Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Royal London Cup final, Lord's

Hales' record-breaking 187* leads Notts to trophy

Jul 1, 2017: Alex Hales smashed the highest score in a one-day final at Lord's as Nottinghamshire successfully hunted down a target of 298 to leave Surrey defeated at the last for the third successive year in the Royal London Cup

England Lions v South Africa A, Canterbury, 3rd day

Overton rattles SA A after Lions set them 412 to win

Jun 23, 2017: Jamie Overton took three wickets before the close after half-centuries from Mark Stoneman, Keaton Jennings and Nick Gubbins had set the Lions up for a declaration

England Lions v South Africa A, Canterbury, 1st day

Jennings makes opener's case as Hameed misses out

Jun 21, 2017: Mark Stoneman and Keaton Jennings made their respective cases to partner Alastair Cook in the upcoming Test series against South Africa, but Haseeb Hameed went run-less

England news

England set up Test opener shootout

Jun 13, 2017: England are using the Lions' four-day match against South Africa as a shoot-out for a Test openers spot with Mark Stoneman, Nick Gubbins, Keaton Jennings and Haseeb Hameed all named

Glamorgan v Surrey, Royal London Cup, South Group, Cardiff

Sangakkara and Stoneman get Surrey off the mark

Apr 30, 2017: Mark Stoneman and Kumar Sangakkara guided Surrey to a comfortable first victory in the competition this season as the visitors easily chased down an amended target

Warwickshire v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Stoneman's repeat performance maintains prolific start

Apr 21, 2017: It was just after tea when the question arose in the Edgbaston press box: 'Has any side ever lost their first three Championship games in a season by an innings?'

Surrey v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Kia Oval, 4th day

Surrey send out warning as Tom Curran seals Warwickshire rout

Apr 10, 2017: Gareth Batty hopes Surrey's resounding opening-round victory over Warwickshire has "sent a message" to their Championship rivals

Surrey v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Kia Oval, 1st day

Stoneman makes himself at home for Surrey

Apr 7, 2017: Not so long ago, Mark Stoneman said he hated London and could never imagine living there. But, on this evidence, he seems to be settling in rather well

England's top-order problems

Who's next? Alastair Cook's opening partners since Strauss

Dec 7, 2016: Mark Stoneman will be Alastair Cook's 12th opening partner since the retirement of Andrew Strauss in 2012. ESPNcricinfo takes a look at the men who've had the call

Durham v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Stokes' late roar keeps Durham up

Sep 15, 2016: Ben Stokes roared in the nick of time as Durham survived a Surrey run chase and saved their Division One status in the process

Durham v Surrey, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day

Sam Curran's six sets up fascinating final day

Sep 14, 2016: Sam Curran upstaged future team-mate Mark Stoneman when he removed him for 92 to complete his first six-wicket haul for Surrey

Durham v Warks, Specsavers Championship Div One, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Borthwick, Stoneman plot Durham route to safety

Aug 26, 2016: Scott Borthwick and Mark Stoneman plotted a route to safety as Durham and Warwickshire both took solace in the draw points that eased their relegation worries

Somerset v Durham, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Taunton, 1st day

Wood stars on return as wickets tumble at Taunton

Aug 4, 2016: Seventeen wickets fell on the first day of the Specsavers' County Championship game between Somerset and Durham

Durham v Derbyshire, NatWest T20 Blast North Group, Chester-le-Street

Stoneman keeps Durham season burning brightly

Jul 29, 2016: Mark Stoneman and Calum MacLeod shared Durham's record Twenty20 stand of 141 as they beat Derbyshire by 13 runs at Emirates Riverside to reach the NatWest Blast quarter-finals

Durham v Warwickshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Gosforth

Hain ton in vain as Collingwood eases Durham pain

Jul 27, 2016: Durham shrugged off a week of woe by easing to a four-wicket win with 14 balls to spare against Warwickshire in the Royal London Cup tie at South Northumberland CC in the Newcastle suburb of Gosforth

County news

Stoneman departs for Surrey, Collingwood signs on

Jul 26, 2016: Mark Stoneman, Durham's highly rated opening batsman, will join Surrey at the end of the season after turning down the offer of a new contract and he could begin an exodus at the financially-troubled county

Surrey v Durham, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Kia Oval, 2nd day

Spinners strike to give Surrey the upper hand

May 2, 2016: The capture of two wickets in as many overs by Surrey's spinners, Gareth Batty and Zafar Ansari, dented an otherwise sturdy reply from Durham

Durham v Middlesex, County Championship, Division One, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Stoneman ton puts Middlesex on ice

Apr 25, 2016: Durham opener Mark Stoneman was dropped on 19 and never gave the sniff of a chance again as he reached the close on 139 not out

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Buoyant England face tricky decisions

Jul 31, 2015: England's selectors can reflect proudly on their decisions for the Edgbaston Test, but they will really earn their money in deciding who replaces James Anderson and what to do about an opener

Somerset v Durham, Royal London Cup, Group A, Taunton

Durham cruise on Stoneman-Mustard stand

Jul 29, 2015: A record-breaking stand of 211 between openers Mark Stoneman and Phil Mustard helped Durham maintain their winning start in the Royal London Cup