Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes is a cricket all-rounder, former England Test captain and World Cup winner, sharing his life in the game with fans as he prepares to join Adelaide Strikers.
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Known for
The Ashes
ICC Cricket World Cup
Prime Video
HeadlineOverview
- Full name
- Benjamin Andrew Stokes
- Born
- 4 June 1991, New Zealand
- Grew up
- Cockermouth, Cumbria
- Role
- Left-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler
- England debut
- 2011, in white-ball cricket
- Test captain
- 2022 to 2026
- Breakout summer
- 2019, World Cup final and Headingley Ashes win
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in New Zealand, Ben grew up playing cricket in Cockermouth after his family moved to Cumbria. He progressed through Cumbria age groups and Durham’s academy, made his List A debut in 2009 and reached England’s white-ball teams in 2011.
Finding his place.
His first Test tour came during the 2013/14 Ashes, where a century in Perth offered an early glimpse of what he could do. In 2019, his unbeaten 84 helped England tie the World Cup final before their Super Over triumph. Weeks later, his 135 not out at Headingley carried England to a one-wicket Ashes win.
Leading England.
Ben became permanent Test captain in 2022. Working with coach Brendon McCullum, he led England to nine wins in his first ten Tests in charge, including a 3-0 series victory in Pakistan. He retired from international cricket in June 2026 and signed for Adelaide Strikers that September.
Beyond the scorecard.
Fans can hear his account of England’s 2019 summer in On Fire. The 2022 documentary Ben Stokes: Phoenix from The Ashes follows his life with interviews and insight from Sam Mendes, directed by Chris Grubb and Luke Mellows.
Creditschronological, newest first
Cricket
- 2026Adelaide Strikers, BBL|16Overseas all-rounder, signed for the forthcoming season
- 2022–2026England men’s Test teamCaptain
- 2019ICC Men’s Cricket World CupEngland all-rounder and tournament winner
Film and books
- 2022Ben Stokes: Phoenix from The AshesHimself, documentary subject
- 2020On Fire, paperback editionAuthor
Awards
Quotes
My Mum was actually the cricketer in the familyBen Stokes, Red Bull interview
Asked how he first got into cricket, Ben described growing up around both his father’s rugby league career and his mother’s cricket.
Trivia
- His mother was the cricketer in the family; his father Ged played and coached rugby league.
- Mark Ramprakash was one of his wickets on his List A debut against Surrey in 2009.
- He bats left-handed but bowls right-arm fast-medium.
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