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*** Official*** South Africa in England 2017
- Thread starter Heboric
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Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Sangakkara gets Sanga etc etc. I think if your name is more than eight or nine letters you get an abbreviated version or first name or nickname or whatever.
A solution to problem that never should have existed.
A solution to problem that never should have existed.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
They should have just used TRJ rather than Toby
MW1304
Cricketer Of The Year
Why don't they use the trusty old shortened name with a dot method like the rest of the world.
vogue
International Vice-Captain
Mmmm...
MW1304
Cricketer Of The Year
Tell Jonny it's over. Now he has to bowl like Amla.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
There's what, 2 free spots for specialist non-opening batsmen? In that case, which of Root and Morgan does he displace.
Saw he was opening for Yorkshire, so is there an argument for him going in in place of the overhyped Roy?
Bijed
International Regular
Yeah, thinking about it, it is those with longer names that seem to be the ones affected. Tbh, I don't get why they can't do what Ceefax used to and abbreviate Pietersen, for example to "P'tersen" or something instead of 'KP', imo using nicknames or first names looks unprofessional. Though I suppose the full name is on the scorecard right next to it, and using apostrophes makes them sound like vulcans
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flibbertyjibber
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That is possibly the place he could take but on the eve of a tournament I wouldn't do it. Just making the point that we have never really had the luxury of leaving a quality player out in the past.
Dendarii
International Debutant
There just doesn't seem to be any consistency as to how they it. If you look at the bowlers, there's Rabada, Parnell, Maharaj, Morris, and Morne. That's despite Morkel being no longer than any of the other surname.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Might be because there's also Albie, but it's been yonks since he was around. Maybe it's just cricinfo.There just doesn't seem to be any consistency as to how they it. If you look at the bowlers, there's Rabada, Parnell, Maharaj, Morris, and Morne. That's despite Morkel being no longer than any of the other surname.
Dendarii
International Debutant
Albie did occur to me, but it would seem a little ridiculous to switch to Morne's first name purely to avoid confusion with someone who hasn't played at this level for five years. And if for some reason they really wanted to do that then why not M Morkel? Even with the space it's still just as many characters as Bairstow.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This match has Willey, Ball, de Kock and Root. Shame Wood isn't playing.
Bijed
International Regular
If he hadn't signed a Kolpak deal, could have theoretically had Hardus Viljoen playing too
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
clearly they found the name Roland-Jones too upper-class twittish to print
'toby'
this is not acceptable cricinfo