Scouser cricketers

Ramapriya

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Apr 3, 2016, 8:28:17 AM4/3/16

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Does anyone here from England (Mike, John Hall, etc.) list the most famous cricketers from Liverpool? For a major city of the country with a populace of half a million, it doesn't seem to have produced as many cricketers as one would expect...

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John Hall

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Apr 3, 2016, 5:04:17 PM4/3/16

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In message <7d0c42ab-002c-401b...@googlegroups.com>,
Ramapriya <d.ram...@gmail.com> writes

I didn't know of any off the top of my head. But looking on Wikipedia, I
found this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Liverpool_and_District_cricketers
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John Hall
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Ramapriya

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Apr 3, 2016, 9:05:05 PM4/3/16

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On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 1:04:17 AM UTC+4, John Hall wrote:
>
> I didn't know of any off the top of my head. But looking on Wikipedia, I
> found this:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Liverpool_and_District_cricketers
> --
> John Hall

Thanks. Archie MacLaren was the only in that list that I recognized. The city sure hasn't produced that many cricketers. Rather strange, what?

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Geoff Muldoon

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Apr 3, 2016, 11:17:56 PM4/3/16

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Johnny Briggs - the first cricketer to take 100 test wickets.

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John Hall

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Apr 4, 2016, 5:30:16 AM4/4/16

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In message <14697a48-7ce5-4f2f...@googlegroups.com>,
Ramapriya <d.ram...@gmail.com> writes

>On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 1:04:17 AM UTC+4, John Hall wrote:
>>
>> I didn't know of any off the top of my head. But looking on Wikipedia, I
>> found this:
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Liverpool_and_District_cricketers
>> --
>> John Hall
>
>
>Thanks. Archie MacLaren was the only in that list that I recognized.

There's also Dick Barlow of "My Hornby and my Barlow long ago" fame,
Johnny Briggs and A. G. Steel. But those three are all from even further
back than MacLaren. However I now realise I misunderstood the import of
the category. It actually refers to players for the Liverpool and
District cricket team, which played 14 first-class matches between 1882
and 1894. So it's no wonder that no modern players feature. But I'm
struggling to think of any recent players with a Liverpool accent.

> The city sure hasn't produced that many cricketers. Rather strange,
>what?
>
>Ramapriya
>

Maybe because the city has been so obsessed with football?

mike

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Apr 4, 2016, 11:05:04 AM4/4/16

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On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 10:30:16 AM UTC+1, John Hall wrote:
> In message <14697a48-7ce5-4f2f...@googlegroups.com>,
> Ramapriya <d.ram...@gmail.com> writes
> >On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 1:04:17 AM UTC+4, John Hall wrote:
> >>
> >> I didn't know of any off the top of my head. But looking on Wikipedia, I
> >> found this:
> >>
> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Liverpool_and_District_cricketers
> >> --
> >> John Hall
> >
> >
> >Thanks. Archie MacLaren was the only in that list that I recognized.

if its lists you want, repost to usc, I'm sure a certain RH will oblige..

but heres an article which addresses this same subject:

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/cricket/revealed-scouse-cricketer-whose-name-9605949

>
> > The city sure hasn't produced that many cricketers. Rather strange,
> >what?
> >
> >Ramapriya
> >
>
> Maybe because the city has been so obsessed with football?

something that the late bishop of Liverpool and ex England captain, david shepherd (113 in lakers test 1956) failed to change ;)

mike

mike

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Apr 4, 2016, 11:56:40 AM4/4/16

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On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 4:05:04 PM UTC+1, mike wrote:

>david shepherd (113 in lakers test 1956) failed to change ;)
>

Sheppard, I should have written. apologies.

Brian Lawrence

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Apr 5, 2016, 1:09:03 AM4/5/16

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England players born in Liverpool

AG Steel
TW Routledge
MC Bird
K Cranston

I doubt that any of them spoke with a Liverpool/Scouse accent. Indeed
that accent was generally unknown before circa 1890, and the accent
developed in the poorer parts of the city where there was a large
population of immigrant workers - mostly Welsh, Irish and European.

In addition two other England players, FH Sugg and J Sharp died there.

Two Aussies were born in Liverpool, Sydney - H Donnan & MJ Clarke.

SS Schulz was born in Birkenhead which is in the same metropolitan area
and played for England, Lancs & Gentlemen of Liverpool.

The team lists for Gentlemen of Liverpool include several members of
the Hornby family, though not AN 'Monkey' Hornby, who, however, was
also from the same family and grew up in the area.

Gentlemen of Liverpool: <http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2410
/Players.html>

Liverpool & District:
<http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/884/Players.html>

Ramapriya

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Apr 5, 2016, 1:26:29 AM4/5/16

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On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 9:09:03 AM UTC+4, Brian Lawrence wrote:
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> Two Aussies were born in Liverpool, Sydney - H Donnan & MJ Clarke.

Thanks. For some reason, I'd thought that Clarke was born in Bangalore.

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Rodney Ulyate

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Apr 8, 2016, 8:34:12 AM4/8/16

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On 2016/04/03 2:28 PM, Ramapriya wrote:
> Does anyone here from England (Mike, John Hall, etc.) list the most famous cricketers from Liverpool? For a major city of the country with a populace of half a million, it doesn't seem to have produced as many cricketers as one would expect...

Adam Lallana may not be Scouse, but he plays for Liverpool Football
Club. And I'd pay money to watch him play cricket:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf22MuXBcmk

Rodney

Rodney Ulyate

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Apr 8, 2016, 8:37:56 AM4/8/16

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Having just rewatched that, after an interval of several months, I'm
bound to say I've confused Lallana with Nathaniel Clyne: *That's* what
I'd pay to watch.

Rodney