OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Auguste Marion

Auguste Marion (11 July 1876 – 1 July 1955) was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Paris.
In 1912, he was a member of the French team which finished fourth in the team free rifle event. In the 300 metre military rifle, three positions competition he finished 40th, and in the 600 metre free rifle event he finished 63rd.
# Marcos Berríos

Marcos Gabriel Berríos is a major in the United States Air Force and a NASA astronaut.

## Early life and education

Berríos was born in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, United States and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He went to Antilles High School, in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico where he graduated. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering as well as a doctorate in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University. He also graduated from the United States Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, in Maryland.

## Career

Completed Initial Flight Training in 2008. He began his operational flying career in 2011 in the California Air National Guard as a HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter pilot with the 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Federal Airfield in California, Berríos worked as an aerospace engineer for the U.S. Army Aviation Development Directorate also at Moffett Federal Airfield. A distinguished pilot, Berríos has accumulated more than 110 combat missions and 1,300 hours of flight time in more than 21 different aircraft.

## Astronaut candidacy

On December 6, 2021, he was revealed to be one of the 10 candidates selected in the 2021 NASA Astronaut Group 23. He will report for duty in January 2022.
# Tilman Pesch

Tilman Pesch (1 February 1836, at Cologne – 18 October 1899, at Valkenburg, Limburg, the Netherlands), was a German Jesuit philosopher.

## Life

He became a Jesuit on 15 October 1852, and made his novitiate at Friedrichsburg near Münster; he studied classics two years at Paderborn, philosophy two years at Bonn; taught four years at Feldkirch, Austria; studied theology one year at Paderborn and three years at Maria-Laach, after which he made his third year of novitiate at Paderborn. He then taught philosophy at Maria-Laach (1867–69). From 1870 to 1876 he worked in the ministry, and again taught philosophy eight years (1876–84), at the Castle of Bleijenbeek in Afferden.
Pesch was tireless as a missionary in Germany. He was often arrested under the charge of being a Jesuit. Pesch taught the best in scholasticism, but appreciated what was good in other systems of philosophy. His Latin writing contain the latest results of natural science applied to the illustration of truth by scholastic methods.

## Works

The literary activity of Pesch began in 1876. He contributed to Philosophia Licensis; Institutiones philosophiæ naturalis (1880); Institutiones logicales (1888); Institutiones psychologicæ (1896–98).
The last fifteen years of his life were devoted entirely to writing and to the ministry. Treatises were: Weltphänomenon (1881); Welträtsel (1884), Seele und Leib (1893), and Christliche Lebensphilosophie (1895). The last work reached its fourth edition with three years.
Besides scholarly writing, he published popular philosophical and Apologetic articles and pamphlets. The most important of these were the articles published in the "Germanica" above the pseudonym "Gottlieb"; they were later arranged in three volumes, Briefe aus Hamburg (1883), Der Krach von Wittenburg (1889), and Wittenberg und Rom (1889), arguing against common criticisms of the Catholic Church.
His most popular book was Das Religiöse Leben, of which thirteen large editions appeared.
# Tri-State (basketball)

Tri-State is an American men's professional 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the Big3.

## 2017
### Draft

| Pick | Player | NBA Experience | Last Club |
| 4 | Xavier Silas | 1 year | Northern Arizona Suns |
| 13 | Lee Nailon | 8 years | Panteras de Aguascalientes |
| 23 | Mike James | 12 years | Texas Legends |

## 2018
### Draft

| Pick | Player | NBA Experience | Last Club |
| 5 | David Hawkins | none | Galatasaray |
| 12 | Robert Hite | 1 year | Canton Charge |
| 18 | Bonzi Wells | 10 years | Capitanes de Arecibo |
# Oleksiy Larin

Oleksiy Larin (Ukrainian: Олексій Андрійович Ларін; born 4 June 1994) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Istiklol.

## Career
### Dunav Ruse

Larin went on trial with Bulgarian club Dunav Ruse during January 2017 and signed a 1+1⁄2-year contract on 7 February. He made his debut in the Bulgarian First League on 24 February 2017 against Botev Plovdiv. He scored his first goal for the team on 2 April 2017 in a match against Slavia Sofia.

### Pakhtakor Tashkent

On 10 February 2022, Larin signed for Uzbekistan Super League champions Pakhtakor Tashkent.

