Talk:List of nicknames used in cricket/Archive 1

Archive 1

Nationality

Should a reference be made to each player for what Cricket team they play in?'DaGizza 03:22, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Good idea - be bold -- —Moondyne 04:48, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Question

Did Kapil Dev have a nickname? I always thought that he had one, but I can't remember any. 'DaGizza 02:03, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

I think it was Kuku, but would need someone else to concur before adding it. -- —Moondyne 02:49, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

here's a few more to add -- —Moondyne 02:58, 30 September 2005 (UTC) done -- —Moondyne 09:54, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Should names If people were more well known by their nickname than their real name, such as "Jonty" and "Archie", for the cricketers Jonty Rhodes and Archie Jackson, should they be included? 'DaGizza 03:43, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

I think not, else this could get very big! Although I suppose we could make exceptions where the name is a bit unusual. You could argue that Jonty is not so much a nickname, but rather a also known as name - I suspect his family called him that. -- —Moondyne 04:31, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

In that case, you might want to strike Zin Harris (i.e., Peter Zinzan Harris) from the list. I wasn't too sure about those - I tossed up whether Fanie de Villiers (Stephanus, IIRC) and Hansie Cronje should be there for the same reason. Grutness...wha? 04:59, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

I think Straussy, Warney and Marto are a bit marginal! :) -- —Moondyne 04:55, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

www.bulls.com.au

This site is good for all international Australian players who represent the Queensland Bulls. There is a nickname for all of them. Other Australian state team sites might have nicknames for their players as well. DaGizza ^{Chat (c)} 12:44, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Move page

"List of cricketers" refers only to cricket players. There are also umpires, officials etc. as well as international team nicknames. DaGizza ^{Chat (c)} 11:07, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

DaGizza, you'll get no argument from me and I doubt anyone else will care. I'm being bold. Done! -- —Moondyne 14:48, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

Baggy Greens

Is the Baggy Green a nickname for the Australian cricket team or is it just the name of the Test cap? DaGizza ^{Chat (c)} 06:17, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

It's not the most common useage, but not unheard of either. A Google search for "the Baggy Greens" [1] returns a few hundred hits, mainly journalism articles. -- —Moondyne 12:19, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Twenty20

Did anybody catch any nicknames (especially if you are an Aussie) of the recent twenty20 (if you saw the match on TV or at the Gabba). The only one not already on the list that I managed to get was James Hopes' catfish. DaGizza ^Chat 05:15, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Are these nicknames ?

1. Ashes - or is the name now "official"
2. Summer of four captains ?
3. The Greatest Test Series Ever Played - 1960-61 West Indies tour of Australia [2] - or is too generic a title?

Not sure if the above items qualify as "nicknames", so I'll wait for a response. Abecedare 15:36, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Meanings?

This list is comprehensive now with hundreds of players listed with nicknames. Nevertheless, it seems to trivial to currently be in an encyclopedia. I think it is time to provide an explanation from how the various nicknames originated from. DaGizza^{Chat ©} 08:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Agree, but how? I suggest the first thing to do is filter out some of the more trivial nicknames like "Boony", "Warney" etc etc. Perhaps a page policy of one nickname per person would help. In-line web references to media articles will suffice as references. Alternatively, player articles should mention the players nickname. -- I@n ≡ talk 05:27, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm going to start removing some, so please feel free to revert if I've made some mistakes. -- I@n ≡ talk 05:31, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

What's the thought on Brad Hogg's nickname George/Georgie? I think this is an interesting point, his full name is George Bradley Hogg, so ironically his real name is also his nickname. MrAngy 17:10, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Sources

If you feel strongly enough to put a nickname in this list, then please add a reference point. Looking at the Ds, I found most of them in Cricinfo pages, a couple of surpise omissions from the cricinfo article (Kapil Dev and Allan Donald) in one further search each. It's not hard. WillE (talk) 21:42, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Fanie and Boata

I am undecided as to whether South African family nicknames should qualify here - Fanie, Boata and Hansie spring to mind, but I've left Fanie De Villiers in as a citation being needed, as I've heard 'Fast Fanie' suggested somewhere. I've removed Boata Dippenaar as I could find no source for those suggested, other than Hendrik. What I am absolutely sure of is that Hendrik is not a nickname for Dippenaar - it is his given name, and should not be there as a nickname. WillE (talk) 21:49, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Mr Infredible

I think it also needs stating - a name used in a headline is not a nickname - unless it passes into common usage (and for wiki a further source can be found). 'Mr Infredible' is thus removed. WillE (talk) 19:48, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Other lists

I'd never heard of "The Wanderer" for Vijay Manjrekar, so did some digging. Nowt on Cricinfo, and a google search revealed several references - all of lists either copied from this page, or from which earlier version of this page were copied. I do no think any of them are themselves referenced, so will not use them as citable evidence. WillE (talk) 22:31, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Alphabetic order of Pakistani names

An editor has moved Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar and moved them to the "A" group.

Cricinfo and Cricket Archive both list Wasim Akram under "W", and Shoaib Akhtar under "S". The BBC follows suit by referring to them by their full names on scorecards, where as for (say most) Indian names they will refer to R Dravid.

So, my question is - is there a wiki precedent for this, or can someone with an informed view cast an opinion, please? WillE (talk) 21:19, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Two things...

1. If you want to make an entry, cite an article that actually says that the player has gained the nickname of "X". 2. A solitary reference to a "name" by a newspaper ("Mo-Yo"; Mr "Infredible";etc) are not nicknames as no-one calls the person concerned by it to their face.

It is not rocket science, but some editors seem to be making it so. WillE (talk) 20:26, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Men in Blue

Pleased to see someone citing references, but I feel this entry and a few others do not pass muster. One reference in one article doesn't a nickname make. Look at it this way - if you don't hear a keeper shouting something like "Come on Guy!" or "Come on Beefy", for Botham or "Come on Pigeon!" for McGrath, it probably is NOT a nickname. See above..... WillE (talk) 18:01, 27 March 2012 (UTC)