Ben Stokes' Wife

Who is Ben Stokes's wife?

Clare Ratcliffe, who notoriously calls herself a “cricket widow”, is married to one of the star players of the England cricket team, Ben Stokes. She is a primary school teacher and a “parent to two monsters” as she likes to call it. She’s been a constant source of support in the cricketer’s life.

She actively uploads photos of herself and her family. You can give her a follow on her Instagram handle, @clarey11, to stay updated with her current life events.

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How did Ben Stokes meet his wife?

Ben Stokes’s wife, Clare, met the cricketer in August 2010. It was during a Lancashire v Durham game at Old Trafford that the couple first crossed each other’s paths. Ben Stokes was just starting off with his career when he met his future wife. She sent a friend request on Facebook and that’s how it all started off. Stokes later took her to some of his games and taught her some of the finer strategies and points.

The pair maintained a long-distance relationship in the initial stages as Stokes was living in Durham and Clare was studying in Taunton. After five months of knowing each other, they made their relationship official on Facebook.

When did Ben Stokes get married?

They were in a live-in relationship for a long period before their marriage and were already parents to an adorable son, Layton, born in 2012. A couple of years later, their beautiful daughter, Libby, also arrived.

But after the tragic death of Ben Stokes's wife’s father, Arthur Ratcliffe, in 2013, the cricketer proposed to her. The pair were engaged for four years before they finally got married on 14 October 2017.

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Is Ben Stokes married?

Yes, the captain of the English Test cricket team, Ben Stokes, is married to the love of his life, Clare. The couple got married in 2017, with their two kids by their side. They had a glorious celebration held at a country church which was attended by close family and friends from both sides. The famous names to grace the ceremony were English tv stars as well as cricketers like Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Jos Butler, and Stuart Board to name a few.

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