### Istiklol

On 16 March 2024, Istiklol announced the return of Larin on a contract until the end of the season. On 21 January 2025, Istiklol announced that Larin had left the club after his contract wasn't renewed.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 11 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Second League | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | Total | Total | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| Dunav Ruse | 2016–17 | First League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| Dunav Ruse | 2017–18 | First League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| Dunav Ruse | Total | Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 1 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Istiklol | 2019 | Tajikistan Higher League | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Istiklol | 2020 | Tajikistan Higher League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Istiklol | 2021 | Tajikistan Higher League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Istiklol | Total | Total | 57 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 4 |
| Pakhtakor | 2022 | Uzbekistan Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Neftchi Fergana | 2022 | Uzbekistan Super League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 |
| Neftchi Fergana | 2023 | Uzbekistan Super League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 2 |
| Neftchi Fergana | Total | Total | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 3 |
| Istiklol | 2024 | Tajikistan Higher League | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 152 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 204 | 9 |
* ↑ One appearance in the AFC Champions League, and six appearances in the AFC Cup.
* ↑ Two appearance in the AFC Champions League, and one appearances in the AFC Cup.
* 1 2 Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League Two

## Honours
### Club
#### Istiklol

* Tajik League (4): 2019, 2020, 2021. 2024
* Tajik Cup (1): 2019
* Tajik Supercup (3): 2019, 2020, 2021

#### Pakhtakor Tashkent

* Uzbekistan Super Cup: 2022
# Hamsavahini Vidyalaya

Hamsavahini Vidyalaya is a Day school run by Hamsavahini Educational Society in Vakalapudi, Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, India.
The School is housed in a three-storeyed building with a plinth area of 60,000 sq.ft. It has all modern infrastructural facilities.
The emblem of the school "Hamsavahini", means Goddess Saraswathi, instils in the minds of tender boys and girls such noble ideas and ideals as unswerving devotion to learning, knowledge and wisdom.
The school has the distinction of making its mark as one of the best schools in the district and was so recognised by the authorities and awarded certificates of appreciation on a number of occasions for continuous achievement of excellent results.
# Lorraine Peter

Lorraine Peter, (née Netro; May 24, 1956) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2006. She was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.
She originally ran for election under her maiden name, but married during her first year in office and used her married name, Peter, for the remainder of her political career.

## Political career

Peter was first elected in the 2000 Yukon election in the Old Crow riding of Vuntut Gwitchin on behalf of the New Democrats. She succeeded former New Democrat MLA and Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, Robert Bruce. The New Democrat government was defeated in that campaign and Peter joined the Official Opposition.
In 2002, Peter was re-elected in Vuntut Gwitchin. During the 31st Legislative Assembly, Peter served as Official Opposition critic for the Departments of Environment and Justice, the Women's Directorate, and for First Nations issues. She was also Caucus Chair.
Peter was defeated by Yukon Liberal Darius Elias in the 2006 Yukon election. It was the first time the Liberals had won the riding of Vuntut Gwitchin.

## Personal life

A Gwich'in from Old Crow, Peter later served as a councillor and Deputy Chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation after leaving territorial politics. She is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Gwich'in Council International, a permanent participant of the Arctic Council.

## Electoral record
### 2006 general election

Vuntut Gwitchin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Darius Elias | 65 | 45.8% | +22.0% |
| | NDP | Lorraine Peter | 40 | 28.2% | -19.3% |
| | Yukon Party | William Josie | 37 | 26.0% | -2.7% |
| Total | Total | Total | 142 | 100.0% | – |

### 2002 general election

Vuntut Gwitchin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Lorraine Peter | 68 | 47.5% | +9.8% |
| | Yukon Party | Randall Tetlichi | 41 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| | Liberal | Joe Tetlichi | 34 | 23.8% | -9.5% |
| Total | Total | Total | 143 | 100.0% | – |

### 2000 general election

Vuntut Gwitchin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Lorraine Netro | 69 | 37.7% | -17.3% |
| | Liberal | Esau Schafer | 61 | 33.3% | +33.3% |
| | Yukon Party | Kathie Nukon | 53 | 29.0% | -16.0% |
| Total | Total | Total | 183 | 100.0% | – |
# Ethyl benzoate

Ethyl benzoate, C$_9$H$_{10}$O$_2$, is an ester formed by the condensation of benzoic acid and ethanol. It is a colorless liquid that is almost insoluble in water, but miscible with most organic solvents.
As with many volatile esters, ethyl benzoate has a pleasant odor described as sweet, wintergreen, fruity, medicinal, cherry and grape. It is a component of some fragrances and artificial fruit flavors.

