List of International cricket families
List of International cricket families is a list of people grouped by family who are associated with Test, One Day International or Twenty20 International cricket.
Australia
Alderman/Emerson
Alderman's sister Denise Emerson is married to former Test umpire Ross Emerson and herself played seven Tests for the Australian women's cricket team.
Archer
Ken and Ron were brothers.
Bannerman
Alec and Charles were brothers.
Benaud
Richie and John are brothers.
Campbell/Ponting
Ponting is the nephew of Campbell.
Chappell/Richardson
Ian, Greg and Trevor Chappell are brothers and Vic Richardson's grandsons
Darling
Rick Darling was Joe Darling's Great-nephew
Gregory
Dave and Ned were brothers in a family of 6 cricketing brothers. Dave and Ned made their Test debut in the same match, the first recognised Test match (played in 1877 between Australia and England in Melbourne). Syd was Ned's son, and Harry Donnan was Ned's son-in-law. Jack was Dave and Ned's nephew.
Harvey
Neil and Merv were brothers. Another brother, Mick was a Test umpire.
Healy/Starc
Alyssa is Ian's niece. Ian was the wicketkeeper for the Australian men's team. Alyssa, currently the wicketkeeper for the Australian women's team, she is married to Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, they are the third couple to have both played test cricket.
Hussey
Michael is David's elder brother.
Laughlin
Ben is the son of Trevor.
Lee
Brett and Shane are brothers.
Lehmann/White
- Darren Lehmann
- Craig White (England)
Darren and Craig are brothers-in-law, Darren is married to Craig's sister Andrea.
Marsh
Geoff is the father of Shaun and Mitchell.[1]
Pattinson
Darren and James are brothers, Darren has represented England in tests, James has represented Australia in tests and ODIs.
Shevill/Blade
- Essie Shevill (played Test cricket)
- Lily Shevill (played First-class cricket) for the New South Wales women's cricket team
- Fernie Blade (née Shevill) (played Test cricket)
- Rene Shevill (played Test cricket)
Essie Shevill and Lily Shevill were twin sisters born 6 April 1908.[2] Fernie Blade and Rene Shevill were twin sisters born 20 August 1910.
Trumble
Hugh and John were brothers.
Waugh
Mark and Steve are fraternal twin brothers.
Bangladesh
Iqbal/Khan
Nafees and Tamim are brothers and the nephews of Akram.
Mahmudullah/Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mahmudullah are brother-in-law.
Canada
Mulla
Asif and Mohsin are brothers.
England
Bairstow
Jonny is the son of David.
Broad
Stuart is the son of Chris.
Butcher
Mark is the son of Alan.
Compton
Nick is Denis's grandson.
Cowdrey
Chris and Graham are the sons of Colin. Fabian is the son of Chris.[3]
Edrich
Bill and John were cousins. Brian Edrich, Eric Edrich and Geoff Edrich were brothers of Bill, who also played first-class cricket.
Gilligan
The Gilligans were brothers.
Grace
All were brothers, from a large family of cricketers. All three brothers played in the same match against Australia at The Oval in 1880.
Greig
Tony and Ian are brothers both born in South Africa but represented England.
Gunn
George and John were brothers and nephews of Billy. George's son G.V. Gunn played for Nottinghamshire.
Hardstaff
Hearne
Frank, George and Alec were brothers, and John was their cousin, from a large family of cricketers.
Frank Hearne played Test cricket for England against South Africa and later, having settled in South Africa, for South Africa against England. In the Cape Town Test of 1891-92, Frank played for South Africa while his two brothers and cousin were playing for England. Frank's son, George, also played for South Africa.
Hollioake
Adam and Ben were brothers.
Hutton
Sir Leonard was Richard's father.
Jones
Jeff is Simon's father.
Lloyd
- David Lloyd (coach)
- Graham Lloyd
Graham was the son of David.
Mann
George was the son of Frank.
Parks
Pattinson
Darren and James are brothers, Darren has represented England in tests, James has represented Australia in tests and ODIs.
Prideaux/Westbrook
Prideaux and Westbrook were married and both played in Tests for their country[4]
Pringle
Don is the father of Derek. Don played for East Africa in the 1975 World Cup.
