Ben Stokes

Benjamin Andrew Stokes OBE (born 4 June 1991) is an English international cricketer who is the captain of the England Test team and plays for the England team in ODIs and T20Is. 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.

Ben Stokes

OBE
Stokes in 2014
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Andrew Stokes
Born (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991
Christchurch, New Zealand
NicknameStokesy
Height6 ft (183 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 658)5 December 2013 v Australia
Last Test7 March 2024 v India
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
2021Northern Superchargers
2023Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 102 114 182 184
Runs scored 6,316 3,463 10,393 5,303
Batting average 35.48 41.22 35.11 38.42
100s/50s 13/31 5/24 22/51 9/30
Top score 258 182 258 182
Balls bowled 11,501 3,110 19,870 4,774
Wickets 198 74 377 137
Bowling average 31.99 42.39 30.14 33.55
5 wickets in innings 4 1 7 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/22 5/61 7/67 5/61
Catches/stumpings 106/– 55/– 148/– 85/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  England
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner2019 England and Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner2022 Australia
Runner-up2016 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 March 2024

Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Stokes moved to England as a child. He made his T20I debut in 2011, his Test debut in 2013, and has played for England's One Day International (ODI) team from 2011, despite briefly retiring from the format in 2022. 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. He was part of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup, top-scoring in the final.

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. In the same Test, he and Jonny Bairstow set the world record for highest sixth-wicket stand in Tests, at 399. 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. He played his 100th test match against India on Feb 15, 2024.

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