The 2022 County Championship is underway right now, where England Test cricket team’s new captain Ben Stokes has announced his arrival in style. Stokes played a fantastic knock of 161 runs for Durham in their ongoing match against Worcestershire. Stokes came out to bat at number six when the team’s score was 360/4.
He joined hands with David Bedingham and had a fifth-wicket partnership of 220 runs, where Stokes aggregated 161 runs off just 88 balls. There was an over bowled by left-arm spinner Josh Baker, where Stokes smacked five consecutive sixes and ended it with a four to score 34 runs off those six deliveries.
Ben batted at an exhilarating strike rate of 182.57. His 88-ball innings comprised eight fours and 17 sixes. Ahead of this game, Stokes had an interaction with Sky Sports, where he said:
“The people who write that stuff are taking that from other people who have done the role. I’ve had to live with the tag of Andrew Flintoff and Sir Ian Botham since I was 18. But I’ve always maintained that I am never trying to be Flintoff or Botham. I’m Ben Stokes.”
Twitterati react as Ben Stokes destroys the Worcestershire bowling attack upon his return to county cricket
Stokes took a brief break from cricket after the away series against the West Indies cricket team. However, it seems he had been working hard on his game as Stokes played a fantastic innings upon his return for Durham. Here’s how the cricket fans on Twitter reacted to his excellent knock:
6️⃣ 6️⃣ 6️⃣ 6️⃣ 6️⃣ 4️⃣
— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) May 6, 2022
What. An. Over.
34 from six balls for @benstokes38 as he reaches a 64 ball century 👏#LVCountyChamp pic.twitter.com/yqPod8Pchm
Ben Stokes doing Ben Stokes things 🔥🏏 https://t.co/HdZrFWBO2g
— James (@Surreycricfan) May 6, 2022
6,6,6,6,6,4 in a single over by Ben Stokes and he is batting on 104* from just 65 balls including 7 fours and 10 sixes. What a player.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 6, 2022
6 6 6 6 6 4
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) May 6, 2022
34 from an over for @benstokes38 as he reaches a swashbuckling century in his return to action.
Incredible batting from the new @englandcricket captain.
Commentary NOW on 5 Sports Extra & @BBCSounds. #bbccricket pic.twitter.com/WZeAQvdU0c
Ben Stokes’ destruction – 6,6,6,6,6,4 in single over (34 runs). Phenomenal Hitting. pic.twitter.com/qDK7p0k0EX
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) May 6, 2022
Ben Stokes’ last ten balls: 6 1 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 6
— Ben Jones (@benjonescricket) May 6, 2022
Yes the ball is red
Most sixes in a first-class innings of under 200 runs:
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 6, 2022
17 – Ben Stokes (Durham) v Worcestershire, today
16 – Graham Napier (Essex) v Surrey, 2011
16 – Jesse Ryder (New Zealanders) v AUS-A, 2011
16 – Mukhtar Ali (Rajshahi) v Chittagong, 2014
Stokes scores 161(88) today.
OMG!!! WHAT IS THIS
— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) May 6, 2022
BEN STOKES 100 & our fastest century in FC cricket. #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/RkqOwuRy6N
Welcome back Ben 🤣🤣
— Liam Livingstone (@liaml4893) May 6, 2022
The skipper … https://t.co/Gle8TIiNgA
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 6, 2022
