Great Names XI

This talk of Learie Constantine has made me think of my favourite West Indian XI purely in terms of having the best names. Lets face it Learie Constantine is a fantastic name. And the Windies have produced quite a few magnificently named cricketers. Here's my All-Time XI:

Gordon Greenidge
Richie Richardson
Seymour Nurse
Wilton St Hill
Bam Bam Weekes
Dwayne Bravo*
Clairmonte Depeiaza+
Learie Constantine
Rangy Nanan
Curtly Ambrose
Courtney Walsh

Honorable mentions to 'Snuffy' Browne, Cyl St Hill (who would have been a shoo-in but he only played FC cricket), Everton Weekes, Esmond Kentish, Prof Edwards, Ivor Mendonca, Faoud Bacchus, Collis King, Vanburn Holder, Eldine Baptiste, Tino Best, Corey Collymore, Ryan Ramdass and Nixon McLean (and his brother Kissenger)

West Indies also do a good line in alliteration, Malcolm Marshall, Colin Croft, Manny Martindale and Patrick Patterson would be a pretty formidable bowling attack. Whilst Sew Shivnarine, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Hemnarine Chattergoon, Tagenerine Chanderpaul could make a confusing middle order.

How did I miss Assad Fudadin?

How did you miss out the fantastic flow of some of their strings of middle names, as well!


Richie Richardson and Gordon Greenidge aren't THAT flamboyant, are they?

Alliterative as you say, granted.



England - or rather, Britain - has produced a few champions too, though:

Arthur Arthur
Gregor MacGregor
Johnny Bastard
Eddie Bastard
Ashley Bas .... no sorry, was getting carried away there.

James Lilywhite
Leland Hone
Sandford Schultz
Ted Peate (which sounds like Deadbeat)
Rev. Dick Pilling
Charles AND George Studd (worrrrrr!)
Ivo Bligh
Mr (George) Bean
Edward Tylecote
Stanley Christopherson
Hylton Philipson
Dick Pougher (no idea how you pronounce that)
Hugh Bromley-Davenport
George Simpson-Hayward
Bernie Bosanquet
H. D. G. Leveson Gower
Septimus Kinneir

... I mean, the list just goes on and on.

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The Great Name West Indian XI have announced their first fixture of the new season will be against the stereotypically Australian Sounding XI at the Gabba:

Shane Watson
Steve Smith
Brad Hodge
Steve Smith
Steve Waugh
Rod Marsh+
Shane Lee*
Shane Warne
Brett Lee
Brad Hogg
Bruce Reid

12th Man: Beer

PeterCS wrote:How did you miss out the fantastic flow of some of their strings of middle names, as well!


Richie Richardson and Gordon Greenidge aren't THAT flamboyant, are they?

Alliterative as you say, granted.



England - or rather, Britain - has produced a few champions too, though:

Arthur Arthur
Gregor MacGregor
Johnny Bastard
Eddie Bastard
Ashley Bas .... no sorry, was getting carried away there.

James Lilywhite
Leland Hone
Sandford Schultz
Ted Peate (which sounds like Deadbeat)
Rev. Dick Pilling
Charles AND George Studd (worrrrrr!)
Ivo Bligh
Mr (George) Bean
Edward Tylecote
Stanley Christopherson
Hylton Philipson
Dick Pougher (no idea how you pronounce that)
Hugh Bromley-Davenport
George Simpson-Hayward
Bernie Bosanquet
H. D. G. Leveson Gower
Septimus Kinneir

... I mean, the list just goes on and on.

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Were Johnny Bastard and Eddie Bastard related? I heard their father did the rounds....

Next up, the Sri Lanka Scrabble Champions XI

Ranasinghe Pattikirikoralalage Aruna Hemantha Wickramaratne
Roy Luke Dias*
Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Anguppulige Gamini Dayantha Wickremasinghe
Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene+
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas
Mataramba Kanaththa Gamage Chamila Premanath Lakshitha
Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara
Madurasinghe Arachchige Wijayasiri Ranjith Madurasinghe
Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herat
Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanga Welegedara

Re: the kinship of baskets?

Geography might suggest not

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/10385.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9029.html

Although, as you say, ......

Come to think of it Edward Bastard has quite a ring to it.

PeterCS wrote:How did you miss out the fantastic flow of some of their strings of middle names, as well!


Richie Richardson and Gordon Greenidge aren't THAT flamboyant, are they?

