrance.

Members can still enter the ground from all other entrances while Members’ exclusive areas are the same as last season – Micky Stewart Members’ Pavilion, Peter May Gardens (from Row 13 and above), Laker Balcony and Lock Balcony. For the sell-out London Derby, Members can also gain access to the lower section of the Bedser Stand.

Please note, Members cannot invite guests to exclusive areas.

HOW CAN I KEEP UP WITH THE MATCH?

The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Cricket channel.

Surrey Cricket’s social media channels will provide live updates, with clips and highlights posted throughout the game. A written report and highlights will be available at the end of the match.

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PITCH LOCATION

The match will be played on Pitch 17, which is slightly towards the gasholder side of the ground.

For around 1.5 hours before the start and after the end of a men’s Vitality Blast match, the road between Oval Tube Station and the junction between Harleyford Road and Durham Street (by The Beehive pub) will be closed to all traffic, including the cycle super highway. Vauxhall Street and Clayton Street will also become ‘Access Only’ during this period, accommodating all residents, visitors and deliveries, who will still be able to access all estate courtyards on the Kennington Park Estate.

The bus stops outside Oval Station and Archbishop Tenison’s School will be suspended, and the buses that serve those routes placed on temporary diversions. Vauxhall Bus Station and  Kennington Park Post Office will be the nearest available bus stops during the road closure. Oval Tube station will continue to operate normally at all times. This decision has been taken in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police and Lambeth Council, after much consideration, to ensure public safety on major match days.

The Kia Oval is easily accessible via several modes of transport and is within easy walking distance from a number of Tube stations. For more information, please view our match-day guide.

Please note, for major match days such as Vitality Blast and internationals, Members and spectators cannot store their bikes in the ground. For County Championship and One Day Cup matches, there is limited bike parking available for spectators inside the venue by both Hobbs Gate and Alec Stewart Gate, in the form of bike racks. This is allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

To plan your journey via Transport for London, please click here.

POWERPLAY AT THE KIA OVAL

BRIXTON FOOD VILLAGE

Come hungry to the Brixton Food Village! Located at the Vauxhall End of the ground and armed with plenty of benches and parasols, Cluck Fried Chicken, Nanny Bill’s and Lil Watan will be serving appetising food, and you can get your drinks from Kerb Bar.

If you’re at the other end of the ground and craving chicken, try out the newly opened Crispy Wicket Fried Chicken shop. A range of hot and cold food will also be available from various concessions all over the ground, including The Duck Shed, Deep Blue Fish and Chips, Oh My Dog Hot Dogs, Pizza and Co and many more. Many concessions also serve vegan and halal options, including Brilliant Punjabi and Kennington Tandoori Curry.

A wide selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will also be available for purchase around the ground, from our Fever-Tree bars, specialist cocktail bars, and wine bars. Alcohol-free, vegan and gluten-free drinks are also available from most concourse bars. Water fountains are also located around the ground for spectator to fill their cups or bottles.

AFTER MATCH ENTERTAINMENT IN JARDINE SUITE

Brand new for this summer are the Brixton Sessions – Late at the Kia Oval! Join us in the Jardine Suite for an hour-long after-party post the conclusion of the match – open on a first-come, first-served basis. With a cover band headlining the event, there will be delicious food and drink, alongside the music, for fans to enjoy!

Please note that the Kia Oval is a cashless venue and only card payment will be taken.

As this is a Vitality Blast T20, supporters are NOT permitted to bring their own alcohol, metal cutlery or glass into the ground. Fans are still welcome to bring their own food into the ground.

Domestic Match-days:

Gates open 1 hour before the first ball for all domestic fixtures including County Championship, Vitality Blast and One Day Cup. Specific start times for each competition vary by fixture and will be communicated to all Members ahead of time. Start times can also be viewed on our fixture list here.

International Match-days:

Gates open 2 hours before the first ball for all international fixtures including Men’s Test Match and ODI and Women’s IT20. Specific start times for each competition vary by fixture and will be communicated to all Members ahead of time. Start times can also be viewed on our fixture list here.

On domestic match days for which their Membership allows access, Members can enter the ground by scanning their physical or digital Membership card at the point of entry.

As Members’ Areas on domestic match days offer unreserved seating, Members can enter the ground at either the Hobbs Gate (Oval end) or the Alec Stewart Gate (Vauxhall end). New for this fixture, Members can now enter the ground through the external entrance to the Club Shop.

Members can bring guests using the guest vouchers allocated to them as part of their Membership. For more information as to how to assign your guest vouchers, please click here. Guest vouchers are not available for Vitality Blast or The Hundred matches.

For 2025, all Members entering Members’ Areas, including Micky Stewart Members’ Pavilion, Peter May Garden, Lock Balcony and Laker Balcony, will have to scan their Membership Card and again when exiting. This will be implemented across all of Surrey’s home domestic fixtures in order to ensure we have an accurate breakdown of attendance within the Members’ Areas. This information will enable us to ensure we are offering the very best service in the Members’ Areas, and they do not go beyond capacity.

Members’ seating is unreserved at the Kia Oval and Members are permitted to sit anywhere within Members’ Areas. This applies to County Championship and One Day Cup fixtures.

Members’ Areas include the Micky Stewart Members’ Pavilion, Peter May Garden, Laker Balcony, and Lock Balcony. All areas are subject to availability and you may be directed to other Members’ Areas should an area reach capacity. This applies to Vitality Blast T20 and The Hundred fixtures.

If seats are covered with a purple accessibility bib, please do not move them as these seats have specifically been reserved for Members with accessible needs. Should you wish to sit in these seats, please speak to one of our Accessibility team, or come to the Pavilion Reception and speak to a member of staff.

