England Test captain Ben Stokes smashes County Championship record

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Newly-appointed England Test captain Ben Stokes hit a County Championship record of 17 sixes in an innings en route smashing 161 on his first Durham appearance of the summer. The record for most sixes in an innings was previously shared by Andrew Symonds and Graham Napier, who both hit 16 in 1995 and 2011, respectively.

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