Alliterative as you say, granted.



England - or rather, Britain - has produced a few champions too, though:

Arthur Arthur
Gregor MacGregor
Johnny Bastard
Eddie Bastard
Ashley Bas .... no sorry, was getting carried away there.

James Lilywhite
Leland Hone
Sandford Schultz
Ted Peate (which sounds like Deadbeat)
Rev. Dick Pilling
Charles AND George Studd (worrrrrr!)
Ivo Bligh
Mr (George) Bean
Edward Tylecote
Stanley Christopherson
Hylton Philipson
Dick Pougher (no idea how you pronounce that)
Hugh Bromley-Davenport
George Simpson-Hayward
Bernie Bosanquet
H. D. G. Leveson Gower
Septimus Kinneir

... I mean, the list just goes on and on.

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How could you forget Nawab of Pataudi

Gary 111 wrote:This talk of Learie Constantine has made me think of my favourite West Indian XI purely in terms of having the best names. Lets face it Learie Constantine is a fantastic name. And the Windies have produced quite a few magnificently named cricketers. Here's my All-Time XI:

Gordon Greenidge
Richie Richardson
Seymour Nurse
Wilton St Hill
Bam Bam Weekes
Dwayne Bravo*
Clairmonte Depeiaza+
Learie Constantine
Rangy Nanan
Curtly Ambrose
Courtney Walsh

Honorable mentions to 'Snuffy' Browne, Cyl St Hill (who would have been a shoo-in but he only played FC cricket), Everton Weekes, Esmond Kentish, Prof Edwards, Ivor Mendonca, Faoud Bacchus, Collis King, Vanburn Holder, Eldine Baptiste, Tino Best, Corey Collymore, Ryan Ramdass and Nixon McLean (and his brother Kissenger)

West Indies also do a good line in alliteration, Malcolm Marshall, Colin Croft, Manny Martindale and Patrick Patterson would be a pretty formidable bowling attack. Whilst Sew Shivnarine, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Hemnarine Chattergoon, Tagenerine Chanderpaul could make a confusing middle order.

Eldine Ashworth Elderfield Baptiste

Can't forget our old friend Jack Crapp on the England list, the Bedser story remains a classic, true or not...

Come on - Chattergoon? That's the first name on the list.

Ramdin & Ramdass - The Rammin' brothers

A simian after your own heart, Monkehh?

Gary 111 wrote:This talk of Learie Constantine has made me think of my favourite West Indian XI purely in terms of having the best names. Lets face it Learie Constantine is a fantastic name. And the Windies have produced quite a few magnificently named cricketers. Here's my All-Time XI:

Gordon Greenidge
Richie Richardson
Seymour Nurse
Wilton St Hill
Bam Bam Weekes
Dwayne Bravo*
Clairmonte Depeiaza+
Learie Constantine
Rangy Nanan
Curtly Ambrose
Courtney Walsh

Honorable mentions to 'Snuffy' Browne, Cyl St Hill (who would have been a shoo-in but he only played FC cricket), Everton Weekes, Esmond Kentish, Prof Edwards, Ivor Mendonca, Faoud Bacchus, Collis King, Vanburn Holder, Eldine Baptiste, Tino Best, Corey Collymore, Ryan Ramdass and Nixon McLean (and his brother Kissenger)

West Indies also do a good line in alliteration, Malcolm Marshall, Colin Croft, Manny Martindale and Patrick Patterson would be a pretty formidable bowling attack. Whilst Sew Shivnarine, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Hemnarine Chattergoon, Tagenerine Chanderpaul could make a confusing middle order.

No love for Uton Dowe or Thaddeus Findlay?

Shimron Hetmyer?

Ebony-Jewel Cora-Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford-Brent... has to be in there!

Williams of Zimbabwe is pushing for recognition.

Ishan Kishan

Lizaad Williams (SA)

Swap the a's for e's and run Williams's first name backwards...

lardbucket wrote:Williams of Zimbabwe is pushing for recognition.

Sean Colin Williams? Don’t really get what’s notable about that...

That would be me writing Zimbabwe when I meant South Africa. Wrong minnow mentioned.

"Mark Greatbatch" has its own clutch of greatness about it.

Anyway, meant to note that the 46-letter, three-hyphen player and commentator I referenced above seemingly goes by “Ebs” to her friends and colleagues. Top marks for abbreviation...