Members are reminded to please not leave their bags unattended.

The 175 Suite is an exclusive restaurant available to Members of Surrey County Cricket Club and can be found on the first floor of the SSE Energy Solutions Stand. The 175 Suite offers a classic three-course a-la-carte menu and a fantastic view of the Kia Oval’s hallowed turf. The restaurant is open on every Rothesay County Championship (Days 1-3) and Metro Bank One-Day Cup match day and is available to book online. The restaurant is also open during this year’s Test Match, where breakfast will be available to book as well as lunch and afternoon tea. The restaurant is not open during Vitality Blast or The Hundred.

Members are permitted to bring up to four guests for domestic fixtures, but on international match days, the restaurant is for Members only. Full terms and conditions for the Members’ Restaurant can be found here.

For domestic fixtures, Lunch at the Members’ Restaurant can be booked for £40 pp.

For international fixtures, Breakfast can be booked for £22 pp, Lunch for £75 pp and Sparkling Afternoon Tea for £35 pp.

The 175 Suite has proven extremely popular with Members in the past, so to avoid disappointment, please book early.

If Members wish to book the restaurant on a match day, then please click here. Enter the password SCCC1845 to enter the page.

REPORTING DISCRIMINATION

We stand against discrimination in all its forms and are committed to ensuring that cricket is a game for everyone.

If you have experienced or witnessed discrimination, you can report it to the Club here. On matchdays, this will then be shared directly with our Match Control Room.

Alongside bringing the incident to the attention of our Match Control Room, we also advise you to report it to the Club at equality@surreycricket.com and/or through the ECB’s website here. Any reports will then be triaged by the ECB and investigated by the relevant cricket organisation.

COMPLAINTS

If you wish to raise a complaint on a matchday, please talk to your nearest steward or report it via an online form here.

To provide further feedback to the Club regarding a matchday issue, please email us at customerservice@kiaoval.com.

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AT THE KIA OVAL

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has implemented a ban on the importation of alcohol, glass containers and metal cans. Following close consultation with the Police and Health and Safety advisors, alcohol will not be permitted on the following match-days: Test Match, One-Day International, Vitality Blast and The Hundred.

For other match-days, such as Rothesay County Championship and Metro Bank One Day Cup fixtures, alcohol importation is restricted to a maximum of four 500ml cans of beer/lager or a 750ml plastic container of wine per person. No further alcohol will be permitted on any subsequent re-admission to the ground.

Members and fans are also welcome to bring food into the ground on match-days.

Lifesaver: If you are running out of charge, look out for Lifesaver power banks as there are multiple charging locations around the venue to charge your device.

For all Refund and T&C information, please use the buttons below:

The Surrey County Cricket Club Shop is located in the SSE Energy Solutions Stand and can be accessed from the concourse level.

Members receive 10% discount on any purchase in any of the Club Shops when they show their Membership card at the point of purchase.

KIA CATCH

Catch a 6 and win £1,000 with the Kia Catch.

Only applicable on a Vitality Blast match-day, this competition allows any ticket-holding attendee at a T20 game at the Kia Oval in 2025, the opportunity to win £1000 cash when catching a straight 6, a so-called ‘Kia Catch’. For full terms and conditions, please click here.

KIA HIGH CATCH

The Kia High Catch is the interval entertainment at the Kia Oval during Vitality Blast double headers and men’s match days. Six tennis balls will be fired off the top floor of the JM Finn Stand and the participant, down on the outfield, will win a prize for every catch they make. Terms and conditions of the competition can be found here.

THATCHERS GUESS THE SCORE

You can win the Thatchers’ Guess the Score competition and take home a case of twenty-four 440ml cans of Thatchers Gold or Thatchers Zero. All you need to do is correctly predict Surrey’s score, or be the closest to it, in a home Vitality T20 Blast match at the Kia Oval.

The competition will run ahead of every women’s and men’s Vitality T20 Blast match at the Kia Oval, with entry open for 24 hours ahead of the match and the competition will close when the first ball is bowled in that respective match.

Here are the terms and conditions for double header fixtures, men’s standalone fixtures and women’s standalone fixtures.

Enter below in the correct category and stand a chance to win the competition:

Please view accessibility information here. We have a dedicated Accessibility Liaison Officer, Theresa Peters, who can assist with any queries you have related to your experience on a match-day via accessibility@kiaoval.com or 0203 946 0100.

Toilets are located all around the perimeter of the ground, with baby changing facilities located behind Block 1, 13 and 19 of the JM Finn Stand. For more information, please refer to our ground map.

First aid services are provided on-site at every match day at The Kia Oval. If you require first aid assistance whilst at the ground, please contact your nearest steward or go to one of our first aid centres located behind Block A of the JM Finn Stand and between Entrance 32 and 33 of the Bedser Stand.

As per last season, a limited number of scorecards will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Long Room in the Micky Stewart Members’ Pavilion. Scorecards will not be available from Pavilion Reception.

Paper scorecards will only be available for Rothesay County Championship and Metro Bank One Day Cup fixtures. An updated scorecard will be available to download online for Vitality Blast fixtures after the match has been completed.

Digital scorecards will be available to download for every domestic home fixture.

The Kia Oval uses what3words to help fans and visitors find precise locations at the venue, such as gates, ticket office, Club Shop and other key locations. what3words works by assigning every 3m square a unique combination of three words: a what3words address.

We have added some popular locations here for The Kia Oval – find each location by clicking on the link or entering the corresponding 3-word address into the free what3words app:

For more information on how to use what3words, please click here.