Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Cope grew up in Crossgates in Leeds and first played cricket at Manston Junior School. His talent wa

Cope grew up in Crossgates in Leeds and first played cricket at Manston Junior School. His talent was shown in an Under 11 cup final in which he took all ten wickets for 26 and then batted his team to victory. He played club cricket at an early age with Leeds Zingari and then for Leeds Cricket Club in the Yorkshire League. He played for the club for 25 years. He played for England Schools and then, in 1964, for Yorkshire Second XI. He made his debut for the first team against Hampshire at Bradford Park Avenue with Ray Illingworth on Test duty. Despite taking 40 wickets at 13.82 in 1967 he didn't win a regular first team place until 1969 when Illingworth moved to captain Leicstershire.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in five Tests from 1972 to 1973. As of March 2009, he r

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in five Tests from 1972 to 1973. As of March 2009, he remains the last white player to play for West Indies; Brendan Nash, who made his Test debut in December 2008, is of mixed race.

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1919, both at New Ro

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1919, both at New Road. He had no success, his highest score — a mere 11 — coming in the first of his four innings, against Gloucestershire.

Is an Australian butterfly swimmer. He is a multiple Olympic, World, Pan Pacific and Commonwealth Ga

Is an Australian butterfly swimmer. He is a multiple Olympic, World, Pan Pacific and Commonwealth Games medallist, and a previous world record holder in the 50m Butterfly.

Is an American former professional basketball player. He was a guard for the New York Knicks (1979-8

Is an American former professional basketball player. He was a guard for the New York Knicks (1979-80), Dallas Mavericks (1980-81), Cleveland Cavaliers (1981-85), Golden State Warriors (1985-86), and Los Angeles Clippers (1986-87). Collegiately, he played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.[1]

Was a South African first class cricketer. He was born in Cape Province and died in Johannesburg. An

Was a South African first class cricketer. He was born in Cape Province and died in Johannesburg. Antrobus made two first-class appearances for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1925.

Was an English professional footballer who scored 20 goals from 86 appearances in the Football Leagu

Was an English professional footballer who scored 20 goals from 86 appearances in the Football League playing as an winger for Lincoln City either side of the Second World War. He also played in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship for Lincolnshire. He

Was an English cricketer who played 339 first-class matches for Lancashire between 1946 and 1958 as

Was an English cricketer who played 339 first-class matches for Lancashire between 1946 and 1958 as a right-handed batsman. He captained Lancashire to a win over Leicestershire at Old Trafford in 1956 in which his team did not lose a wicket, the first tim

Was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1927 to 1930.

Was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1927 to 1930.

Is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. In an illustrious, but sometimes controversial career f

Is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. In an illustrious, but sometimes controversial career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's finest opening batsmen.[2]

Is a retired Australian squash player who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash play

Is a retired Australian squash player who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players of all time.

Was an English cricketer who played seven times for Worcestershire after the Second World War. Only

Was an English cricketer who played seven times for Worcestershire after the Second World War. Only the first two of these games were in the County Championship; the others were against Cambridge University and Combined Services. Later in life, Darks beca

Is a football player who last played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League as a central Defender.Cla

Is a football player who last played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League as a central Defender.Claeys is a former Belgian international and was capped 10 times. He began his career at the Belgian club Cercle Brugge. He left the club in 1996 for Dutch Feyenoord, then he made an unsuccessful move to R.S.C. Anderlecht and was transferred to K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst on loan.

Played first-class and List A cricket for Lancashire and Somerset between 1959 and 1967. He was a lo

Played first-class and List A cricket for Lancashire and Somerset between 1959 and 1967. He was a lower-order batsman and a wicketkeeper. Clayton played for Lancashire's second eleven in 1956 and 1957, but made his first-class cricket debut in the 1957 for the Combined Services cricket team while on National Service.

Is a French professional racing cyclist.

Is a French professional racing cyclist.

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Hampstead, London and died in Geelong, Victoria. A right-ha

Was an English cricketer. He was born in Hampstead, London and died in Geelong, Victoria. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler, he played for Hampshire between 1928 and 1930. In 33 first-class innings, Adams failed to score a half-century, his best knock of 42 coming against Glamorgan.

Is an English former footballer.Barnett played as a goalkeeper and started out at Everton in 1962, a

Is an English former footballer.Barnett played as a goalkeeper and started out at Everton in 1962, and there he gained schoolboy and U21 honours with England. However, with the goalkeeping spot being dominated by Gordon West through most of the 1960s, Barnett could only be content with being his understudy, making just ten league appearances in seven seasons for the Toffees.

Is an Australian former national representative rugby league and rugby union player - a dual-code in

Is an Australian former national representative rugby league and rugby union player - a dual-code international. He played union at fly-half and league at five-eighth.His club rugby was played with the Teachers Norths club in Brisbane from where he was se

In county cricket he played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club later moving to Durham County C

In county cricket he played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club later moving to Durham County Cricket Club when they gained first-class status becoming their first county captain. After running the county's youth Academy, he was appointed first team coach in March 2007. Under Cook's guidance Durham won the first major title in the clubs history at Lords in 2007

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Cornewall entered the double

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Cornewall entered the double York round event in 1908, taking 15th place with 430 points. He also participated in the Continental style event but his result is unknown.

Was an English cricketer who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Dawson

Was an English cricketer who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Dawson's first recorded Second XI matches came during the 1958 season, and he continued to play in the Second XI until 1969. His sole List A appearance came duri

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne.

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 21st in the C-1 event at the

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 21st in the C-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for RC Lens in the French Ligue 1.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for RC Lens in the French Ligue 1.

Is a former Australian and Queensland cricketer. He played in 21 Tests and 15 One Day Internationals

Is a former Australian and Queensland cricketer. He played in 21 Tests and 15 One Day Internationals between 1974 and 1980.