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CRICKETER Ben Stokes capped his remarkable year with an OBE.

The 28-year- old all rounder, whose reputation had been tarnished by a late-night brawl in 2018, played two astonishing innings to help England win the World Cup final at Lord’s, right, and then an amazing Test against Australia.

This month Stokes was named the BBC’s Sports Personality Of The Year.

Teammates Eoin Morgan (CBE), Joe Root (MBE) and Jos Buttler (MBE) are also honoured. Australian coach Trevor Bayliss gets an OBE while West Indian Clive Lloyd is knighted. In football, Jill Scott, the Manchester City and England midfielder, receives an MBE. The 32-year-old, who has been capped 136 times, said that she was astonished to be told of her award.

‘I didn’t actually receive a letter because I have moved house, so I think they were chasing me at the time,’ the footballer said.

‘I got a phone call when I was in Marks & Spencer and I nearly dropped all my Christmas shopping. I thought I was in trouble and that I hadn’t paid a parking fine or something.’