Which name has given us the best cricketers?

[Saqs]

Was just thinking about this the other day when I was thinking what are the chances that I've got to witness two Ronaldos both of whom were the arguably the greatest of their generation.

Which name is most common amongst great cricketers? The most popular or skilled name if you like.

I'm guessing Mohammad or Michael.

There have been some amazing talented Mohammads from the Pakistani brothers (although this was a last name) to the more recent duo of Amir and Asif.

Michael has given us Clarke, Vaughan, Atherton and Holding.

Zaheer Abbas and Khan

Steve Waugh and Smith

Shane Warne, Watson and Lee.

Shoaib Akhtar and Malik.

Ian Botham, Healey and Bell

Allan Border and Lamb

I'm sure there are others.

Whichever is the winning name - I will name my next son after him to give him the best chance. Totally serious.

 

[Haz95]

Shoaib Malik...interesting game, this.

Graeme
Smith, Pollock, Swann

Pollock
Shaun, Graeme

 

[Convict]

Keith

Keith Miller
Shane Keith Warne
Dennis Keith Lillee


All Michael XI

1. Michael Atherton
2. Michael Slater
3. Michael Vaughan
4. Michael Hussey
5. Michael Clarke*
6. Michael Bevan
7. Michael Proctor
8. Mike Findlay+
9. Michael Holding
10.Michael Kasprowicz
11.Michael Beer

 

[Convict]

Most of the Michael's are more recent players which is probably because the name is more common with Irish Catholics.

Slater was the first Michael to play test cricket for Australia I believe

 

[KarachiKing]

Surely Mohammad has to be up there.

And in terms of last names, Khan

 

[Convict]

All David XI

1. David Boon
2. David Warner
3. David Gower
4. David Houghton
5. David Hookes
6. David Sheppard
7. David Lloyd
8. David Allan
9. David Murray+
10.David Gregory* (Australian test captain in first test)
11.David Brown

 

[KarachiKing]

^ i dont think shepherd actually played intl cricket

 

[Convict]

All John XI

1. Jack Hobbs
2. Jack Fingleton
3. John Edrich
4. John Wright
5. John Reid*
6. John Bracewell
7. John Emburey
8. Jack Blackham+
9. John Snow
10.J.J Ferris
11.Jack Iverson

^ i dont think shepherd actually played intl cricket

He played 22 tests

 

[Bickers]

Imran Khan
Imran Farhat
Imran Nazir
Imran Tahir

Does tail off after the first one, admittedly.

 

[Convict]

All Andrew IX

1. Andy Sandham
2. Andrew Strauss*
3. Andy Flower+
4. Andrew Hudson
5. Andrew Jones
6. Andrew Symonds
7. Andrew Stoddart
8. Andrew Flintoff
9. Andy Bichel
10.Andy Roberts
11.Andrew Caddick

 

[Saqs]

Keith

Keith Miller
Shane Keith Warne
Dennis Keith Lillee


All Michael XI

1. Michael Atherton
2. Michael Slater
3. Michael Vaughan
4. Michael Hussey
5. Michael Clarke*
6. Michael Bevan
7. Michael Proctor
8. Mike Findlay+
9. Michael Holding
10.Michael Kasprowicz
11.Michael Beer

Michael wins.

 

[Saqs]

All John XI

1. Jack Hobbs
2. Jack Fingleton
3. John Edrich
4. John Wright
5. John Reid*
6. John Bracewell
7. John Emburey
8. Jack Blackham+
9. John Snow
10.J.J Ferris
11.Jack Iverson




He played 22 tests

Why are John and Jack used interchangeably here? Am I missing na obvious nickname?

 

[Saqs]

It's strange that Anglo names are used more commonly.

If you think about all the billions of people in the subcontinent we can't even string together half a team with the same name.

 

[Varun]

It's strange that Anglo names are used more commonly.

If you think about all the billions of people in the subcontinent we can't even string together half a team with the same name.

Are you sure?

Ishant Sharma
Rohit Sharma
Mohit Sharma
Chetan Sharma

Vinay Kumar
Praveen Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Harbhajan Singh
Yuvraj Singh
RP Singh
Bishen Singh Bedi

And that's just off the top of my head.

