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.
Afghanistan
Malik/Abid/Sadiq/Alam
Taj, Hasti, Karim are brothers. Taj is Aftab's uncle.
Afghan/Janat/Salamkheil
Asghar and Karim are brothers. Waqar is Asghar's nephew.
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.
Blackwell
- Alex Blackwell
- Kate Blackwell
- Lynsey Askew (England)
Alex and Kate are twin sisters, and Lynsey is Alex's wife
Chappell/Richardson
Ian, Greg and Trevor Chappell are brothers and Vic Richardson's grandsons
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, is married to Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc; they are the third couple to have both played Test cricket.
Lehmann/White
- Darren Lehmann
- Craig White (England)
Darren and Craig are brothers-in-law; Darren is married to Craig's sister Andrea. Darren's son Jake currently plays domestic cricket in Australia.
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.
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-laws.
Canada
England
Brunt/Sciver
Brunt and Sciver announced their engagement in October 2019 [3]
Cowdrey
- Colin Cowdrey (captain)
- Chris Cowdrey (captain)
- Graham Cowdrey
- Fabian Cowdrey
Chris and Graham are the sons of Colin. Fabian is the son of Chris.[4]
Curran
- Kevin Curran (Zimbabwe)
- Tom Curran
- Ben Curran
- Sam Curran
Tom, Ben, and Sam are the sons of Kevin, who represented Zimbabwe in international cricket.
Edrich
Bill and John were cousins. Brian Edrich, Eric Edrich and Geoff Edrich were brothers of Bill, who also played first-class cricket.
Grace
- W. G. Grace (captain)
- E. M. Grace
- G. F. 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.
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 Hollioake (captain)
- Ben Hollioake
Brothers Adam and Ben both made their Test debut for England in the 5th Test of the 1997 Ashes series, becoming only the third set of brothers to make their Test debut in the same match. They played 4 and 2 Tests respectively, as well as 35 and 20 ODIs respectively in their international careers.
Parks
Pattinson
Darren and James are brothers, Darren has represented England in tests, James has represented Australia in tests and ODIs.
Prideaux/Westbrook
Pringle
Don was the father of Derek. Don played for East Africa in the 1975 World Cup.
Ranjitsinhji/Duleepsinhji
Duleepsnhji was the nephew of Ranjitsinhji. Jadeja is the great-grandnephew of Duleepsinhji.
Smith
Chris is the older brother of Robin.
- Mike Smith (captain)
- Neil Smith
Mike is the father of Neil.
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.
Tyldesley/Vaughan
- Ernest Tyldesley
- Johnny Tyldesley
- Michael Vaughan (captain)
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.
Hong Kong
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.
Gaekwad
Shatrunjay is the son of Anshuman, who 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.
Jadeja/Ranjitsinhji/Duleepsinhji
Duleep was Ranji's nephew (They both are Indians, but played for England). Ajay is great grand nephew of Duleep.
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.
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.
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.
Srikkanth
Krish Srikkanth is Anirudha's father. While Krish has played internationals, Anirudha has played first class cricket and IPL
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.
O'Brien
Kevin and Niall are brothers and played together in the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Cricket World Cups.
Kenya
Odhiambo/Onyango/Ngoche
Nehemiah, Lameck, James and Shem are brothers.
Tikolo
Tom Tikolo, elder brother of David and Steve, played first-class cricket for Kenya.
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
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.
Crowe
Jeff and Martin are brothers, sons of first-class cricketer Dave Crowe
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.[8]
Harris
Parke "Zin" Harris is the father of Chris Harris. Chris's brother Ben also played domestic cricket for Canterbury.
McCullum
Nathan is the older brother of Brendon. Their father Stu played domestic cricket
Murray/Kerr
Bruce is the grandfather of Amelia and Jess, whose father, Robbie Kerr, played first-class cricket in New Zealand.
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.
Satterthwaite/Tahuhu
Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu have been married since March 2017.[9] They became the first international teammates to marry and the first married couple to play together.
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.
Webb
Murray and Richard are brothers. Note: Murray Webb played only Tests; Richard played only One Day Internationals.
Pakistan
Akmal/Azam/Qadir
Kamran, Umar and Adnan are brothers. Kamran is the eldest and Umar the youngest. Babar Azam is their cousin. Umar is Qadir's son-in-law and Usman's brother-in-law.
Burki/Khan/Niazi
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. Misbah ul Haq is the distant cousin of Imran Khan from the Niazi Clan
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.[12]
Nazar
Nazar Mohammad is the father of Mudassar Nazar, and also of Mubashir Nazar, who played first-class cricket in Pakistan.[13]
Scotland
Drummond
Brother and sister. Annette played in 2003 and 2013 for Scotland's Wildcats, Gordon retired as Scotland captain in 2013.
Sri Lanka
Ranatunga
All four were brothers.
South Africa
Du Plessis/Viljoen
Faf and Hardus are brothers in law. Hardus has married Rhemi who is Faf's sister.
Kapp/van Nierkirk
Van Niekerk and Kapp married in July 2018 [15] In the Women's World T20 that year they became the first married couple to bat together in an ICC tournament.
Kirsten
- Peter Kirsten
- Andy Kirsten
- Gary Kirsten
- Paul Kirsten
Paul and Gary are brothers, Andy and Peter are half-brothers of Gary and Paul.
Pollock
Peter and Graeme are brothers; Peter is Shaun's father.
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.
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.
Headley
George was Ron's father. Ron's son (and George's grandson), Dean Headley, played Test cricket for England.
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
Shillingford
Grayson and Irvine were cousins[16] while Shane is related to both.[17] 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
Curran
Tom, Ben, and Sam are the sons of Kevin, and represent England in international cricket.
Masakadza
Hamilton and Shingirai are both older brothers to Wellington
Strang
Bryan and Paul are brothers.
See also
References
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