MARK Stoneman, Surrey’s former England opening bat, briefly on loan to Yorkshire for five games in the Vitality Blast, returns to Championship action today at Southampton against Hampshire full of confidence after celebrating his 34th birthday with a 50 on his T20 debut for Yorkshire a week ago, writes GUY WIL- LIAMS.
Unable to gain a place in Surrey’s Blast side, Stoneman, capped 11 times by England and winner of four County Championships – with Durham in 2008, 2009 and 2013, and Surrey in 2018 – grabbed the surprising opportunity to appear for Yorkshire wh...