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 and Aftab are brothers. Taj was the first coach of Afghanistan national team,[1] while the others played international cricket.
Afghan/Janat/Salamkheil
Asghar and Karim are brothers. Waqar is Asghar's nephew.
Ahmedzai/Jamal
Raees and Nasir are brothers. Bilal Ahmadzai son of Raees Ahmadzai
Zadran
Ibrahim and Mujeeb are cousin.They are nephew of noor ali zadran
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
Campbell/Ponting
Ponting is the nephew of Campbell. Hilfenhaus is the second cousin of Ponting.
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. Nellie and Louisa Gregory are thought to be pioneering sisters (Ned's daughters) in term of the women's cricket game in Australia.
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.
McDermott
Ben is the son of Craig. Ben's brother Alister 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
- Fernie Blade (née Shevill)
- Rene Shevill
All were sisters. Another sister Lily played for the New South Wales women's cricket team. Essie and Lily were twins born 6 April 1908.[3]
Sutherland
Annabel played international cricket while her father James was the chief executive of Australian Cricket Board. Will, brother of Annabel, is a former player for the Australia national under-19 cricket team and currently plays in the Big Bash League
Waugh
Mark and Steve are fraternal twin brothers. Another brother Dean played at the domestic level. Austin, the son of Steve has played for the Australia national Under-19 team.
Austria
Bangladesh
Iqbal/Khan
Nafees and Tamim are brothers and the nephews of Akram.
Mahmudullah/Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mahmudullah are co-brothers.
Bermuda
Bascome
All three are brothers. The father of these brothers Herbert Bascome played List-A cricket for Bermuda, including the 2001 ICC Trophy.
Leverock/Greenidge
Dwayne and Alvin are the uncles of Kamau. Alvin played international cricket for the West Indies.
Canada
Denmark
England
Atherton
Frank de Caires who played Test cricket for West Indies, has a daughter Isabelle who married to Atherton.
Bairstow
Jonny is the son of David. Jonny's brother Andrew has also played at the domestic level.
Brunt/Sciver
Brunt and Sciver announced their engagement in October 2019 [5] and were married on 30 May 2022.
Christiani
Cyril and Robert are brothers. Two more brothers Harry and Ernest played first-class cricket for British Guiana.
Compton
Nick is the grandson of Denis. Other relatives Leslie, Richard, Patrick and Ben have also played first-class cricket.
Cowdrey
Chris and Graham are the sons of Colin. Chris’s son Fabian also played first-class cricket for Kent.[6]
Curran
- Kevin Patrick 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. Kevin Patrick Curran whom father to Kevin also played for Rodhasia.
Duleepsinhji/Indrajitsinhji/Ranjitsinhji/Singh
Duleepsinhji and Hanumant, were the nephews of Ranjitsinhji. Jadeja is the great-grandnephew of Duleepsinhji. Indrajitsinhji was a cousin of Hanumant. Ajay, Hanumant and Indrajitsinhji have all played for India.
Ealham
Father and son. Alan captained Kent and was twice 12th man for England in 1977. Alan's son Mark played for Kent, Nottinghamshire and England.
Edrich
Bill and John were cousins. Brian Edrich, Eric Edrich and Geoff Edrich were brothers of Bill, who also played first-class cricket.
Gilligan/May
Arthur and Harold were brothers. May was the son-in-law of Harold.
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
Harris/Kimmance
Grace and Laura are sisters. Laura and Delissa married each other.
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
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.
Langridge
James and John are brothers. While James played international cricket, John was an international umpire.
Mann
George was the son of Frank. Simon, the former British Army officer and mercenary, was the son of George.
Parks
Pattinson
Darren and James are brothers, Darren has represented England in tests, James has represented Australia in tests and ODIs.
Pringle
Don was the father of Derek. Don played for East Africa in the 1975 World Cup.
Roy/Snater
Jason and Shane are cousins. Shane played international cricket for Netherlands.
Stewart/Butcher
Alec is the son and Mark is the son-in-law of Mickey. Alec and Mark were brothers-in-law. At one time in their respective playing careers. Butcher was married to Mickey's daughter Judy.
Tyldesley/Vaughan
Ernest and Johnny were brothers. Michael is the great-grandson of one of the sisters of Johnny and Ernest.[7]
White/Lehmann
- Darren Lehmann (Australia)
- Craig White
Darren and Craig are brothers-in-law, Darren is married to Craig's sister Andrea.
Wright
Luke and Ashley are brothers. Ashley plays international cricket for Guernsey.
Eswatini
Mkhatshwa
- Ntombizodwa Mkhatshwa
- Ntombizonke Mkhatshwa
Both are twin sisters.
France
Guernsey
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.
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.[10]
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.
Tendulkar
Arjun Tendulkar, son of Sachin Tendulkar, is a first-class cricketer.
Ireland
Delany
Laura and Gareth are siblings. David is their cousin.
Garth
Anne-Marie is the mother of Kim. Her husband Jonathan Garth has played for Ireland at first-class and List-A level, whose son with the same name Jonathan Garth has also played domestic cricket.
Joyce/Anderson
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. Isobel and Cecelia are twin sisters. Isobel married John, who played international cricket for Ireland.
Lewis
Gaby and Robyn are sisters. Their father Alan and grandfather Ian have also 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.
Rankin
Boyd and David are brothers. Boyd has also played international cricket for England.
Italy
Jersey
Kenya
Modi
- Subhash Modi
- Hitesh Modi
Hitesh who is an umpire, is the father of Subhash.
Odhiambo/Onyango/Ngoche
Nehemiah, Lameck, James and Shem are brothers. Their sisters Margaret Banja and Mary Bele have also represented Kenya.