## Preparation

It is a simple and commonly used method for the preparation of ethyl benzoate in the laboratory is the acidic esterification of benzoic acid with ethanol and sulfuric acid as catalyst:
# Deborah Orr

Deborah Jane Orr (23 September 1962 – 19 October 2019) was a British journalist who worked for The Guardian, The Independent and other publications.

## Early life and education

Orr was born on 23 September 1962 to Winifred "Win" and John Orr, a factory worker. She was raised in Motherwell, Scotland. She had one brother. She attended Garrion Academy, Wishaw (which later merged with Wishaw High School to form Clyde Valley High School) and the University of St Andrews, from which she graduated with a degree in English in 1983.

## Career

Orr worked as deputy editor for City Limits magazine, a workers' cooperative. Orr said later that they had "had no idea how to promote co-operative working". Until 1990, Orr was a contributor to New Statesman. In 1990, she began writing for The Guardian regularly. From 1993 to 1998, Orr was editor of the Guardian Weekend magazine. From 1998 until her death, Orr worked as a freelance journalist. She was also a columnist for The Independent.
In January 2018, her column for The Guardian ended when the newspaper relaunched in tabloid format. In February 2018, she joined the i newspaper as a regular columnist. In January 2020, Orr's memoir, Motherwell: A Girlhood, was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and serialised on BBC Radio 4.

## Views

Orr wrote, in 2017, "Homeless people are stuck in the streets once again. The services of food banks have never been more in demand. People with mental and physical illnesses or disabilities are dying for want of care, or even heat. The National Health Service has been plunged into a financial and staffing crisis, yet still has to soothe the dented ego of Richard Branson by making a payout to Virgin Care. The teaching profession is struggling once more with a rejigged exam system, and is bracing itself for a further squeeze on budgets. Our prison service is a series of riots waiting to happen."
On 19 October 2011, an article by Orr stated that the trade for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners "tacitly acknowledges what so many Zionists believe: that the lives of the chosen are of hugely greater consequence than those of their unfortunate neighbours." This statement, viewed by many as antisemitic, was the subject of criticism. Orr apologised for words which she described as "badly chosen and poorly used". Her apology, too, was the subject of criticism.

## Personal life

In 1997, Orr married English author Will Self. They had two sons and lived in Stockwell; they separated in 2017 and divorced in 2018.
In 2010, she discovered she had breast cancer and was treated for it, which included a mastectomy. In 2017, Orr wrote about her struggles with complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
She died of breast cancer in October 2019, aged 57.

## Selected works and publications
### Monographs

* Orr, Deborah (2020). Motherwell: A Girlhood. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-1-474-61145-9. OCLC 1044867732. – January 2020

### Plays

* Orr, Deborah (co-creator) (2012). Enquirer.
# List of people from Hokkaido

The following is a list of notable people from Hokkaido.

## Musicians

* Asami Abe
* Natsumi Abe
* Morio Agata
* Umeko Ando
* Rion Azuma
* Miki Fujimoto
* Nanami Hashimoto
* Masato Hatanaka
* Ryōhei Hirose
* DJ Honda
* Takashi Hosokawa
* Akira Ifukube
* Kaori Iida
* Fumito Iwai
* Jiro
* Saya Kawamoto
* Asami Kimura
* Saburō Kitajima
* Makoto Kitayama
* Hikaru Kotobuki
* Mai
* Masaki Yamada
* Chiharu Matsuyama
* Michiya Mihashi
* Miz
* Yutaka Mizutani
* Koichi Morita
* Hideki Naganuma
* Ken Narita
* Maki Nomiya
* Kiyofumi Ohno
* Oki
* Yuuki Ozaki
* Anna Saeki
* Maya Sakura
* Masaru Sato
* Shela
* Mikuni Shimokawa
* Takuro
* Kōji Tamaki
* Teru
* Misuzu Togashi
* Miyoshi Umeki
* Miho Yabe
* Ichiro Yamaguchi
* Miwa Yoshida
* Yuki
* Hiroaki Zakōji

