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Ben Stokes: My England career was funded by secret donor
England International cricketer Ben Stokes has said that a cricket fan funded his early England training.
The all-rounder, who plays for Durham at county level said the donor gave 'thousands of pounds'.
Stokes told 5 live's Nihal Arthanayake and Sarah Brett that he can't thank him because the donor doesn鈥檛 want 'recognition for it' and 'doesn't know that I know'.
This clip is from Afternoon Edition on Thursday 29 September 2016.
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