Ranjitsinhji/Duleepsinhji
Duleep was Ranji's nephew.
Ajay is great grand nephew of Duleep.
Richardson
Peter is the older brother of Dick.
Sidebottom
Arnie is the father of Ryan
Smith
Chris is the older brother of Robin.
Stewart/Butcher
Alec is the son and Mark is the son-in-law of Micky. Alec and Mark were brothers-in-law. At one time in their respective playing careers. Butcher was married to Micky's daughter Judy.
Studd
George was the older brother of Charles.
Tate
Maurice was the son of Fred.
Townsend
David was the son of Charlie.
Tremlett
Chris is Maurice's grandson.
Tyldesley/Vaughan
Ernest and Johnny were brothers. Michael is the great grandson of one of the sisters of Johnny and Ernest.[5]
White/Lehmann
- Darren Lehmann (Australia)
- Craig White
Darren and Craig are brothers-in-law, Darren is married to Craig's sister Andrea.
Wilson
Clem was the older brother of Rockley.
Hong Kong
Ahmed
Irfan and Nadeem are brothers.
India
Ali
Wazir Ali and Nazir Ali were brothers. They both made their Test debut in India's inaugural Test match, against England at Lord's in 1932. Wazir Ali's son, Khalid Wazir played Test cricket for Pakistan.
Amarnath
Surinder, Mohinder and Rajinder are sons of Lala.
Amar Singh/Ramji
They were brothers.
Apte
The Aptes were brothers.
Binny
Stuart is son of Roger
Edulji
Diana and Behroze are sisters.
Gaekwad
Anshuman is the son of Datta
Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar is Rohan's father and Mantri's nephew. Viswanath is married to Sunil Gavaskar's sister Kavita.
Ghulam Ahmed/Asif Iqbal
Ghulam Ahmed was the uncle of the Asif who represented Pakistan in Test cricket.
Gupte
Subhash was the elder brother of Baloo.
Jadeja/Ranjitsinhji/Duleepsinhji
Duleep was Ranji's nephew (They both are Indians, but played for England). Ajay is great grand nephew of Duleep.
Kanitkar
Hrishikesh is the son of Hemant.
Karthik/Itticheria
Susan Itticheria played Tests and ODI for Indian Women's Team. Her daughter Dipika Pallikal Karthik an Indian squash champion is married to Dinesh Karthik.
Khan/Jilani
They were brothers in law. See also #Burki/Khan
Kirmani/Abid Ali
Kirmani's daughter married Abid Ali's son in 2002,[6] but he died in 2008.[7]
Kripal/Milkha
They were brothers.
Manjrekar
Vijay Manjrekar was the father of Sanjay and the nephew of Hindlekar.
Mankad
Vinoo was the father of Ashok. Rahul Mankad, another son of Vinoo, was a first class cricketer.
Nayudu
C.K. was the elder brother of C.S.
Pataudi
- Iftikhar Ali Khan, Nawab of Pataudi, senior (captain)
- Mansur Ali Khan, Nawab of Pataudi, junior (captain)
Iftikhar was Mansur's father. Iftikhar played three Tests for England, before captaining the Indian team that toured England in 1946.
Pathan
Irfan and Yusuf are brothers. Yusuf is elder to irfan.
Roy
Pankaj was the father of Pranab and the uncle of Ambar
Rathour
Brothers in law
Sharma
Yashpal is the uncle of Chetan.
Singh
Yograj Singh is Yuvraj's father. Yograj played just one Test against New Zealand in 1981.
Ireland
Joyce
All are siblings who have played Test and/or ODI cricket in the Irish men's and women's cricket teams. Dominick and Ed made their debuts for opposite teams, Ireland and England respectively. Another brother, Gus, played first-class cricket for Ireland.
