Meet the king of English cricket, Ben Stokes, in this thrilling unofficial biography!

From his childhood in New Zealand and his early cricketing career at Cockermouth, to winning his first County Championship with Durham and selection for England, Ben Stokes’s cricket career has been filled with extraordinary successes alongside great challenges.

Follow this impressive all-rounder as he bats, bowls and fields his way to being one of the greatest cricketers of all time – as well as an inspirational England captain.

Look out for the rest of the Amazing Cricket Stars series:

Virat Kohli

Mitchell Starc

Heather Knight

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Meet the king of English cricket, Ben Stokes, in this thrilling unofficial biography!

A new children’s sports biography book.

A new children’s sports biography book.

• A new series of accessible, fun-filled biographies of cricket’s greatest contemporary players
• Cricket is the world’s second most popular sport, with 2.5 billion fans worldwide!
• Follow each star from childhood to international stardom, as they celebrate their successes, overcome setbacks, and dazzle the world with their extraordinary skills
• Publishing to coincide with the start of the 2024 cricket season
• Also available: Virat Kohli; coming soon: Heather Knight and Mitchell Starc

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Product details

ISBN
9780008608873
Published
2024-04-11
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers; Red Shed
Weight
130 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
12 mm
Age
J, 02
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
144

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Biographical note

Clive Gifford started writing books at the age of 16 and hasn’t stopped since! He has had over 200 books published, most of which are for children. His books have been nominated for, or won, Royal Society, School Library Association, Blue Peter, Smithsonian and TES awards. Clive lives in Manchester.