Cricketers have gained enormous popularity in the modern era thanks to the fantastic performances by them on the field. Fans are always curious to know more and more details about the lives of the cricket stars. The first thing that fans notice about a good player is his name.
Fans would have noticed that there are some players whose surnames are related to names of colors. For example, two players named Cameron White and Cameron Green have played for the Australian cricket team at the international level.
Similarly, there have been a few players whose surnames are also body parts of humans. Here’s a list of four such players.
1. One of the current Australian cricketers – Travis Head
Australian cricket team’s all-rounder Travis Head’s surname is the name of a body part as well. Head is in the upper part of human body. As far as Travis’ career is concerned, the Aussie has been quite successful on the field, and he has also played for RCB in IPL.
2. One of the new England cricketers – Josh Tongue
Josh Tongue recently made his Test debut for the England cricket team in a one-off Test match against the Ireland cricket team. Tongue impressed straightaway and took a five-wicket haul on debut. He has also been named in the Ashes squad.
3. John Kidney
John Kidney is a former Barbados cricketer, who played 11 first-class matches in his career. Kidney is an important part of the human body. Talking about John Kidney, he played first-class cricket for Barbados from 1908 to 1932.
4. Barry Tooth
Barry Tooth is another former first-class cricketer to feature on this list. He is from South Africa. Tooth was a right-handed batter and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He played 14 first-class matches and three List-A matches in his career.
