About Graham Stokes
Lived 1858 – 1921 (aged 63). Graham Stokes was a British cricketer.
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.
Stokes was born at Greenwich in Kent, the son of Henry Graham Stokes, Proctor to the Admiralty 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. Stokes scored 39 runs in his four matches, with a top score of 27.
Outside of cricket he worked as a solicitor. 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.
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Who was Graham Stokes?
English cricketer (1858-1921)
When was Graham Stokes born?
Graham Stokes was born on 22 March 1858 in Greenwich.
When did Graham Stokes die?
Graham Stokes died on 19 December 1921 in Blackheath.
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Graham Stokes was a cricketer.
What nationality was Graham Stokes?
Graham Stokes was British.
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