Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes

OBE
Stokes in 2014
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Andrew Stokes
Born (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33)
Christchurch, New Zealand
NicknameStokesy
Height6 ft (183 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 658)5 December 2013 v Australia
Last Test24 October 2024 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 221)25 August 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI11 November 2023 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.55 (previously 59)
T20I debut (cap 58)23 September 2011 v West Indies
Last T20I13 November 2022 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.55 (previously 59)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–presentDurham
2014/15Melbourne Renegades
2017Rising Pune Supergiant
2017/18Canterbury
2018–2021Rajasthan Royals
2021–2024Northern Superchargers
2023Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 107 114 190 184
Runs scored 6,561 3,463 10,740 5,303
Batting average 35.27 41.22 34.75 38.42
100s/50s 13/34 5/24 22/55 9/30
Top score 258 182 258 182
Balls bowled 11,855 3,110 20,759 4,774
Wickets 203 74 400 137
Bowling average 32.21 42.39 29.77 33.55
5 wickets in innings 4 1 8 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/22 5/61 7/67 5/61
Catches/stumpings 111/– 55/– 155/– 85/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  England
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2019 England and Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2022 Australia
Runner-up 2016 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 October 2024

Benjamin Andrew Stokes OBE (born 4 June 1991) is an English international cricketer who is the captain of the England Test team[2] and plays for the England team in ODIs and T20Is.[3] Stokes is regarded as one of England's greatest all-rounders in the history of the sport.[4] In domestic cricket, he represents Durham and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues around the world. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup.

Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Stokes moved to England as a child.[5] He made his ODI and T20I debuts in 2011, and his Test debut in 2013. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, top-scoring in England's innings in the final before batting in the tied Super Over, winning the Man of the Match award. He was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2019, 2020 and 2022, and won the ICC Award for Best Men's Cricketer and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2019. He was appointed captain of England's Test team in April 2022.[6] He was part of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup, top-scoring in the final.[7]

An all-rounder, Stokes is a left-handed middle-order batsman and right-arm fast bowler. He holds the Test world record for most runs in an innings at number six, scoring 258 against South Africa during England's 2015–16 tour.[8] In the same Test, he and Jonny Bairstow set the world record for highest sixth-wicket stand in Tests, at 399.[9] In February 2023, he set a new record for the total number of sixes hit in a Test career, surpassing the previous tally of 107 set by his coach at the time, Brendon McCullum.[10] He played his 100th test match against India on Feb 15, 2024.[11]

  1. ^ "Ben Stokes". Sportism.net. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Ben Stokes named England men's Test captain". ESPNcricinfo. 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Root says captaincy queries must wait until after Ashes". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ Ali, Moeen (26 August 2019). "Magnificent Ben Stokes is England's greatest ever all-rounder". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ Hoult, Nick (15 May 2009). "Durham's Ben Stokes wins generation game at the Oval". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Ben Stokes: England name all-rounder as new Test captain to succeed Joe Root". bbc.co.uk. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. ^ "T20 World Cup: England beat Pakistan to win pulsating final in Melbourne". BBC. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Records. Test matches. Batting records. Most runs in an innings (by batting position)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Records. Test matches. Partnership records. Highest partnerships by wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Records. Test matches. Batting records. Most sixes in career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Ben Stokes @100: All-round greatness and captain marvellous". Cricbuzz. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.