Mark Stoneman

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'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

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

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

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

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

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

Keith Barker and Rikki Clarke combined to mop up Durham and complete a comfortable eight-wicket win

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

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 claimed their second piece of limited-overs silverware to cap another season as county cricket's magnificent overachievers

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

Ben Stokes put his frustrations behind him by thrashing a century as Durham ended Nottinghamshire's unbeaten Royal London Cup record at Chester-le-Street

Mark Stoneman struck his third County Championship century of the season before lower order runs helped Durham to a decent total on day one against Sussex.

A second-wicket partnership of 274 from centurions Mark Stoneman and Scott Borthwick ensured Durham got much the better of Middlesex on day one at Chester-le-Street.

Mark Stoneman's century helped set a testing target for MCC and a final day of some intrigue awaits in the desert.

Durham's Championship title, their third in six seasons, will be rightly celebrated but already tough decisions are needing to be made with money tight for 2014

In June, Geoff Cook suffered a heart attack while out running. He admits it was 'touch and go' for a while, but now he is back working with his beloved county as they chase the Championship title

Mark Stoneman made 96 and, although his team missed out on a second batting point, Durham's seamers claimed three Sussex wickets before the close