Ged and Deborah Stokes with son Ben Stokes. Photo: Ben Stokes / InstagramChristchurch-born England cricket star Ben Stokes is completing quarantine formalities before returning home to comfort his seriously ill father Ged. Stokes, 29, is marking time in Covid-19-related managed isolation before reuniting with Ged, who is understood to have been diagnosed with cancer. Stokes shares a strong bond with his father, who first fell ill while touring South Africa in December. Ged Stokes at Whitehaven Rugby League Football Club.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 27, 2020 04:07 UTC