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
Ricky Stokes Stokes chose to resign rather than accept an administrative position within the ECU athletic department. The Mid-American Conference named Stokes the associate commissioner for men's basketball in 2010. Ricky Stokes Ricky Leonard Stokes (born March 29, 1962) is an American athletics administrator and former men's college basketball coach who is currently the associate commissioner of men's basketball for the Mid-American Conference. Stokes played at Highland Springs High School for Coach George Lancaster before committing to Coach Terry Holland. As a point guard for the Virginia Cavaliers, Stokes set the record for career games played with 134, a record that he