Re: England Test players not known by first names

Aslam Siddiqui <asiddiqu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:f3c353ce-cfec-4479-
aadd-198a9a051283@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Here is a list of England Test players who went/go by their second or
third given names. Players who are better known by their nicknames
('Gubby', 'Tich', 'Monty' etc.) rather than the given names are
excluded.

snip

Greg Thomas ? John Gregory

I always wondered why he didn't want to be known as John Thomas.


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