Background
He was born at Greenwich, Kent, the son of Henry Graham Stokes, Proctor to the Admiralty and solicitor, and his wife Elizabeth Sewell.
He was born at Greenwich, Kent, the son of Henry Graham Stokes, Proctor to the Admiralty and solicitor, and his wife Elizabeth Sewell.
A batsman of unknown handedness, Stokes 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, London on 19 December 1921.
