Background
He was born in Solihull, Warwickshire.
He was born in Solihull, Warwickshire.
Stokes was a left-handed batsman. Stokes made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1997 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Buckinghamshire. Stokes played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1997 to 1998, which included 6 Minor Counties Championship matches and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
In 1997, he made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in the National Westminster Trophy.
He played a further List A match against Leicestershire in the 1998 National Westminster Trophy. In his 2 List A matches, he scored 22 runs at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 18.
