Mark Daniel Stoneman (born 26 June 1987) is an English cricketer who plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club and for England.[1] He made his international debut for England in August 2017.[2] He bats left handed and normally plays as an opening batsman.

Mark Stoneman

Stoneman in November 2017
Personal information
Full name	Mark Daniel Stoneman
Born	(1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 (age 35) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	England (2017–2018)
Test debut (cap 680)	17 August 2017 v West Indies
Last Test	24 May 2018 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–2016	Durham (squad no. 23)
2017–2021	Surrey (squad no. 23)
2021	→ Yorkshire (on loan) (squad no. 58)
2021	→ Middlesex (on loan) (squad no. 11)
2022	Middlesex (squad no. 11)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 11 222 99 77 Runs scored 526 13,138 3,286 1,342 Batting average 27.68 35.12 37.77 20.02 100s/50s 0/5 29/66 7/19 0/8 Top score 60 197 144* 89* Balls bowled – 420 22 – Wickets – 1 1 – Bowling average – 301.00 41.00 – 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 – 10 wickets in match – 0 0 – Best bowling – 1/34 1/8 – Catches/stumpings 1/– 97/– 32/– 30/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 October 2022

Early life and domestic career

Stoneman attended Marley Hill County Primary School, followed by Whickham School. He joined Durham in 2005 and played two seasons in the second eleven, before making his first team debut in 2007.

Stoneman scored fifty in his second match, against Hampshire and what was then his highest score, 101, in a victory over Sussex in September 2007.

On 26 July 2016, Stoneman signed for Surrey ahead of the 2017 season.[3] In July 2018, Stoneman reached the milestone of 10,000 first-class runs.[4]

In 2021, Stoneman signed for Yorkshire on loan to play 5 games in the Vitality Blast.

International career

Stoneman played for England in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. In August 2017, he was named in England's Test squad for their series against the West Indies, to replace Keaton Jennings as opening partner to Alastair Cook.[5] He made his Test debut in the first match of the series on 17 August 2017.[6] He is the first cricketer to make his debut in a Day-Night Test match. He kept his place in the team for the 2017-18 Ashes Series and made his Ashes debut in the opening Test match in Brisbane on 23 November 2017, partnering Cook and made 53 in the first innings before being dismissed by Pat Cummins.[7]

References

External links

• Mark Stoneman at ESPNcricinfo