Almanac Teams: Best Australian Nickname XI (ODI)
Nickname First XI Australian ODI
Celebrating the fact there are no ODIs on Australian soil in January (if you had been told that 10 years ago people would have thought you were mad!!)
Without having any part or derivation of their name in the nickname. How many can you get?
In Batting Order
Buck
Afghan
Pup
Punter
Captain Grumpy
Boof
Churchie
Tangles
Binger
Pigeon
The GOAT
12th man Fat Cat
With apologies to Mr. Cricket who could have batted anywhere!
Answers below
Buck Chris Rogers
Afghan Mark Waugh the forgotten Waugh
Pup Michael Clarke
Punter Ricky Ponting
Captain Grumpy Allan Border
Boof Darren Lehmann
Churchie Adam Gilchrist
Tangles Max Walker
Binger Brett Lee
Pigeon Glen McGrath
The GOAT Nathan Lyon
12th man Fat Cat Greg Ritchie
Mr Cricket Michael Hussey
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Dizzie? Last innings 209.
Surely FOT would have been the first picked
Rowdy Ashley Mallet
Where’s the Skull ?
I won’t mention Bacchus.
Glen!
WHERE IS THE CO,MBACK KID… I MEAN PATRICK CUMMINS
CHO would provide the mystery spinning option.
How about Slasher McKay, Phanto Lawry, Froggy Thompson, Slug Jordon whilst over here in SA we had state player Nodder Dansie and the Poms, of course, had Beefy Botham.
Fisho, stay tuned for JJ’s next team. An opponent for the one he’s picked.
‘Garth’ McKenzie
‘Stumpy’ Laird
‘The Big Ship’ Warwick Armstrong my fave !
A couple more Poms – Frank Typhoon Tyson and Chris Chilly Old.
Geoff “Swampy” Marsh and David “Babs” Boon.
Almost forgot Mark “Tubby” Taylor.
Thats just for openers.
How about Alan “The Claw” Davidson
Thanks for the comments keep ’em coming this is meant to promote discussion
Stumpy Laird – such an underrated player I saw him in 1981 at the SCG against the might of the Windies in a one dayer just hung in there and I bet was covered in bruises when he came off after top scoring with 80 odd
and of course Skull what a legend would you have him or the GOAT or Rowdy as the spinning option
“The Big Ship” is the greatest ever cricket nickname
“Gus” Gilmour
Fred “The Demon” Spofforth
Sounda Peter Sleep,TBA name Timothy Brian Alexander May nickname TBA to be announced,May
Ferg Bob Massie
‘Al Pal’, Connolly merits consideration.
What was Ian Davis’s nickname ? It was based on the wizard of ID cartoon, but i can’t recall if he was called ‘Wizard’ or ‘Id’.
Anyone remember?
Glen!