What, only one Tyke on the list?

http://timesonline.typepad.com/line_and_length/2008/11/brought-to-book.html

Can't personally see any connection between Dan Brown and literature, but I do feel for the poor old journalists who have to turn this stuff out. Rider Hoggard indeed. Does he open with Hans Christian ("Jimmy") Anderson?
There could, of course, have been a stronger Yorkshire connection here, as the Bronte sisters originally published their work using the pseudonym "Bell"(Emily was Ellis Bell, Charlotte was Currer Bell; can't remember the others).
Not sure whether this is more or less of a waste of time than arguing about Yorkshire's openers for next season. I suspect there's not much in it.
For those genuinely interested in good literature for its own sake, could I recommend The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Ahmed (not off-topic: there are two mentions of cricket in it).

I shall investigate your reccommendation further.

Missing the obvious one here

Geoff (Rosie) Boycott - think she used to be the editor of the Guardian or Observer

Graham (Robert Louis) Stevenson

Swallow(s) and Amazons

and I am sure there must be several OLD LOVE stories that we could count as well

That would be Love's Labours. Lost!
A neat summary of most of Jim's playing career..

Good one Steve. Some of your posts bring to mind a song by a band I can't remember (Bonzo Dog?) but the song is called:

There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards.

Ian Dury?

The song Jimmy Kerr mentioned was certainly by the late great Mr Dury

Yorkshire cricketers have been mentioned in song

Orchard Rhodes - Joe (Leo) Sayer(s)
Love is Love - M (Barry) Ryan
Jealous Guy - John Lennon
Natural Bore(n) Bugie - Humble Pyrah
War(dle) Blakey (Baby) - Mark (Tom) Robinson
Never Can Say GoodByas - (FR) Jackson 5
True(man) Faith - New(stead) Order
World (S)Hut(ton) Your Mouth - Geoff (Julian) Cope
Shot By Both Side(bottom)s - Magazine


Of course I have to add
I Want To Be Adored - Darren G**gh (with help from the Stone Roses)

& My mates would add
I Am The Resurection - Geoff Boycott (again with the help of the Stone Roses)

Be honest.
You didn't just think of that lot...
That must have taken several hours and a lot of beer at some point..
Inpired dp. very inspired...

There was a quiz on TMS the other day. You had to construct a team of England players (post 1980) who's christian names and surnames began with the same letter.
I heard the quiz being set - but missed the answers..
The only one I could think of was Graham Gooch as opener...

Did anyone hear the rest?

Steve ... it took about 20 minutes & there was zero beer involved ... but if you sat anywhere near me at Headingley you'd understand that rubbish like this comes easy to some of us

Martyn Moxon!

Graham Gooch
Martyn Moxon
Chris Cowdrey
Matthew Maynard
Martin McCague

What about people like RT Robinson? And would 'Freddie' Flintoff count? Conversely, what about RC 'Jack' Russell?

So many questions...

I'm cheating & using Cricinfo ... so

Graham Gooch
Paul Parker - 1981
Chris Cowdrey - 1984/4
Martyn Moxon - 1986
Matthew Maynard - 1988
Martin McCague - 1993

Now for the 'dubious' ones

G (Foxy) Fowler - 1982
BC (Chris) Broad 1984
RT (Tim) Robinson 1984/5 (The same test as Cowdrey at Mumbai)
RC (Jack) Russell - 1988
A (Freddy) Flintoff - 1998

Thats most impressive!
Nicknames were outlawed - but the wicketkeeper was RC Russell.
The spinner was Pat Pocock.
Have we got a full team yet..?

Eddie 'Emmings?

I was going to add Nick (K)night but thought it a bit 'naughty'

I can only apologise for setting a quiz without having the answers....

Tim Tremlett

Tim did not play for England (although none of you have pointed this out to me) and its his injury prone son Chris who has played recently and therefore is not eligible for the team - apologies on my part