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Majid Khan
Sharjeel Khan
Mohsin Hasan Khan
Younis Khan
Azhar Khan
Khan Muhammad
Imran Khan*
Shahid Khan Afridi
Moin Khan +
Zaheer Khan
Junaid Khan
Zakir Khan 12th man

 

[Saqs]

Are you sure?

Ishant Sharma
Rohit Sharma
Mohit Sharma
Chetan Sharma

Vinay Kumar
Praveen Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Harbhajan Singh
Yuvraj Singh
RP Singh
Bishen Singh Bedi

And that's just off the top of my head.

Majid Khan
Sharjeel Khan
Mohsin Hasan Khan
Younis Khan
Azhar Khan
Khan Muhammad
Imran Khan*
Shahid Khan Afridi
Moin Khan +
Zaheer Khan
Junaid Khan
Zakir Khan 12th man

Sorry should have been clear. This is about first names not family names.

 

[Poison]

Wasim Jaffer
Wasim Akram
Wasim Bari
Wasim Raja

Mohammad Wasim?
Imad Wasim?

Waz

 

[Saqs]

Wasim Jaffer
Wasim Akram
Wasim Bari
Wasim Raja

Mohammad Wasim?
Imad Wasim?

Waz

Wajahatullah Wasim.

Wazzzzzaaaaaaa

 

[Saqs]

Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Zahid
Mohammad Akram
Mohammad Sami

 

[mithun_minhas]

Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Zahid
Mohammad Akram
Mohammad Sami

MOhammed Azharuddin
Mohammed SHami
Mushtaq MOhammed.

 

[Saqs]

MOhammed Azharuddin
Mohammed SHami
Mushtaq MOhammed.

Mohammad Kaif

 

[leatherface58]

Chris Gayle
Chris Rogers
Chris Broad
Chris Adams
Chris Cairns
Chris Lewis
Chris Read
Chris Jordan
Chris Tremlett
Chris Old
Chris Martin
12th man: Chris Woakes

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Barry Richards
Viv Richards



Chris Broad - Stuart Broad vs Roger Binny - Stuart Binny

 

[Mamoon]

Akmal.

 

[test_fan]

Why are John and Jack used interchangeably here? Am I missing na obvious nickname?

Obviously, John F Kennedy -- Jack Kennedy?

 

[CricketCartoons]

Lots of Islams, Hossains and Hasans from Bangladesh, but barring one, none of them have been world class.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Intikhab Alam
Fawad Alam

 

[Saqs]

Intikhab Alam
Fawad Alam

Winner takes all.

 

[Saqs]

Obviously, John F Kennedy -- Jack Kennedy?

Nope. Still not obvious to me.

 

[Convict]

Why are John and Jack used interchangeably here? Am I missing na obvious nickname?

Jack is a nickname for John, like Bill and William, Jimmy and James etc

Though increasingly Jack has become a name in it's own right.

But all those Jack's have the first name John

 

[Aman]

All John XI

1. Jack Hobbs
2. Jack Fingleton
3. John Edrich
4. John Wright
5. John Reid*
6. John Bracewell
7. John Emburey
8. Jack Blackham+
9. John Snow
10.J.J Ferris
11.Jack Iverson




He played 22 tests

You've got to be joking

 

[Convict]

You've got to be joking

you know nothing

 

[Convict]

All Mark XI


1. Mark Taylor*
2. Mark Richardson
3. Mark Ramprakash
4. Mark Waugh
5. Mark Butcher
6. Mark Vermeulen
7. Mark Burgess
8. Mark Boucher+
9. Mark Ealham
10.Mark Ilott
11.Mark Gillespie

 

[Convict]

All William XI

1. Bill Woodfull*
2. Bill Lawry
3. Bill Ponsford
4. Bill Brown
5. Bill Edrich
6. Billy Murdoch+
7. Billy Barnes
8. Bill Johnston
9. Bill Voce
10.Bill O'Reilly
11.Bill Bowes

 

[Convict]

All [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] XI

1. Bob Simpson*
2. Bobby Abel
3. Neil Harvey (Robert was his first name and Neil his middle name)
4. Bob Cowper
5. Bob Barber
6. Bob Catterall
7. Bob Taylor+
8. Bobby Peel
9. Bob Willis
10.Bob Massie
11.Bob Appleyard

 

[Wristy_Shuffler]

Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Zahid
Mohammad Akram
Mohammad Sami

MOhammed Azharuddin
Mohammed SHami
Mushtaq MOhammed.

