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- Gerard James Stokes (1956 – 8 December 2020) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s through to the 2010s, who represented New Zealand. He was a coach of the Serbian national side. He was the father of English international cricketer Ben Stokes.
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Gerard James Stokes (1956 – 8 December 2020) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s through to the 2010s, who represented New Zealand. [2] He was a coach of the Serbian national side. He was the father of English international cricketer Ben Stokes.
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- Tongue-in-cheek Remark
In the quest for their historic World Cup title, England were crowned champions by the virtue of scoring more boundaries than New Zealand in the ICC World Cup 2019 final at the iconic Lord's cricket ground in London. But before Morgan & Co. etched their name in the history books, the onus was on all-rounder Stokes to rescue England and forge a dram...
Speaking after the mother of all finals, Stokes' father joked that he is officially the most hated father in the eyes of all New Zealand supporters. He watched his son taking away the world title from the Blackcaps by giving a thrilling end to a celebrated final back in Christchurch, New Zealand. Ben Stokes senior added that he felt "incredible" af...
“When we were watching it, it’s an incredible feeling having your son out there doing what he does and then getting right down to the last ball, so we probably got the best of both worlds as I see it,” he said. “I had one or two say I was the most hated father in New Zealand at the moment but that was tongue in cheek, or I hope it was anyway,” he a...
Jul 15, 2019 · Gerard Stokes, England all-rounder Ben Stokes’ father, reckons himself to be the ‘most hated’ father in New Zealand. Stokes scored a masterful 84* off 98 balls in England’s run-chase of...
Sep 18, 2019 · The World Cup and Ashes star has called the story “immoral” and “despicable” and got support from team-mates like Joe Root as well as former captain Michael Vaughan and chief executive of England and Wales Cricket Board Tom Harrison. What’s the story.
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Gerard Stokes, the former Kiwis rugby league player, coach and father of England cricket star Ben, has died after battling brain cancer. Stokes, 65, leaves behind wife Deb and sons James...
Dec 8, 2020 · England’s cricket World Cup-winning hero Ben Stokes has lost his father – Gerard Stokes, a former rugby league player, and coach, after the latter lost a long battle with brain cancer. Stokes Sr,...
Dec 9, 2020 · Former Kiwis rugby league international Gerard Stokes has died after a near-year long battle with cancer. The 65-year-old, father of England's Cricket World Cup hero, Ben Stokes was...
