Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes is, to me, the defining cricketer of his era. Born in Christchurch but playing for England in all three formats and captaining the Test side from 2022 to 2026, he's the rare all-rounder who can win a match with bat, ball, or sheer nerve when everything is collapsing. That temperament is what I value most, the appetite for the impossible chase, the willingness to shoulder the moment nobody else wants. The OBE and his Wisden Cricketer of the Year award are the official stamps, but his real signature is the comeback. Watching a man carry another nation's colours to the summit, and do it with this much fight, is one of modern sport's genuine pleasures.

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Name (English)

Ben Stokes

Name (Japanese)

ベン・ストークス

Reading

べん・すとーくす

Born

June 4, 1991 (age 35)

Origin

Christchurch, New Zealand

Occupation

cricketer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

Awards & achievements

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 2016 Wisden Cricketer of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/stokesy/
• Xhttps://x.com/benstokes38
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20Stokes
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4886521

Tags

• cricketer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.