Matthew Stokes (cricketer)

Matthew Stokes
Personal information
Full name
Matthew William Reeve Stokes
Born (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29)
Edinburgh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 10)31 May 2019 v Jersey
Last T20I28 August 2024 v Denmark
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2024

Matthew Stokes (born 7 October 1995) is a cricketer who plays for Guernsey.[1] He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.[2] In May 2015 he participated in the 2015 ICC Europe Division One tournament.[3]

On 8 September 2015 in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Stokes scored an unbeaten 135 against Botswana.[4]

He played in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament,[5] becoming the second highest run scorer in the competition with 247 runs from 6 matches.

In September 2018, he was the leading run-scorer for Guernsey in Group C of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament, with 132 runs in five matches.[6]

In May 2019, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Guernsey against Jersey on 31 May 2019.[7] The same month, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[8]

In May 2021, during the Odey Wealth Championship in Guernsey, Stokes scored 213 not out from 168 balls in a 50-over match.[9]

  1. ^ "Matthew Stokes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Cayman Islands v Guernsey at Kuala Lumpur, Mar 6, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ (27 April 2015). "Europe’s battle for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier place takes place in Jersey" Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Group A: Botswana v Guernsey at Frinton-on-Sea, Sep 8, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, 3rd Place Playoff: Guernsey v Vanuatu at St Martin, May 28, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier C, 2018 - Guernsey: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ^ "1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Eurowrap: Stokes stars in Guernsey and action from Spain". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 27 May 2021.