Mohammad Yousuf, Irfan, Hafeez, Hanif

Mohammad XI?

 

[IcedEarth]

Vinay Kumar
Praveen Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Dharmasena

Harbhajan Singh
Yuvraj Singh
RP Singh
Bishen Singh Bedi

Ritender Singh Sodhi, Maninder Singh, Mansudesan Singh Panesar

 

[IcedEarth]

Mohammad Yousuf, Irfan, Hafeez, Hanif

Mohammad XI?

Should be a Mohammed 110 TBF.

 

[Saqs]

you know nothing

Well played.

 

[Saqs]

All Mark XI


1. Mark Taylor*
2. Mark Richardson
3. Mark Ramprakash
4. Mark Waugh
5. Mark Butcher
6. Mark Vermeulen
7. Mark Burgess
8. Mark Boucher+
9. Mark Ealham
10.Mark Ilott
11.Mark Gillespie

Decent team this.

 

[dravid the wall]

mike atherton
sanju samson
shane watson
kevin peterson
kane williamson
correy anderson
robin peterson
alviro peterson
james anderson
michel johnson
steven harminson
12th man alviro peterson

 

[Robert]

Pollock
Shaun, Graeme

Don't forget Peter.

 

[Haz95]

Don't forget Peter.

Lol who dat?

 

[junaid.ahmed]

Majid Khan
Sharjeel Khan
Mohsin Hasan Khan
Younis Khan
Azhar Khan
Khan Muhammad
Imran Khan*
Shahid Khan Afridi
Moin Khan +
Zaheer Khan
Junaid Khan
Zakir Khan 12th man

kabir khan fast bowler from pshr

 

[junaid.ahmed]

Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Zahid
Mohammad Akram
Mohammad Sami

MOhammed Azharuddin
Mohammed SHami
Mushtaq MOhammed.

Mohammad Kaif

Mohammad Yousuf, Irfan, Hafeez, Hanif

Mohammad XI?

Mohammad hussain. gul mohammad, mohammad asharaful, mohammad talha, mohammad hafeez, mohammad azharuddin, nazar mohammad, mohammad nabi (AFGH), Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan (T. Diashan)

 

[GenericBrand]

The Sharmas...

 

[Aman]

Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Ashraful
Mohammad Azharuddin

MA... I think I broke the code

 

[junaid.ahmed]

Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Ashraful
Mohammad Azharuddin

MA... I think I broke the code

M Asif too in the same league

 

[murphyslaw79]

Hanif Mohammed
Wazir Mohammed
Mushtaq Mohammed
Sadiq Mohammed
Shoaib Mohammed
Khan Mohammed
Mohammed Munaf
Mohammed Amir
Mohammed zahid
Mohammed wasim
Mohammed irfan

Actually that's a pretty good XI

6 batsman and 5 seamers.

You can have a Mohammed family XI If u count FC players.

Wazir
Raees
Hanif
Mushtaq
Sadiq
Shoaib
Asif
Shahid
Tariq
Imraan
Shehzer

 

[amit]

It's strange that Anglo names are used more commonly.

If you think about all the billions of people in the subcontinent we can't even string together half a team with the same name.

Talking of First name, we can have a decent XI with Rahul's only

KL Rahul (w)
Rahul Dravid (c)
Rahul Sharma (Hong Kong)
Gahlaut Rahul Singh
Rahul Tripathi
Rahul Sapru
Rahul Tewatia
Rahul Chahar
Rahul Sanghvi
Rahul Sharma
Rahul Shukla

Only 1 pacer but still a decent looking XI. Some uncapped players are there too

Talking of last names, we can get strong XIs with Sharma, Singh and Khan as last name

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Imran Khan
Imran Farhat
Imran Nazir
Imran Tahir

Does tail off after the first one, admittedly.

This made me laugh