Mooney
John and Paul are brothers
O'Brien
Kevin and Niall are brothers and played together in the 2007,2011 and 2015 World Cup
Poynter
Andrew and Stuart are brothers
Kenya
Odhiambo/Odoyo
Thomas Odoyo is the uncle of Nelson Odhiambo
Odhiambo/Onyango/Ngoche
Nehemiah, Lameck, James and Shem are brothers
Obuya/Otieno
All three are brothers
Odumbe
Edward and Maurice are brothers
Suji
Tony and Martin are brothers
Tikolo
Tom Tikolo, elder brother of David and Steve, played first-class cricket for Kenya.
Namibia
Burger
Brothers. (Unrelated to Jan-Berrie Burger, despite the name.)
Kotze
Bjorn and Deon are brothers
Netherlands
Cooper
Tom and Ben are brothers.
Mol
Geert and Hendrik are brothers
Jonkman
Mark and Maurits are identical twins
New Zealand
Anderson
William "Mac" Anderson was Robert's father.
Astle/McMillan
Nathan is married to the sister of Craig's wife. Lisa is Nathan's sister.
NB: Todd Astle is unrelated.
Bracewell
Brendon and John Bracewell are brothers. Doug Bracewell is the son of Brendon Bracewell. Doug's cousin (Brendan and John's nephew) Michael has also played first class cricket.
Bradburn
Grant was the son of Wynne.
Cairns
Chris is the son of Lance.
Crowe
Jeff and Martin are brothers, sons of first class cricketer Dave Crowe
Hadlee
- Walter Hadlee
- Barry Hadlee
- Dayle Hadlee
- Richard Hadlee
- Karen Hadlee
Walter is the father of brothers Barry, Dayle and Richard. Karen, who played in one One-day International for the New Zealand women's cricket team against England in 1977-78 was married to Richard.[4]
Harris
Parke "Zin" Harris is the father of Chris Harris. Chris's brother Ben also played domestic cricket for Canterbury.
Hart
Matthew is the older brother of Robbie.
Horne
Matt and Phil Horne are brothers.
Howarth
Geoff and Hedley Howarth are brothers.
Latham
Tom is the son of Rod.
Marshall
Hamish and James are identical twins.
McCullum
Nathan is the older brother of Brendon. Their father Stu played domestic cricket
McGlashan
Sara is the younger sister of Peter.
Parker
John and Murray are brothers.
Redmond
Rodney is Aaron's father
Reid
John is Richard's father.
NB: John Fulton Reid is unrelated, but is the cousin of Australian Test and ODI player Bruce Reid.
Rutherford
Ken is Hamish's father. Ken's brother Ian also played first-class cricket.
Signal
Rose and Liz are twin sisters and were the first instance of twins playing in the same Test: New Zealand women against England in 1984.
Snedden
Colin is Martin's uncle. Colin's father Warwick Snedden also played first-class cricket, as did Warwick and Colin's father Nessie.
Vivian
Giff was Graham's father.
Webb
Murray and Richard are brothers. Note: Murray Webb played only Tests; Richard played only One Day Internationals.
Pakistan
Akmal
Kamran,Umar and Adnan are brothers.Kamran is the eldest,and Umar is the youngest.
Burki/Khan
The first three are cousins. Baqa Jilani who was the uncle of the three, and Jahangir Khan who was the father of Majid played Test cricket for India. Bazid Khan is the son of Majid.
Dalpat/Kaneria
They are cousins
Elahi
Manzoor, Zahoor and Saleem are brothers.
Farhat
Brothers, with both playing test and one day cricket.
Iqbal/Miandad
Javed is the uncle of Faisal
Khan
Brothers with both having represented the country in tests and one-dayers.
Mohammad
Hanif, Mushtaq, Sadiq and Wazir are brothers. A fifth brother Raees was once twelfth man for Pakistan. Hanif, Mushtaq and Sadiq all played against New Zealand at Karachi in 1969-70. Hanif is the father of Shoaib.[10]
Nazar
Nazar Mohammad is the father of Mudassar Nazar.[11]
Raja
Wasim and Rameez are brothers.
Scotland
Drummond
Brother and sister. Annette played in 2003 and 2013 for Scotland's Wildcats, Gordon retired as Scotland captain in 2013.
Haq/Hussain
Both men are cousins.[12]
Sri Lanka
de Alwis/Silva
Rasanjali is the wife of Guy. Both played test cricket
Ranatunga
All four were brothers.
