'It was good fun', Ben Stokes reflects on a record-breaking afternoon for Durham

Featuring for Durham in the County Championship, Stokes joined the action with his side at 360-4, bu he quickly added to that tally in breathtaking fashion.

Ben Stokes hits outstanding 161 as Durham lead Worcestershire by 411 at the close on day 2.#ForTheNorth

"Franky (Durham head coach James Franklin) likes his records up in the dressing room when people achieve them, so he just read them out.

Stokes also hit a stunning 17 sixes en route to his total, bettering the previous County Championship record of 16 in one match, held before by Andrew Symonds for Gloucestershire and Graham Napier for Essex.

17 SIXES and Stokes now holds the record for the most sixes in a #CountyChampionship innings