This quiz will test your knowledge on international cricketers with alliterative names.
Michael Colin Cowdrey, the first to play a hundred Test matches, has initials matching the Marylebone Cricket Club’s, but would never be known by his first name. In fact, the MCC hosts the Colin Cowdrey Spirit of Cricket Lecture every year.
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Balfour Patrick Patterson, too, was invariably known by his middle name, as were quite a few others, including William Eric “Bill” Bowes or Emmanuel Alfred “Manny” Martindale, who went by their nicknames. On the other hand, Atapattu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani Kumari Athapaththu, does have an alliterative name but is always referred to as Chamari.
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These cricketers are not part of our quiz, which concerns players with alliterative first names and surnames who are also known by these two words.
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Take our quiz to test your knowledge on international cricketers with alliterative names. After being provided with a hint, you will have to click on the correct cricketer from a list.
Quiz! How well do you international cricketers with alliterative names?
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