Test and FC cricketers who are related

[Dendarii]

I wonder if the reason so many families play cricket at the top level is due to the coaching the kids receive. Genetics obviously plays a part but cricket is the most technical game in the world so being coached from a young age probably gives a massive boost to a kid's chances of going pro (and getting the opportunities to test themselves).

That could definitely play a part, especially since kids will often end up going to the same school as other family members - brothers mostly, but there's also a long tradition of following in your father's footsteps, and those sorts of legacy schools are going to be the ones with the better coaching. And even if not the same school, someone who was a top flight cricketer is likely to be inclined to send their children to a school with a good cricket programme. Also, I suppose that expensive schools (who can afford high quality coaches) that try to recruit promising young cricketers with sports scholarships are going to be take a good look at those who have a cricketing pedigree.

 

[Dendarii]

In the last few years there have been lots of brothers in the All Blacks

Indeed. You could almost make an entire team from the Barretts, Whitelocks, Saveas. Maybe that's something to do with rugby, like cricket, being very much a school-driven sport, unlike football/soccer which is more about the clubs.

 

[Tom Flint]

Yeah I was talking about 'soccer where there aren't too many.
Rugby is different especially islanders. England and Wales have been importing rugby playing families to play for us for the last ten years. Billy and mako vunipola being the best

 

[AndrewB]

When Derbyshire played Warwickshire in 1922, at one point Billy and Robert Bestwick were bowling to Willie and Bernard Quaife.

The George Gunns senior and junior both scored hundreds against Warwickshire in 1931.

The Walkers (Middlesex), the Fosters (Worcestershire) and the Studds (Middlesex/Hampshire) were all sets of 7 brothers who played county cricket.

Less closely related, about a dozen members of the Hearne family played first-class cricket, and several played Test cricket.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I know Shivnarine and Tagenarine Chanderpaul have played a fair bit together for Guyana. Think I remember seeing Heath Streak had played alongside his dad in Zimbabwe too

 

[Tom Flint]

The bicknells for surrey

 

[Top_Cat]

South Aussie dad/sons

Bob and Greg Blewett
Boof and Boof Jnr
Dean and Chadd Sayers
Jeff and Ash Hammond
Rod and Dan Marsh
Graham and Dave Clarke
The Giffen, Hill, Evil dick and Curtain dynasties

Bro’s
Cam and Jason Borgas

 

[Magrat Garlick]

#lineage

 

[Bijed]

Mike and Dave Hussey. Pretty solid pair of cricketing brothers.

Suprised we've got this far without anyone saying Rahul Dravid/KL Rahul

 

[trundler]

I don't think young Dravid would've gotten around much.

 

[CricAddict]

Kamran, Umar and Adnan Akmal. Should be unique in the sense of all brothers competing for same spot in the team. They also have a cousin playing for Pakistan right?

 

[AndrewB]

That reminds me that David Hunter became the Yorkshire wicket-keeper (back in 1888) because his elder brother Joe retired through ill-health (and died a few years later).

 

[Daemon]

The Pathan and Pandya brothers, both pairs from the same region in Gujarat iirc.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ed Joyce has two brothers and two sisters, and all five of them have played for Ireland.

Ceclia and Isobel Joyce are actually twins (and have 200+ caps between them)

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Akram Khan
Tamim Iqbal
Nafis Iqbal

Imam ul Haq
Inzamam ul Haq

Greg Blewett
Bob Blewett

Darren and Dwayne are half brothers; the Prince, Brian Charles Lara is the first cousin of Dwayne Bravo.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

There's also the obvious Kyle Hope and Shai Hope

Jeff Stollmeyer and Victor Stollmeyer

J Egerton Gomez, father of Gerry Gomez, and Gregory Gomez, son of Gerry Gomez

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The bicknells for surrey

Still think it is the biggest mistake we made in the last 25 years ignoring Martin Bicknell as he struggled in an ashes thrashing on debut. He was the best bowler in county cricket for about 10 years bowling on one of the best batting strips in the country. He showed a glimpse of what we missed when he was picked far too late against SA.

 

[Flametree]

Alec and Eric Bedser were twins, playd for Surrey together for donkey's years, and lived together for their whole lives, neither marrying. Also worked together pre- and post cricket career. Wikipedia says they decided they couldn't both be opening bowlers so flipped a coin, and as a result Eric took up offspin. Luckily his batting was good enough to get him into the Surrey side as an allrounder.

At one pint the Zimbabwe side had three sets of brothers in it - Flowers, Rennies, and Whittalls.

 

[Flametree]

Heaps of Kiwis - Hadlees, Crowes, McCullums, Bracewells, Howarths, Rutherfords, Lathams, Kuggelijns, Marshalls

More on that :

Non kiws may not know that Richard and Dayle had another brother Barry Hadlee, who was a stalwart opener for Canterbury and I think played one ODI for NZ.

The Bracewells are full of cricketers.- four brothers played first class cricket, John and Brendon who made it to the national team, Mark and Doug who didn't, (Mark played just one first class match and one one-dayer), and two sons from that collection currently play, Michael and Doug.

Other kiwi father-son international combos are Zin and Chris Harris (borther Ben played first class cricket), Grant and Wayne Bradburn (and for those who can't believe Grant got some international caps, his farther managed two tests as an opening bat despite a first class average of 20)

Must admit I thought Mark Gillespie was Stu Gillespie's son but cricinfo shows no link. Both born in Wanganui, though neither played for CD.

Martin Snedden's grandfather played one test for NZ I think.

Brothers John and Murray Parker, Matt and Robbie Hart, Matt and Phil Horne (and Phil's son Ben plays for Auckland currently)

Robert Vance played a few tests late in his career, gave away 77 runs in an over in a first class match, and was the son of RA Vance who played for Wellington and did something in administration that led to the stand at the Basin Reserve being named after him.

Gary Stead's father David was a leg-spinning allrounder for Canterbury in the70's/80's
Simon Doull's brother Lincoln played a few seasons, mostly in one-day cricket, for Wellington.
Jack Alabaster's brother Gren played for Otago for 20 years, (and with bowling and batting averages of 23, can consider himself unlucky never to have got a game for NZ)

Cross-country - John F Reid and Bruce Reid are cousins.

Surprisingly Martin Pringle who played for Auckland in the late 80's is NOT related to Chris Pringle, who also played for Auckland at a similar time. Martin Pringle is Peter Webb's cousin though.

 

[_Ed_]

Moeen Ali's related to Kabir and Kadeer, isn't he?