Graham Stokes (cricketer) explained

Graham Stokes
Country:England
Fullname:Graham Stokes
Birth Date:22 March 1858
Birth Place:Greenwich, Kent
Death Place:Blackheath, London
Family:Frederick Stokes (brother)
Lennard Stokes (brother)
Year1:1880–1881
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:4
Runs1:39
Bat Avg1:4.87
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:27
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Date:28 June
Year:2014
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21055.html CricInfo

Graham Stokes (22 March 1858 – 19 December 1921) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in the early 1880s.[1]

Stokes was born at Greenwich in Kent, the son of Henry Graham Stokes, Proctor to the Admiralty[2] and solicitor, and his wife Elizabeth Sewell. He made his first-class debut for Kent against Surrey in 1880. He made three further first-class appearances in 1851, against Derbyshire, Lancashire, and Surrey.[3] Stokes scored 39 runs in his four matches, with a top score of 27.[4]

Outside of cricket he worked as a solicitor.[5] He died at Blackheath, in London on 19 December 1921. His brothers Frederick and Lennard both played international rugby union for England, as well as also playing first-class cricket for Kent.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 506–507. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 8 August 2022.)
  2. The Gentleman's Magazine, Published by F. Jefferies, 1866, p681
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Graham Stokes. CricketArchive. 28 June 2014.
  4. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Graham Stokes. CricketArchive. 28 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Brief Profile of Graham Stokes. Ambrose. Don. CricketArchive. 28 June 2014.