Mark Stoneman
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{for|the Australian politician|Mark Stoneman (politician)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Mark Stoneman
| image = 2017.11.24.14.33.30-Day 1, 1st Test AUS v ENG (38458707304) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Stoneman in November 2017
| country = England
| fullname = Mark Daniel Stoneman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 10
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = Opening batsman
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2017–2018
| testdebutdate = 17 August
| testdebutyear = 2017
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 680
| lasttestdate = 24 May
| lasttestyear = 2018
| lasttestagainst = Pakistan
| club1 = Durham
| year1 = 2007–2016
| clubnumber1 = 23
| club2 = Surrey
| year2 = {{nowrap|2017–2021}}
| clubnumber2 = 23
| club3 = → Yorkshire (on loan)
| year3 = 2021
| clubnumber3 = 58
| club4 = → Middlesex (on loan)
| year4 = 2021
| clubnumber4 = 11
| club5 = Middlesex
| year5 = 2022–2024
| clubnumber5 = 11
| club6 = Hampshire
| year6 = 2025
| clubnumber6 = 88
| columns = 4
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 11
| runs1 = 526
| bat avg1 = 27.68
| 100s/50s1 = 0/5
| top score1 = 60
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| column2 = FC
| matches2 = 251
| runs2 = 14,505
| bat avg2 = 34.20
| 100s/50s2 = 31/73
| top score2 = 197
| deliveries2 = 467
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 354.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/34
| catches/stumpings2 = 106/–
| column3 = LA
| matches3 = 113
| runs3 = 3,809
| bat avg3 = 38.09
| 100s/50s3 = 7/23
| top score3 = 144*
| deliveries3 = 22
| wickets3 = 1
| bowl avg3 = 41.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 1/8
| catches/stumpings3 = 35/–
| column4 = T20
| matches4 = 79
| runs4 = 1,348
| bat avg4 = 19.82
| 100s/50s4 = 0/8
| top score4 = 89*
| deliveries4 = –
| wickets4 = –
| bowl avg4 = –
| fivefor4 = –
| tenfor4 = –
| best bowling4 = –
| catches/stumpings4 = 31/–
| date = 6 April
| year = 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/229954.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
Mark Daniel Stoneman (born 26 June 1987) is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club and has previously played for England.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/85/85797/85797.html| title = Mark Stoneman| publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2010-03-16}} He made his international debut for England in August 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25885951/joe-denly-joins-england-list-30-plus-debutants |title=Late bloomers: Joe Denly joins England's list of 30-plus debutants |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=30 January 2019}} He bats left handed and normally plays as an opening batsman.
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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}
Stoneman scored 50 in his second match, against Hampshire and what was then his highest score, 101, in a victory over Sussex in September 2007.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}
On 26 July 2016, Stoneman signed for Surrey ahead of the 2017 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36894603 |title=Mark Stoneman: Surrey sign Durham opener |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 July 2016 |accessdate=28 October 2016 }} In July 2018, Stoneman reached the milestone of 10,000 first-class runs.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/229954.html |title=Mark Stoneman |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}
In August 2021, Stoneman joined Middlesex, initially on loan for the remainder of that year's county championship season, and then signing a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58258046|title=Mark Stoneman: England opener joins Middlesex from Surrey|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12384599/mark-stoneman-surrey-batsman-joins-middlesex-on-three-year-contract|title=Mark Stoneman: Surrey batsman joins Middlesex on three-year contract|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=21 February 2025}}
He left Middlesex at the end of the 2024 season{{cite web|url=https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2024/09/middlesex-confirm-that-mark-stoneman-will-leave-club-at-end-of-season|title=MIDDLESEX CONFIRM THAT MARK STONEMAN WILL LEAVE THE CLUB AT END OF SEASON|publisher=Middlesex County Cricket Club|accessdate=21 February 2025}} and joined Hampshire on a one-year red-ball contract in February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cy05l5x2r2zo|title=Hampshire sign ex-England batter Stoneman|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 February 2025}}
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.{{cite news |title=England Test squad named for West Indies |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/447587 |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |date=10 August 2017 |accessdate=10 August 2017 }} He made his Test debut in the first match of the series on 17 August 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1031659.html |title=1st Test (D/N), West Indies tour of England at Birmingham, Aug 17-21 2017 |accessdate=17 August 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of England vs Australia 1st Test 2017/18 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-in-australia-and-new-zealand-2017-18-1072261/australia-vs-england-1st-test-1072305/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-08-12|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}
References
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External links
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{{Hampshire County Cricket Club squad}}
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Category:England Test cricketers