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

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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

Durham v Warwickshire, LV= Championship, Division One, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Warks hit back after Stoneman ton

Jul 12, 2015: Depleted Warwickshire battled back at Chester-le-Street after Mark Stoneman's second century in successive Championship innings for Durham

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

Stoneman lifts Durham to valuable win

Jul 3, 2015: Durham's limited-overs captain Mark Stoneman made the county's second highest Twenty20 score of 89 not out to lead his side to a 38-run NatWest T20 Blast win over Leicestershire

Durham v Yorkshire, LV= Championship, Division One, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day

Stoneman to the fore as Durham join fight

Jun 30, 2015: Mark Stoneman's unbeaten hundred gave Durham hope of an escape after they were made to follow on by Yorkshire

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

Lancashire attack excels to quell Durham

Jun 25, 2015: Lancashire moved above hosts Durham into fourth place in the NatWest T20 Blast North Group after sealing a six-wicket victory at Chester-le-Street

Warwickshire v Durham, LV= Championship, Division One, Edgbaston, 4th day

Barker's bite helps finish off Durham

May 20, 2015: Keith Barker and Rikki Clarke combined to mop up Durham and complete a comfortable eight-wicket win

Warwickshire v Durham, LV= Championship, Division One, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Stoneman resists barnstorming Barker

May 19, 2015: Title contenders in any team sport are often characterised as much by an aversion to defeat as a thirst for victory

Durham v Warwickshire, Royal London Cup final, Lord's

Breese provides another Durham 'fairytale'

Sep 21, 2014: Gareth Breese struck the winning runs in what is likely to be his final appearance for the club, earning Durham their fifth major trophy since 2007. It was no surprise that the word "fairytale" cropped up

Durham v Warwickshire, RL Cup final, Lord's

Stokes nerve guides Durham to title

Sep 20, 2014: Durham claimed their second piece of limited-overs silverware to cap another season as county cricket's magnificent overachievers

Yorkshire v Durham, Royal London Cup quarter-final, Headingley

Durham burst Yorkshire's bubble

Aug 28, 2014: Yorkshire will rue their elimination from the Royal London Cup, comfortably beaten by Durham despite home advantage in this quarter final