Ben Stokes is set to play his first County Championship game for two years in Durham's match away to Lancashire.
England Test captain Ben Stokes is set to play his first County Championship match for two years when Durham play Lancashire on Friday .But, as the 32-year-old begins his preparations for England's Test series against West Indies and Sri Lanka later this summer, he will play in the four-day Division One match at Stanley Park in Blackpool.
England's first Test against the West Indies begins at Lord's on 10 July, but Durham's match with Lancashire is one of four possible red-ball games he could play before that date.He played three matches for Durham in Division Two in 2022 as preparation for the start of his tenure as England captain. Ben Stokes played three Championship matches for Durham in 2022, scoring 284 runs and taking four wickets
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