Matthew Stokes (cricketer)

Matthew Stokes (born 7 October 1995) is a cricketer who plays for Guernsey.[1] He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.[2] In May 2015 he participated in the 2015 ICC Europe Division One tournament.[3]

Matthew Stokes
Personal information
Full name
Matthew William Reeve Stokes
Born (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995
Edinburgh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm Medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsAnthony Stokes (brother)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 10)31 May 2019 v Jersey
Last T20I14 August 2023 v Germany
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2022

On 8 September 2015 in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Stokes scored an unbeaten 135 against Botswana.[4]

He played in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament,[5] becoming the second highest run scorer in the competition with 247 runs from 6 matches.

In September 2018, he was the leading run-scorer for Guernsey in Group C of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament, with 132 runs in five matches.[6]

In May 2019, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup.[7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Guernsey against Jersey on 31 May 2019.[8] The same month, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[9]

In May 2021, during the Odey Wealth Championship in Guernsey, Stokes scored 213 not out from 168 balls in a 50-over match.[10]

References
  1. "Matthew Stokes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Cayman Islands v Guernsey at Kuala Lumpur, Mar 6, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. (27 April 2015). "Europe’s battle for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier place takes place in Jersey" Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. "ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Group A: Botswana v Guernsey at Frinton-on-Sea, Sep 8, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, 3rd Place Playoff: Guernsey v Vanuatu at St Martin, May 28, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier C, 2018 - Guernsey: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. @Guernseycricket (30 May 2019). "2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup squads" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. "Eurowrap: Stokes stars in Guernsey and action from Spain". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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