Radio station fined for tricking Stokes mum

Ben Stokes' mother has been awarded $4,000 in compensation by a New Zealand radio station after her defence of her son's performance in the World T20 final was broadcast live on air without her knowledge.

Deborah Stokes contacted Hauraki Breakfast Show in the wake of England's defeat in Kolkata in April, in which Ben had been struck for four consecutive sixes in the final over of West Indies' victory.

After requesting to speak to someone off-air about the criticism being levelled against her son by presenters Jeremy Wells and Matt Heath, Mrs Stokes was instead put straight through to the live broadcast, where she went on to defend his performance.

In a statement, New Zealand's Broadcasting Standards Authority found that the show had "seriously" breached broadcasting standards, adding that Mrs Stokes had been deceived and ridiculed by the radio station.

NZME, the authority added, "did not take sufficient action to adequately rectify the harm caused to Mrs Stokes", and had demonstrated a grave lack of understanding of an individual's fundamental rights to privacy and fair treatment.

Stokes, who this morning made his fourth Test century in England's first Test against India in Rajkot, was born in Christchurch before moving to Cumbria as a child. His parents have since returned to New Zealand.