## Sportspeople

* Seiji Aochi
* Ken Fujikawa
* Shoko Fujimura
* Chisato Fukushima
* Michiko Fukushima
* Yumie Funayama
* Takuya Furuya
* Seiko Hashimoto
* Manabu Horii
* Hamuko Hoshi
* Takashi Iizuka
* Sumie Inagaki
* Shiho Ishizawa
* Daiki Ito
* Seizo Izumiya
* Shoji Jo
* Noriaki Kasai
* Kazuya Kawabata
* Makoto Kawashima
* Shohei Kiyohara
* Yukari Konishi
* Masayuki Kono
* Shuhei Kuji
* Kazuyuki Kyoya
* Hitoshi Matsushima
* Kohei Mitamura
* Koji Mitsui
* Yuji Miura
* Tōru Mori
* Keiichiro Nagashima
* Daisuke Naito
* Tomoka Nakagawa
* Yuki Nakai
* Tatsuki Nara
* Masahiro Nasukawa
* Satoru Noda
* Kimie Noto
* Yoshiaki Numata
* Daisuke Obara
* Saori Obata
* Ayumi Ogasawara
* Masafumi Ogawa
* Yasunori Ogura
* Yūya Oikawa
* Mayumi Oiwa
* Takanobu Okabe
* Tetsuya Okabe
* Tomomi Okazaki
* Masumi Ono
* Takayuki Ono
* Hideyuki Osawa
* Misaki Oshigiri
* Hiroya Saitō
* Takeshi Saito
* Tetsuya Saito
* Shota Sakaki
* Kazumasa Sasaki
* Jin Sato
* Shoichi Sato
* Yoshinori Sato
* Riko Sawayanagi
* Ryo Shibata
* Hiroki Shibuya
* Hiroyasu Shimizu
* Seiichi Sugano
* Kazuhiko Sugawara
* Kota Sugawara
* Tomo Sugawara
* Toshihiro Sugiura
* Hideki Suzuki
* Kentaro Suzuki
* Masahito Suzuki
* Takahito Suzuki
* Takao Suzuki
* Maki Tabata
* Miho Takagi
* Nana Takagi
* Katsunari Takahashi
* Seiji Takahashi
* Yoko Takahashi
* Kazuhiro Takami
* Megumi Takase
* Shota Takekuma
* Kohei Tanaka
* Masami Tanaka
* Toshiaki Tanaka
* Sakurako Terada
* Tomahawk T.T.
* Yugo Tsukita
* Sakie Tsukuda
* Makoto Tsuruga
* Rempei Uchida
* Hideaki Ueno
* Koichi Wajima
* Tsutomu Wakamatsu
* Shane Williamson
* Megumi Yabushita
* Hirokazu Yagi
* Hiromi Yamamoto
* Ayatsugu Yamashita
* Takafumi Yamashita
* Takuro Yamashita
* Shinya Yanadori
* Junki Yokono
* Keiichi Zaizen
* Nobuyuki Zaizen
# ACA International

ACA International is a trade group located in the United States representing debt collection agencies, creditors, debt buyers, collection attorneys, and debt collection industry service providers.
ACA International is based in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. with members located throughout the U.S. and more than 25 other countries. The organization, through its members, represents more than 150,000 industry employees.

## History

In June 1939, the Pacific Coast Association of Collection Agencies and California Association of Collectors, held a joint convention in Oakland, California and launched the American Collectors Association with 273 members. The organization changed its name to ACA International in 2001.

## Industry overview

Collection agency services to their clients include billing, customer service, insurance verification, training, data clearinghouse services, and debt purchasing.
In 2018, third-party collection agencies returned $90.1 billion to creditors, according to an economic impact survey conducted by Ernst & Young. These agencies help employ more than 124,000 employees with a payroll of $5 billion. In addition, third-party collection agencies contributed more than $108.3 million to charitable organizations and volunteered more than 524,000 hours in 2018—including 229,800 hours for company-sponsored activities.
As the trade association representing these businesses, ACA International lobbies for public policy favorable to its members, provides training and credentialing resources, establishes ethical standards and promotes the value of the industry to businesses, policymakers and consumers.

## Code of conduct

ACA International members are committed to ethical practices and take the expectations of creditor clients, fellow association members, and members of the public seriously. As a condition of association membership, all ACA members agree to abide by the ACA Code of Conduct and agree that any reports of noncompliance will be handled in accordance with the Association’s Ethics Committee Rules.
# Millbillillie (meteorite)

Millbillillie is a meteorite named after the cattle station in Western Australia on which it fell in October 1960. It is classified as a eucrite achondrite, a kind of stony meteorite.

