Re: Famous Namesakes XI

by embee Tue 14 Jun 2022, 03:43

Bruce Reid ...fragile chook and Bombers Doctor

by embee Tue 14 Jun 2022, 03:47

Chris Matthews radar gone wrong Test bowler and WACA CEO and former chick cricketer

by Fred Nerk Tue 14 Jun 2022, 03:48

Ray H. Robinson - one very undistinguished Test for Australia in 1936.

Not to be confused with 'Sugar' Ray Robinson, or Raymond Charles Robinson (a singer who dropped his last name to avoid confusion with Sugar), or even the legendary cricket writer (The Wildest Tests)

by lardbucket Tue 14 Jun 2022, 03:50

Ray ‘Sugarchile’ Robinson was an amazing performer, well worth checking out on Ewetube.

by lardbucket Tue 14 Jun 2022, 03:52

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H7QLIbYfHTA

by Fred Nerk Tue 14 Jun 2022, 03:55

embee wrote:Bruce Reid ...fragile chook and Bombers Doctor

And a Footscray then Carlton footballer, with two sons who also played, both in Premiership teams (but whoever handed out their genetics must have got their Bruce Reids mixed up)

by lardbucket Tue 14 Jun 2022, 03:57

Which reminds me of Robert Rose senior and junior.

by Fred Nerk Tue 14 Jun 2022, 04:17

Brad Green, same first game for Vic as Merv & Deano (and at the time the highest rated of the three) cf Brad Green, Melbourne footballer laid out in 2000 GF, only Melbourne player to play both that game and Cardigan Park 2011, and apparently* knocked back Man Utd to do so.

(Which reminds me: Dean Jones, who some saw as a bit of a tool at times. was also the name of the actor who played the title role in the naval comedy (apparently*), Ensign O'Toole)

by Fred Nerk Tue 14 Jun 2022, 04:33

lardbucket wrote:Which reminds me of Robert Rose senior and junior.

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Robert Rose was also a basketballer with SE Melb Magic in the 90s. At about 6 feet 10, he wouldn't concede much height to the two Collingwood Bob Roses (assuming both still fully mobile) standing on each others shoulders.

by JGK Tue 14 Jun 2022, 04:39

Adam Gilchrist - 2GB UK correspondent/ cricketing trailblazer and all round good guy

by beamer Tue 14 Jun 2022, 10:18

lardbucket wrote:
beamer wrote:With apologies for slight spelling variations...

1. Will Young (New Zealand & music)
2. Matt Horne (New Zealand & acting/comedy)
3. James Taylor (England & music)
4. Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe & UK politics)
5. Steve Davi(e)s (England & snooker)
6. Rod Marsh (Australia & football)
7. Chris Morris (South Africa & comedy)
8. Julius Caesar (Surrey & Roman politics)*
9. Jo(h)n Snow (England & newsreading/Westerosi royalty)
10. Yasir Arafat (Pakistan & Palestinian politics)
11. Chris Martin (New Zealand & music)

*The cricketing Julius Caesar was a round-arm fast bowler of the mid-19th century, due to unfortunately early birth he's the only non-international in my XI. A bit of a long tail here as well... any alternative/better ones?

Forget the Jon Snow of fiction. The John Snow of early 19th Century England and the cholera map, the saviour of thousands from the consequences of the unsanitary Broad Street pump deserves a guernsey.

My other Jon Snow (the British newsreader) is non-fictional, but yours probably trumps him with the correct spelling as per the cricketer…

by beamer Tue 14 Jun 2022, 11:19

Eddie Hemmings was a British fake-rugby commentator as well as Notts and England off-spinner.

Mark Bowen - Notts and Northants seamer, and Welsh footballer and manager.

I know Johnsons, Smiths, Joneses etc. are an easy target, but former Notts captain Paul Johnson doubled as a British journalist and an American DJ.

by lardbucket Tue 14 Jun 2022, 11:19

Ross Edwards, cricketer v composer

by embee Tue 14 Jun 2022, 16:44

Sid Barnes would become the best allrounder ever

by Fred Nerk Wed 15 Jun 2022, 03:07

New AFL Hall-of-famer Michael Taylor, longtime SANFL stalwart who also played very well at Collingwood despite late start, classic 'under the radar' man working behind the show-ponies - not unlike that other Mick Taylor, who as Rolling Stones guitarist put up with the antics of Mick 'n Keef for four years while Ronnie W got shot of his Faces contract

'Hang on Fred, which one's the cricketer??' Neither...that would be the almost Test bat who played for Victoria before the SA circus and Tassie afterwards, and banged out runs to the very end but never got the call-up. (Even contemplating a Test team with not one but by then TWO M. Taylors is borderline disrespectful to the memory of one sadly missed forumer)

by lardbucket Wed 15 Jun 2022, 05:24

Mick Taylor should have played Tests.

by beamer Sun 19 Jun 2022, 09:33

Ian Smith, mentioned on another thread, moonlighted as Neighbours legend Harold Bishop.

Alistair Cooke (double spelling variation…) was a British-American journalist and broadcaster.

Michael Owens appeared for New Zealand a few years before his singular made it big on the football field.

by embee Sun 19 Jun 2022, 10:43

Ian Smith was also PM of Rhodesia

by beamer Sun 19 Jun 2022, 10:58

Ian Bishop, aside from being a fearsome if injury-prone WI paceman, was a West Ham United stalwart throughout the ‘90s.

by lardbucket Sun 19 Jun 2022, 13:48

There was also an AFL footballer (Port Adelaide) called Joel Garner ...

by Fred Nerk Sun 19 Jun 2022, 16:18

Stevie Wright sang for the Easybeats. When the Sydney Swans weren't much chop in the early 90s Stevie Wright was their captain. When Richmond were even worse a decade later, guess the name of one of their many football head-honchos?

Also unless I'm very much Murray Walker, Steven Wright was also the real name of 'Sandman' from Live & Sweaty, who made Danny from Droop Street sound like Bruce McAvaney on helium.

by beamer Sun 19 Jun 2022, 16:58

Fred Nerk wrote:Stevie Wright sang for the Easybeats. When the Sydney Swans weren't much chop in the early 90s Stevie Wright was their captain. When Richmond were even worse a decade later, guess the name of one of their many football head-honchos?

Also unless I'm very much Murray Walker, Steven Wright was also the real name of 'Sandman' from Live & Sweaty, who made Danny from Droop Street sound like Bruce McAvaney on helium.

Then there’s British DJ Steve Wright. Think we had a serial killer by that name as well pale

The cricketers I’ve found by that name seem pretty obscure though, have I missed an obvious one?

by lardbucket Mon 20 Jun 2022, 01:20

JOHN CAMPBELL

1) Très ordinaire West Indian opening batsman, fancies himself as the new Chris Gayle, hasn't yet reached Daren Ganga status.

2) Prolific Youtube 'educator' during COVID years

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