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Your First Name XI

Bijed

International Regular
Probably an idea that's been done before here, but thought it might be fun. Basically just post the best XI you can of players that share your first name (variations in spelling are permitted).

Here's what I've scraped together from the fairly meagre pickings offered by my nae (note that not much effort went into the batting order)

1. Glenn Blakeney
2. Glenn Bishop
3. Glen Bruk-Jackson
4. Glenn Turner
5. Glenn Wilkinson
6. Glenn Maxwell
7. Glen Chapple (*)
8. Glenn Querl
9. Glenn Phillips (wk)
10. Glenn Rogers
11. Glenn McGrath


Also, is it just me or does your name start looking and sounding like the weirdest word ever after reading/typing it in such a concentrated dose.
 

Shri

Mr. Glass
Matt Renshaw
Matt Hayden
Matt Elliott
Matt Sinclair
Matt Horne
Matt Bell
Matt Wade
Matt Fleming
Matt Hart
Matt Hoggard
Matt Henry
 

fredfertang

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Roy Fredericks
Fred Bakewell
Fred Grace
Fred Titmus
Freddie Flintoff
*Freddie Brown
Fred Root
Fred Trueman
+Fred Price
Fred Spofforth
Fred Rumsey

Batting would be lamentably weak without stretching a point or two
 

mackembhoy

International Debutant
Calum Macleod and Callum Ferguson are the only players of even modest noteworthy.

Calum Haggett might be a name for Kent fans. The rest well you've got at most 10 FC between them.

Glen/Glenn is ATG in comparison
 
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cpr

International Coach
1 Chris Gayle
2 Chris Rogers
3 Chris Adams
4 Chris Tavare
5 Chris Nash
6 Chris Read (w)
7 Chris Cairns
8 Chris Woakes
9 Chris Tremlett
10 Chris Old
11 Chris Martin


Power at the top, weak middle order, decent pace line up (with Mr Lewis in reserve, and Mr Schofield as spin option)

Though I declined the Fred stretch to deny a place to Adam Gilchrist, that would've been cheating
 

Lillian Thomson

Hall of Fame Member
Thadius Boycott
Thadius Greenidge
Thadius Richards
Thadius Chappell
Thadius Lara
Thadius Sobers
Thadius Gilchrist
Thadius Warne
Thadius Marshall
Thadius Lillee
Thadius Underwood
 

Shady Slim

International Coach
it's not a very good team, wouldn't trust the top order much... bowling's class... i initially had ****in tredders until i realised i could jim it up lol (all of the jims and jimmies are certified jameses)

Jimmy Cook
James Marshall
James Vince
Jimmy Adams
James Taylor
James Neesham
James Foster+
James Hopes*
James Pattinson
Jim Laker
James Anderson
 
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stephen

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Other than Fleming and Smith there haven't really been any remarkable Stephen/Stevens out there. There have been a ton of mediocre first class players though.
 

morgieb

Request Your Custom Title Now!
Does people who have my first names as last names count? That would probably be a better side, lol.
 

Burgey

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Steve Smith
Steve Small
Steve Fleming
Steve Smith
Steve Waugh (c)
Steve Tikolo
Steve Rixon +
Steve Elworthy
Steve Harmison
Stephen Boock
Steve Magoffin
 

Burgey

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Michael Slater
Mike Atherton
Michael Vaughan
Michael Colin Cowdrey
Michael Clarke (c)
Mike Hussey
Michael Dighton +
Mike Procter
Michael Holding
Michael Beer
Mike Whitney

Keeping a bit weak but overall a pretty strong side imo.
 

The Hutt Rec

International Vice-Captain
it's not a very good team, wouldn't trust the top order much... bowling's class... i initially had ****in tredders until i realised i could jim it up lol (all of the jims and jimmies are certified jameses)

Jimmy Cook
James Marshall
James Vince
Jimmy Adams
James Taylor
James Neesham
James Foster+
James Hopes*
James Pattinson
Jim Laker
James Anderson
I'm a James as well ... for such a popular name, it's a pretty disappointing side.

James Brayshaw head commentator, as well.
 

watson

Banned
John, Johnny, Jack and surprisingly John Brian Statham.

Incidently, would have picked Jack Gregory, but he really was a Jack and not a John.


01. John Hobbs
02. John Wright
03. John F. Reid
04. John Edrich
05. John Ryder
06. John R. Reid
07. John Waite
08. John Wardle
09. John Briggs
10. John Snow
11. John Statham
 
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NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
1. Greg Mail
2. Greg Blewett
3. Greg Hay
4. Greg Chappell
5. Greg Ritchie
6. Greg Matthews
7. Greg Lamb
8. Greg Dyer+
9. Greg Loveridge
10. Greg Campbell
11. Greg Thomas

Not quite a full Test XI so Mail and Hay get the nod.
 

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