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New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns (in Bunbury Cricket outfit).
In part one , three generations of Test cricketers were listed. Today we will look at fathers and sons to play in Tests.
Australia
EJ Gregory (1 Test, 1877) and son SE Gregory (58 Tests, 1890-1912).
England
CL Townsend (2 Tests, 1899) and DCH Townsend (3 Tests, 1934).
FW Tate (1 Test, 1902) and MW Tate (39 Tests, 1924-35).
J Hardstaff (5 Tests, 1907) and J Hardstaff jnr. (23 Tests, 1935-48).
FT Mann (5 Tests, 1922) and FG Mann (7 Tests, 1948-49).
JH Parks (1 Test, 1937) and JM Parks (46 Tests, 1954-68).
L Hutton (79 Tests, 1937-54) and RA Hutton (5 Tests, 1971).
MC Cowdrey (114 Tests, 1954-1974) and CS Cowdrey (6 Tests, 1984-88).
MJ Stewart (8 Tests, 1962-63) and AJ Stewart (133 Tests, 1989-2003).
AR Butcher (1 Test, 1979 and MA Butcher (71 Tests, 1997-2004).
IJ Jones (15 Tests, 1963-67) and SP Jones (18 Tests, 2002 -2005).
A Sidebottom (1 Test, 1985) and RJ Sidebottom (21 Test, 2001 till now).
South Africa
F Hearne (4 Tests, 1891-95) and GAL Hearne (3 Tests, 1922-24). F. Hearne also played 2 Tests for England in 1988.
AW Nourse (45 Tests, 1902-24) and AD Nourse (34 Tests, 1935-51).
LR Tuckett (1 Test, 1913) and L. Tuckett (9 Tests, 1947-48)
JD Lindsay (3 Tests, 1947) and DT Lindsay (19 Tests, 1963-1969).
PM Pollock (28 Tests, 1961-69) and SM Pollock (108 Tests, 1995-2007).
West Indies
OC Scott (8 Tests, 1928-30) and APH Scott (1 Test, 1952)
GA (22 Tests, 1929-53) and RGA Headley (2 Tests, 1973); RGA and DW Headley (15 Tests for England, 1997-99).
ED Weekes (48 Tests, 1947-58) and illegitimate son DA Murray [according to CricInfo] (19 Tests, 1977-81).
New Zealand
HG Vivian (7 Tests, 1931-37) and GE Vivian (5 Tests, 1964-1971).
WA Hadlee (11 Tests, 1937-50) and DR Hadlee (26 Tests, 1969-77) and RJ Hadlee (86 Tests, 1972-90).
WM Anderson (1Test, 1945) and RW Anderson (9 Tests, 1976-78).
PGZ Harris (9 Tests, 1955-1964) and CZ Harris (23 Tests, 1992-2002).
WP Bradburn (2 Tests, 1963) and GE Bradburn (4 Tests, 1990)
BL Cairns (43 Tests, 1973-85) and CL Cairns (62 Tests, 1989-2004).
India
L Amarnath (24 Tests, 1933-52) and M Amarnath (69 Tests, 1969-87) and S Amarnath (10 Tests, 1975-78).
Nawab of Pataudi Snr. (3 Tests, 1946) and Nawab of Pataudi jnr. (46 Tests, 1961-74). Nawab of Pataudi Snr. also played three Tests for England,1932-34.
MH (Vinoo) Mankad (44 Tests, 1946-58) and AV Mankad (22 Tests, 1969-77).
Pankaj Roy (43 Tests, 1951-60) and Pranob Roy (2 Tests, 1981).
VL Manjrekar (56 Tests, 1951-64) and SV Manjrekar (37 Tests, 1987-96).
DK Gaekwad (11 Tests, 1952-60) and AD Gaekwad (40 Tests, 1974-84).
HS Kanitkar (2 Tests, 1974) and HH Kanitkar (2 Tests, 1999).
Yograj Singh (1 Test, 1980) and Yuvraj Singh (28 Tests, 2003 till now).
India and Pakistan
M. Jahangir Khan (4 Tests for India, 1932-36) and Majid Khan (63 Tests for Pakistan, 1964-82). Also Majid Khan’s son Bazid Khan (see below).
S Wazir Ali (7 Tests for Ind., 1932-36) and Khalid Wazir (2 Tests for Pak., 1954).
Pakistan
Majid Khan (63 Tests, 1964-82) and Bazid Khan (1 Test, 2004).
Hanif Mohammad (55 Tests, 1952-69) and Shoaib Mohammad (45 Tests, 1983-95).
Nazar Mohammad (5 Tests, 1952) and Mudassar Nazar (76 Tests, 1976-88).
Sources: Famous Cricketing Families by KM-H, Simon & Schuster, Aust., 2000; Almanac, Perivale, Aust., 2006; several Wisden publications UK.
Brothers playing Test cricket together will be featured in part three.
