Ben Stokes plays for Durham, Sussex v Hampshire, and more: county cricket

By Tanya Aldred at Chester-le-Street • June 19, 2026 • Sport

Join Tanya Aldred for the latest round of County Championship fixtures

Division One Chelmsford: Essex v Nottinghamshire Sophia Garden: Glamorgan v Surrey Grace Road: Leicestershie v Yorkshire Taunton: Somerset v Warwickshire Hove: Sussex v Hampshire DIVISION TWO Chesterfield: Derbyshire v Lancashire Chester-le-Street: Durham v Northants Canterbury: Kent v Middlesex New Road: Worcestershire v Gloucestershire And, when the time comes, Stokes to bat at No. 5. Stokes is now stalking over to some rubber stumps and bowling with vigour. Today is also schools day at the ground, so 600 lucky north east kids are getting a blue riband ticket Good morning from Chester le Street, where Ben Stokes, lean and freshly shorn, is warming up with his teammates on a muggy Chester le Street Friday 250 long miles from The Oval. We’ll be keeping an eye on him, and around the grounds, where play starts at 11am. Do join us!

Source: The Guardian