Dennis Stokes (cricketer)
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Dennis Wilfrid Stokes was an English
cricket
er. Stokes' batting style is unknown, but he fielded as a wicket-keeper
. He was born at Reading
, Berkshire
and educated at Wellingborough School
in Northamptonshire
.
Stokes made his debut for Berkshire
in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire
. Nearly a decade later in 1927 he made his first-class
debut for the Minor Counties against Oxford University
. In this match, he was dismissed for a duck
by David Macindoe
, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 39 by Sandy Singleton
. He played a second first-class match for the Minor Counties the following season against the same opposition. In this match, he scored a single run in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Michael Magill, while in their second-innings the same bowler dismissed him for 7. Stokes had been made Berkshire captain
in 1937, a position he retained after World War II
and held until 1954, when he seemingly played his final match for Berkshire against Buckinghamshire
in the Minor Counties Championship. However, twelve years later he returned to play a single match in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset
. He made a total of 154 appearances for the county in that competition and scored a total of 5,365 runs. As a wicket-keeper he holds the Berkshire record for the most stumpings made with 45.
He died at the town of his birth on 14 November 1998.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Stokes' batting style is unknown, but he fielded as a wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
. He was born at Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
and educated at Wellingborough School
Wellingborough School
Wellingborough School is an independent fee-paying day school in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. It was established in 1595 and is one of the oldest schools in the country.-History:...
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
.
Stokes made his debut for Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire
Wiltshire County Cricket Club
Wiltshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Wiltshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
. Nearly a decade later in 1927 he made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for the Minor Counties against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
. In this match, he was dismissed for a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
by David Macindoe
David Macindoe
Major David Henry Macindoe M.C. was an English cricketer. Macindoe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. His bowling was characterised with a long run-up and a high arm action...
, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 39 by Sandy Singleton
Sandy Singleton
Alexander Parkinson Singleton, known as Sandy , was an English all-round cricketer: a right-handed opening batsman and slow left arm bowler. He played his county cricket for Worcestershire, captaining the side in 1946, and also captained Oxford University and Transvaal...
. He played a second first-class match for the Minor Counties the following season against the same opposition. In this match, he scored a single run in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Michael Magill, while in their second-innings the same bowler dismissed him for 7. Stokes had been made Berkshire captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
in 1937, a position he retained after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and held until 1954, when he seemingly played his final match for Berkshire against Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
in the Minor Counties Championship. However, twelve years later he returned to play a single match in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He made a total of 154 appearances for the county in that competition and scored a total of 5,365 runs. As a wicket-keeper he holds the Berkshire record for the most stumpings made with 45.
He died at the town of his birth on 14 November 1998.
External links
- Dennis Stokes at ESPNcricinfo
- Dennis Stokes at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...