This week in the Independent

A Country Conundrum;

Surrey should be one of the most successful clubs in county cricket, but they consistently fall short. As the players prepare for the 1996 which begins this week, David Llewellyn asks whether they can get it right this time

Even Stephen

As the cool-headed Stephen Hendry finishes his preparations to defend his World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Guy Hodgson investigates the making of Scotland's champion of the green baize