Tikolo
Tom Tikolo, elder brother of David and Steve, played first-class cricket for Kenya.
Luxembourg
Barker
- James Barker
- Timothy Barker
James and Timothy are twin brothers.
Malaysia
Namibia
Green
Zane Edward Green
Kayleen Ann Green
Zane & Kayleen are brother and sister
Nepal
Netherlands
de Leede
- Bas de Leede
- Tim de Leede
- Babette de Leede
- Frans de Leede
Bas is the son of Tim and a cousin of Babette. Frans, the father of Tim, had umpired in Women's ODIs.
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 also played for New Zealand.
Burgess
Mark played for New Zealand while his father Gordon was a President of New Zealand Cricket Council.
Brownlee
- Delwyn Brownlee
- Leonie Brownlee
Delwyn and Leonie are sisters. While Delwyn played, Leonie was an umpire in women's international cricket.
Cave
Harry is the nephew of Kenneth. While Harry played Tests, Kenneth was a Test umpire.
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.[13]
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
Milburn
Rowan is the daughter of Barry. She also played for the Netherlands.
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.[14] 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 also played first-class cricket, as did Warwick and Colin's father Nessie and uncle, Cyril Snedden. Martin's son Michael has also played first-class cricket.
Turner
- Glenn Turner
- Alfred Turner
Alfred is the father of Glenn. While Glenn played Tests and ODIs, Alfred stood as an umpire in Women's ODIs.
Webb
Murray and Richard are brothers. Note: Murray Webb played only Tests; Richard played only One Day Internationals.
Nigeria
Abdulquadri
- Kehinde Abdulquadri
- Taiwo Abdulquadri
Kehinde and Taiwo are twin sisters.
Pakistan
Afridi
Shaheen and Riaz are brothers. Shahid is the father-in-law of Shaheen. Irfan who plays for Uganda, is the nephew of Shahid.
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
Moin and Nadeem are brothers with both having represented the country in Tests and one-dayers. Azam is the son of Moin.
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.[17]
Naeem
- Naeem Ashraf
- Jasmine Naeem
Jasmine is the wife of Naeem. Naeem played international cricket for Pakistan, while Naeem is an international umpire.
Nazar
Nazar Mohammad is the father of Mudassar Nazar, and also of Mubashir Nazar, who played first-class cricket in Pakistan.[18]
Rana
Azmat and Shafaqat are brothers who played international cricket. Their brother Shakoor was an umpire. Shakoor's sons Mansoor and Maqsood played ODIs for Pakistan. Sultan Rana, who was Azmat's twin brother played first-class cricket.
Papua New Guinea
Romania
- Marian Gherasim
- Laurentiu Gherasim
Marian and Laurentiu are brothers.
Rwanda
Scotland
Drummond
Gordon and Annette are brother and sister. Annette played in 2003 and 2013 for Scotland's Wildcats, Gordon retired as Scotland captain in 2013. Annette and Abbi married each other.
Serbia
Zimonjic
- Nemanja Zimonjic
- Vukasin Zimonjic
Nemanja and Vukasin are brothers.
Singapore
Bhasin
- Ada Bhasin
- Riyaa Bhasin
Ada and Riyaa are twin sisters.
Sri Lanka
Labrooy
Graeme and Wendell are brothers. While Graeme played international cricket, both of them served as match referee in international cricket.
Ranatunga
All four were brothers.
Warnapura
- Bandula Warnapura
- Malinda Warnapura
- Upali Warnapura
Bandula is the uncle of Malinda. Malinda's father Upali officiated in Women's ODIs.
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 [22] In the Women's World T20 that year they became the first married couple to bat together in an ICC tournament.
Hands
Phillip and Reginald are brothers. Another brother Kenneth played first-class cricket.
Kirsten
- Peter Kirsten
- Andy Kirsten
- Gary Kirsten
- Paul Kirsten
Paul and Gary are brothers, Andy and Peter are half-brothers of Gary and Paul. Both Peter and Gary played international cricket, while Andy was the coach of Kenya national cricket team.[23] Gary had also coached India and South Africa.
Lindsay
Denis is the son of Johnny, while Neville is the uncle of Johnny.
Malan
Janneman and Pieter are brothers. Another brother Andre played at the domestic level.
Pollock
Peter and Graeme are brothers; Peter is Shaun's father.
Uganda
Mukasa/Nsubuga
Roger and Frank are brothers. Another brother Lawrence Sematimba played first-class, List-A and T20 cricket for Uganda.
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Vanuatu
West Indies
Bravo/Lara
Darren and Dwayne are half-brothers. Brian is uncle of Darren.
Browne/Browne-John
All three are sisters who played for the West Indian women's cricket team.
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.
Guillen/van Beek
Logan is the grandson of Sammy. Apart from West Indies, Sammy has also represented New Zealand in international cricket. Logan is currently a Netherlands international cricketer.
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
Reifer
All of them are cousins. While Raymon and Floyd played international cricket, Leslie was an umpire.
Shillingford
Grayson and Irvine were cousins[24] while Shane is related to both.[25] 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.
Walcott
While Clylde played for West Indies, Keith was a selector and assistant manager of the West Indies cricket team.
Zimbabwe
Curran
Tom, Ben, and Sam are the sons of Kevin, and represent England in international cricket.
Ebrahim
Kate is the wife of Dion, who played for New Zealand in international cricket.
Kaia
Innocent and Roy are brothers. Knowledge Kaia, who is eldest of the three, played first class cricket in Zimbabwe.
Masakadza
Hamilton and Shingirai are both older brothers to Wellington
Strang
Bryan and Paul are brothers.
Streak
Heath is the son of Denis. While Heath played for Zimbabwe, Denis was a national selector. Denis had played for the national team before they were awarded Test status.
See also
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