“It’s a whole squad, group of staff coming together and putting in a heck of a lot of work over a long period of time,” Surrey head coach Gareth Batty told Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.
“To do it three times in a row is very satisfying. We shall enjoy today and then start the hard work tomorrow to do it all again.
“Every time you get over the line it’s the hardest one because other teams are trying to close the gap, trying to improve their squads, improve their players.
“I feel like we are still keeping some distance, in a healthy, confident way, not in an arrogant way, because we’re working incredibly hard trying to improve our performances year in and year out.
“The T20 Blast we used 25 players in 15 games and in the Championship it was 24 or 25. Some counties don’t have that size of squad.
“So to have the rotation of players, to have the tenacity, the belief, the skill set, to come in and still be playing as a wonderful XI is a credit to every single person. It’s the staff, it’s the players, it’s the drive.”
