Ben Stokes becoming injured at the start of the 2010 season meant that Stokes continued playing in all forms of the game for Durham. Having had a very successful debut season in first-class cricket he was given a place in the England Performance Programme and travelled to Australia during the 2010–11 Ashes. On 2 January 2015, Stokes joined the Melbourne Renegades of Australia's Big Bash League for the remainder of the season as a replacement for Jesse Ryder, who was ruled out through injury. On 13 February 2017, Stokes was appointed vice-captain of England's test team, deputising under Joe Root, who was
Dennis Stokes 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. Dennis Stokes Dennis Wilfrid Stokes (26 January 1911 – 14 November 1998) was an English cricketer. Stokes' batting style is unknown, but he fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Reading, Berkshire, and was educated at Wellingborough School in Northamptonshire. Stokes made his debut for Berkshire in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship against