Cricketing namesakes

[BoyBrumby]

Another couple of recent entries:

Tommy Cooper played for the Dutch in the world cup, but rather disappointingly left his fez at home.

Meanwhile NRL fans might've noticed that David Gower is now splitting his world cup commentary duties with a stint in the injury-hit St George pack.

 

[smash84]

Indian movie star Imran Khan

and former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan......tbh the cricketer Imran Khan looked more of a movie star than the movie star Imran Khan

btw I am not sure if this has been already mentioned in this thread.....sorry if it has been

 

[SJS]

Swaranjit Singh was an all rounder who played for Southern Punjab and Warwickshire in the 1950's. He is better known as the man who bugged Gilchrist by pulling/hooking him in the 1958-59 tour of the West Indies to India. Gilchrist, inspite of being asked by his captain to refrain bowled beamers at the Punjab batsman and was sent home by captain Alexander which finally ended the career of one of the most terrifying fast bowlers the world has seen.

I share my name with the victim of Gilchrist's wrath :-(

 

[NUFAN]

Meanwhile NRL fans might've noticed that David Gower is now splitting his world cup commentary duties with a stint in the injury-hit St George pack.

Indeed. He's in the Dragons pack that also features Matt Prior. On the Dragons bench they have a Jon Green, not to be confused with West Indies John Green.

Matthew Elliott is coaching at the Raiders too

 

[fredfertang]

I was looking on the net for something about David Gower the other day and found someone called Daria Glower by mistake ...........................................

 

[smash84]

I was looking on the net for something about David Gower the other day and found someone called Daria Glower by mistake ...........................................

haha......Daria Glower.....lol....that is funny

 

[BoyBrumby]

I was interested to see Robbie Williams taking time out from his busy schedule of clinging onto Gary Barlow's coattails and pie consumption to summer with Middlesex.

 

[grecian]

Apparently there's a septic Olympian called Bob Willis. Obviously a water sports guy called Bob, is already hilarious, but I am also amused at how many times in blighty he would have been regaled by tales of Headingley '81, presumably to his bemusement.

 

[doesitmatter]

Andruw Jones -- Yankees Baseball Player
Chris Lewis -- Tennis player from NZ 83 wimbledon finalist against johnny mac
Michael Clarke and Michael Clarke(Duncan) ---"Green Mile" actor

 

[Prince EWS]

My name was almost Chris Lewis as well.

 

[Dan]

If you combine my first name with my girlfriend's surname, you end up with the name of an underperforming NZ middle order batsman-turned-opener.

 

[Prince EWS]

If you combine my first name with my girlfriend's surname, you end up with the name of an underperforming NZ middle order batsman-turned-opener.

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[Dan]

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[MrPrez]

Thinking of the Alastair line...

Alastair Campbell = Mr. Blair's Director Of Communications for a time & one of Zimbabwe's best batsmen

I always used to think the song "Alice the camel had one hump" was "Alistair Campbell had one hump."

 

[MrPrez]

Share my surname with one of the better keeper-batsmen of recent times. My cousin shares first and surname with him (more or less).

 

[uvelocity]

so it's not akmal then

 

[BoyBrumby]

Good to see the former NZ skipper Stephen Fleming keeping himself busy by playing guitar for Scottish indie stalwarts Cosmic Rough Riders.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

I hate the fact that there is some idiot Indian actor and an idiot Pakistani singer, who are both called Imran Khan. They always pop up on Google whenever you type the name.

 

[Daemon]

An absolute dickwad turns up whenever I google my name and he happens to go by quite a number of other names as well. Teja or Cribb to confirm.

 

[Howe_zat]

That's what happens when your name is Double Dong