Samaraweera
Dulip and Thilan are brothers
Warnapura
Bandula is the uncle of Malinda
Wettimuny
All three are brothers
South Africa
Blanckenberg/Ryneveld
Jimmy was the uncle of Clive.
Callaghan/Kemp
David and Justin are cousins
Kirsten
- Peter Kirsten
- Andy Kirsten
- Gary Kirsten
- Paul Kirsten
Paul and Gary are brothers, Andy and Peter are half-brothers of Gary and Paul.
Morkel
Albie is the elder brother of Morne.
Nourse
Dave was Dudley's father
Pollock
Peter and Graeme are brothers; Peter is Shaun's father.
Tancred
All three were brothers.
Tapscott
George and Lionel were brothers
West Indies
Bravo
Darren and Dwayne are half-brothers. Darren is a cousin of Brian.
Browne/Browne-John
All three are sisters. Beverley and Louise played for the West Indian women's cricket team. Anne was coach.
Cameron
Jimmy is the younger brother of John
Croft/Hunte
Colin Croft's father was a cousin of Conrad Hunte, Colin played for Guyana whilst Conrad played for Barbados, both played for the West Indies.
Collins/Edwards
Fidel and Pedro are half-brothers.
Gibbs/Lloyd
Both are cousins.
Grant
Both brothers captained the West Indies side.
Headley
George was Ron's father. Ron's son (and George's grandson), Dean Headley, played Test cricket for England.
Holford/Sobers
Both are cousins.
Kallicharan/Nagamootoo
Alvin is Mahendra's uncle. Both played for the West Indies and Guyana. Alvin's brother Derek also played for Guyana as did Mahendra's brother Vishal.
Kanhai/Nagamootoo
Rohan is Mahendra's uncle. Both played for the West Indies and Guyana.
Murray/Weekes
David is Everton's son. Both played for the West Indies and Barbados. David's son Ricky Hoyte also played for Barbados
Samuels
Robert is the older brother of Marlon
Shillingford
Grayson and Irvine were cousins[13] while Shane is related to both.[14] All three played tests for West Indies while Irvine also played ODIs.
Stollmeyer
The Stollmeyer brothers played cricket for the West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago.
Zimbabwe
Ervine
Sean and Craig are brothers.
Flower
Grant and Andy are brothers.
Jarvis
Malcolm is the father of Kyle
Masakadza
Hamilton and Shingirai are both older brothers to Wellington
Rennie
Gavin and John are brothers.
Strang
Bryan and Paul are brothers.
- Note: All three pairs of Flowers, Rennies and Strangs played in a Test against New Zealand at Harare in September 1997.[15]
Waller
Andy is the father of Malcolm.[16]
Whittall
Andrew and Guy are cousins
See also
References
- ↑ Wu, Andrew (16 December 2014). "Shaun Marsh wants end to boom or bust days when he teams up with brother Mitchell".
- ↑ Lynch, Stephen (13 February 2006). "A catching problem, and the first twins". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "Fabian Cowdrey follows father and grandfather into Kent side". BBC Sport. 2 May 2012.
- 1 2 Partnerships - at the crease, and in the church
- ↑ Ernest Tyldesley cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2011
- ↑ "Kirmani's daughter weds Abid Ali's son". Rediff. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Faaqer Ali". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ Nadeem Khan's profile PCB. Retrieved 16 January 2011
- ↑ Moin Khan's profile PCB. Retrieved 16 January 2011
- ↑ Hanif Mohammad cricinfo 25 October 2011
- ↑ Nazar Mohammad cricinfo Retrieved 25 October 2011
- ↑ http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/tm_headline=majid%2D-cousin-omer-can-help-saltires-maul-the-bears--%26method=full%26objectid=19273780%26siteid=64736-name_page.html
- ↑ Grayson Shillingford espncricinfo profile Retrieved 22 April 2012
- ↑ Shillingford's grandstand finish 21 April 2012 espncricinfo.com Retrieved 22 April 2012
- ↑ Cricinfo: Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 1997/98, 1st Test
- ↑ Andy Waller cricinfo 25 October 2011