Top cricketing names

Was reading the sports pages of a British swimmer winning gold at the world champs - Gemma Spofforth

Spofforth - what a cracking cricketers name.

Are there any other surnames out there that make you think 'cricketer' even though they're nothing to do with the sport. I'm not talking of the obvious - like Bradman or Tendulkar.

For some reason I thought cricket straight away but wouldn't do the same with Richards for instance.

I suppose the name has to be not that common - Spofforth & Gooch are the ones who come to mind.

Bastard.


I always think of John and Edward.

Fairbrother - there was a Nicola.

Strauss, - eat your heart out, Waltz King.

Bosquanet (sic?)

PeterCS wrote:Bastard.


I always think of John and Edward.

Eddo Bastard played rugger for SA.

Reggie Bosanquet was a wizard.

I don't think I know any other Bosanquets - Reg was before my time.

Langer - Cork slang for "(silly) peenis".

*UD does it well*

Bastard is a great name. Hello Mr Bastard, how are you today?

Cracking.

JKLever wrote:I don't think I know any other Bosanquets - Reg was before my time.

And Spofforth wasn't?

Grace.

Anything but from all accounts!

Grace Darling?

taipan wrote:

JKLever wrote:I don't think I know any other Bosanquets - Reg was before my time.

And Spofforth wasn't?

You misunderstand. The only Bosanquet I really heard of was the cricketer. Didn't remember Reg until you posted it here.

Obviously Spofforth is a swimmer in 2009, which is why I immediately thought of the cricketer.

Captain Darling?

JKLever wrote:
Are there any other surnames out there that make you think 'cricketer' even though they're nothing to do with the sport. I'm not talking of the obvious - like Bradman or Tendulkar.

Didn't realise you had to have heard the name recently

taipan wrote:

JKLever wrote:
Are there any other surnames out there that make you think 'cricketer' even though they're nothing to do with the sport. I'm not talking of the obvious - like Bradman or Tendulkar.

Didn't realise you had to have heard the name recently

You don't. But I didn't remember Reg so couldn't think of any other Bosanquets.

JKLever wrote:

taipan wrote:

JKLever wrote:
Are there any other surnames out there that make you think 'cricketer' even though they're nothing to do with the sport. I'm not talking of the obvious - like Bradman or Tendulkar.

Didn't realise you had to have heard the name recently

You don't. But I didn't remember Reg so couldn't think of any other Bosanquets.

Invented the googly

Reggie was an Ace newsreader when the mood took him.
Generally (and genuinely) pissed when On Air live and always up for a laugh.

Recall an occasion when, starting to read an item of news from his sheet of paper (something he clearly thought un-newsworthy), he looked vacantly at the camera and muttered "Shocking .... this is utter rubbish" ... before tossing the piece of paper to the floor.

Legend.

Merlin wrote:Reggie was an Ace newsreader when the mood took him.
Generally (and genuinely) pissed when On Air live and always up for a laugh.

Recall an occasion when, starting to read an item of news from his sheet of paper (something he clearly thought un-newsworthy), he looked vacantly at the camera and muttered "Shocking .... this is utter rubbish" ... before tossing the piece of paper to the floor.

Legend.

You old git.

The googly (or twisti-twosti) Bosanquet was Bernard.

Eveyone knows that.

JKLever wrote:

Merlin wrote:Reggie was an Ace newsreader when the mood took him.
Generally (and genuinely) pissed when On Air live and always up for a laugh.

Recall an occasion when, starting to read an item of news from his sheet of paper (something he clearly thought un-newsworthy), he looked vacantly at the camera and muttered "Shocking .... this is utter rubbish" ... before tossing the piece of paper to the floor.

Legend.

You old git.

yeah maybe - but cracking tale though.
Never been one like him since!

Merlin wrote:

JKLever wrote:

Merlin wrote:Reggie was an Ace newsreader when the mood took him.
Generally (and genuinely) pissed when On Air live and always up for a laugh.

Recall an occasion when, starting to read an item of news from his sheet of paper (something he clearly thought un-newsworthy), he looked vacantly at the camera and muttered "Shocking .... this is utter rubbish" ... before tossing the piece of paper to the floor.

Legend.

You old git.

yeah maybe - but cracking tale though.
Never been one like him since!

Simon McCoy is quite good like that though. More than happy to lob in the odd put down, and then there was the time his co-presenter accused him of a sexist comment (teasingly) so he got up and left her to it. Class - and hilarious.

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