## History

A fireball was observed "with sparks coming off it" by two stationworkers while they were opening a gate in the boundary fence on a track between Millbillillie and Jundee cattle stations. The object fell on a plain to the north. No search was made at the time but in 1970 and 1971 locals found two stones; Aboriginals have found others since. The largest stone weighed 20 kilograms (44 lb). It and a smaller one of 565 grams (19.9 oz) are held by the Western Australian Museum.
# Amphicerus bicaudatus

Amphicerus bicaudatus, known generally as the apple twig borer or grape cane borer, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is a pest of cultivated orchard trees as well as grapes and other tree species.

## Description

Adults are long and cylindrical, about 6 to 13 millimeters long. Color can range from reddish brown to black. Larvae are white with a brown head and mandibles, about 10 millimeters long.

## Population dynamics

Allen et al., 1991 finds some periodicity and some chaos in its population dynamics while Allen et al., 1993 finds only periodicity and quasiperiodicity. Both examine the interaction of beetle, insecticide, cane removal, and the grapevine host. The 1991 model shows some chaotic solutions while 1993 never does.
# International Black Sea Club

International Black Sea Club is an international non-governmental organization uniting several cities on the Black Sea and in its vicinity. It has the status of Observer in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organisation and the special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was created in 1992 in Odesa, Ukraine and its current president is Ionut Pucheanu, the mayor of Galati City (Romania).

## Members

30 cities from 10 countries of the Black Sea region are members of IBSC, such as:
* Bulgaria - Burgas, Varna;
* Georgia - Poti, Batumi, Sokhumi (capital of Abkhazia);
* Greece - Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Kavala;
* Moldova - Tiraspol (capital of Transnistria);
* Romania - Constanţa, Galaţi;
* Russia - Azov, Taganrog, Rostov on Don, Tuapse, Anapa, Temryuk District;
* Turkey - Trabzon, Samsun, Izmit;
* Ukraine - Odesa, Mykolaiv, Sevastopol, Chornomorsk, Kherson, Pivdenne, Mariupol, Yalta, Feodosia.
# Jacobo Reyes

Jacobo Reyes Murillo (born August 11, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for New Mexico United, on loan from Monterrey.

## Club career

Reyes started his career with Mexican top flight side Monterrey. In 2019, he joined the Portland Pilots in the United States. Before the second half of 2019–20, he returned to Mexican top flight club Monterrey. On October 24, 2021, Reyes debuted for Monterrey during a 0–1 loss to Necaxa. On July 14, 2023, Reyes signed on loan with USL Championship side New Mexico United for the remainder of their 2023 season.

## International career

He represented United States at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of December 2nd, 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Monterrey | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Monterrey | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Monterrey | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Raya2 (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga de Expansión MX | 28 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 3 |
| Raya2 (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga de Expansión MX | 28 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 3 |
| Raya2 (loan) | Total | Total | 56 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | 6 |
| New Mexico United (loan) | 2023 | USL Championship | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| New Mexico United (loan) | 2024 | USL Championship | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 6 |
| New Mexico United (loan) | Total | Total | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 42 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 99 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 12 |
# Christopher Stockdale

Christopher James Stockdale (born 15 May 1965) is a former English cricketer. Stockdale was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland and grew up in Penrith, Cumberland.
Stockdale made his debut for Cumberland in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. He played Minor counties cricket for Cumberland from 1981 to 2000, including 77 Minor Counties Championship and 15 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In his time with Cumberland, Stockdale played five List A matches for the county in the NatWest Trophy, the last of which came in the 1992 competition against Essex. Stockdale also represented the Minor Counties cricket team in five List A matches in the 1988 and 1989 Benson and Hedges Cup. Stockdale played a total of ten List A matches, scoring 147 runs at a batting average of 14.70. His only half century came for Cumberland against Worcestershire in 1988.
He had previously played Second XI cricket for the Nottinghamshire Second XI., Middlesex Second XI and Warwickshire Second XI.
Stockdale also had an extensive career as a club professional and played in England, Wales, The Netherlands, South Africa and Australia. He also worked for the Isle of Man Association as their National Coach/Cricket Development Officer and represented the Island in the Four Islands Tournament in Guernsey in 2004.