- Ray Stokes
Infobox afl player | firstname = Ray
lastname = Stokes
birthdate = 21 May 1924
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heightweight = 180 cm / 84 kg
dead =
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1946
debutteam = Richmond
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playingteams = Richmond (1946-51)
* 93 games, 23 goals
coach = notcoach
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statsend = 1951
careerhighlights =Raymond Gordon Stokes (born 21 May 1924 in Longford) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the VFL.After making his debut for Richmond in the 1946 season, Stokes went on to play with the club for six years. He played in the midfield, as either a centreman or on the wing. Stokes had been recruited from Burnie in Tasmania and he returned there after leaving Richmond and became their coach. He represented the Tasmanian interstate side at the 1953 Adelaide and 1956 Perth carnivals.
Stokes was also a good cricketer and played
first-class cricket for Tasmania. A left-handed batsman, he played nine first-class matches in total, scoring 323 runs at 24.84 with a highest score of 83.References
*AflRleague|ref=R/Ray_Stokes.html
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sn-sz.htm#Ray%20Stokes%20(Burnie%20&%20Richmond) Profile at Fullpointsfooty website]
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7686.html Cricinfo profile]
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