Contents
- 1 Cricket Nicknames
- 1.0.1 Cricket Nicknames
- 1.0.2 Australian Cricketer's Nicknames
- 1.0.3 English Cricketer's Nicknames
- 1.0.4 An update on Cricketer's Nicknames - Aussie Twenty20 team
- 1.0.5 True story from 1976
- 1.0.6 Indian Cricketer's Nicknames
- 1.0.7 Pakistan Cricketer's
- 1.0.8 Nicknames
- 1.0.9 South African Cricketer's Nicknames
- 1.0.10 Sri Lankan Cricketer's Nicknames
- 1.0.11 West Indian Cricketer's Nicknames
- 1.0.12 Cricket Commentators' Nicknames
- 1.0.13 Cricket Umpires' Nicknames
- 1.0.14 See more sports jokes and funny stories:
Cricket Nicknames
Cricket Nicknames
Here is Will and Guy's collection of amusing cricket nicknames.
Australian Cricketer's
Nicknames
Mark Waugh was known as Afghanistan since he was often the forgotten Waugh; also he was
known as Audi after he got 4 ducks in a row which were recorded in the scorebook as 0000. Steve Waugh, on the other hand was known as Tugga or Drobe. Dizzy (Jason) Gillespie (After the Jazz artist) Glen McGrath = pigeon ?????????????? Don Bradman = The Don Ritchie Benaud = Diamonds Ricky Ponting = Punter Shane Warne = Warney, Hollywood, The Sheikh of Tweak
English Cricketer's Nicknames
Marcus Trescothick = Banger (Loves eating sausages apparently) Michael Vaughan = Vaughny!!!!! and Virgil (Thunderbirds) Andrew Flintoff = Freddie (After Freddie Flintstone the cartoon character) Derek Randall = Arkle (Reflects his speed when fielding) Ashley Giles = King of Spain ( Ashley ordered several coffee mugs to be made to sell to raise money in his testimonial year. Apparently they were to have read ' The King of Spin' . They didn't and the rest is history as they say) Robert Russell = Jack (Excellent wicketkeeper/ batsman for Gloucestershire and England. Also an excellent painter) Phil Tufnell = The Cat (Phil liked taking naps) Chris Old was known as Chilli (C Old) Graham Dilley was known as Picca Graham Gooch of course was Zap (Emilio Zapata moustache) W.G. Grace - the Doctor Ian Botham = Beefy Paul Collingwood = Nice Ginger Kevin Pietersen = K.P. Keith Fletcher = The Gnome of Essex Derek Underwood - DeadlyAn update on Cricketer's Nicknames - Aussie Twenty20 team
The Aussie Twenty20 team took to the field against England in January 2007 with their nicknames on the back of their shirts. Thus we learn:- Adam Gilchrist - Church. Because the last syllable of his surname is "Christ"
- Matthew Hayden - Haydos. Not the most imaginative choice
- Ricky Ponting - Punter. He likes a bet, especially on the horses and the dogs
- Mike Hussey - Huss. His name would be his nickname if his nickname was his name. Get it?
- Andrew Symonds - Roy. His dad's choice, after Roy of the Rovers.
- Michael Clarke - Clarkey. Yet another unimaginative one
- Cameron White - Bear. Apparently because he is believed to resemble the Bundaberg Rum Bear, a polar bear used to advertise an Australian spirit
- Brad Hogg - George. Brad is his middle name - George is his first
- Nathan Bracken - Andy G. He looks like Andrew Gunsberg, host of reality show Australian Idol
- Ben Hilfenhaus - Hilfy. It's easier to say than Hilfenhaus
- Shane Harwood - Stickers. Because of his liking for tattoos.