Ben Stokes dad Ged passes away after long battle with brain cancer

England cricketer Ben Stokes’ father Gerard Stokes has passed away at his residence after a long battle with brain cancer.

Former rugby league player and coach Ged Stokes was diagnosed with the illness in January and spent five weeks seriously ill in hospital in Johannesburg earlier this year.

Workington Town, for whom he played and coached, said in a statement: “It is with great sadness that we learn our former player and coach Ged Stokes has passed away.

Ged is written into rich fabric of town history and will be greatly missed”