Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Warwickshire. But his wider claim t

Was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Warwickshire. But his wider claim to notability is that he was selected by Wisden in 1919, while a schoolboy at Malvern College, as one its five Cricketers of the Year, there being few outst

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Lake was a member of the A

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Lake was a member of the American water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament. He played two matches.

Is a Barbadian footballer. He started his career as an apprentice with Nottingham Forest, where his

Is a Barbadian footballer. He started his career as an apprentice with Nottingham Forest, where his progress was inhibited by a succession of injuries. The midfielder has spent most of his career with Youth Milan in the Barbados Premier Division, returnin

Was a British field hockey player, rugby union player, cricketer, and squash player who competed in

Was a British field hockey player, rugby union player, cricketer, and squash player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.At the 1948 Summer Olympics he was captain of the British field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all five matche

Is an English former footballer. He started his career with Hull City. He joined York City in 1954,

Is an English former footballer. He started his career with Hull City. He joined York City in 1954, where he is the club's leading scorer. He joined non-league club Annfield Plain after retiring from league football.

Was an Australian first class cricketer and Australian Imperial Force (AIF) soldier. Born in Hay, Ne

Was an Australian first class cricketer and Australian Imperial Force (AIF) soldier. Born in Hay, New South Wales to Thomas and Emily, Callaway moved to Sydney and played for Sydney grade cricket team Waverley in 1914, gay Callaway made his first class debut aged 18 for New South Wales against Queensland at the SCG in February 1915. A right-handed batsman, Callaway brought up his century with a six and became the first man to score a double century on first class debut. Callaway was eventually out for 207. Callaway holds the record for the highest first-class batting average.

Was an England cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1897 to 1898. He is one of the very few Test cri

Was an England cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1897 to 1898. He is one of the very few Test cricketers to have made his claims for inclusion purely upon his performance for an Oxbridge university. He had played a few times for Surrey in 1895 and 1897, when the team was a powerful force in county cricket, but his performance was so modest that he had difficulty justifying his place.

Was an English first class cricketer who played two games for Yorkshire CCC in 1950 before moving to

Was an English first class cricketer who played two games for Yorkshire CCC in 1950 before moving to Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 1951. He retired in 1965 to concentrate on landscape gardening and his work as a groundsman.

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and Australian rules football with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Mitchell's three VFL games came midway through the 1925 season and were against Fitzroy, South Melbourne and Essendon. An Old Melburnian, he played his early football at Melbourne University.

A tall slow left-arm bowler and lower-order batsman, Gallichan played most of his cricket for Manawa

A tall slow left-arm bowler and lower-order batsman, Gallichan played most of his cricket for Manawatu in the second-class Hawke Cup competition, appearing irregularly for Wellington. He was a late selection for the 1937 New Zealand tour of England and did well in the early games, but was reckoned by Wisden to have been inconsistent.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a right-half.As a schoolboy, Corbett captained the Falkirk t

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a right-half.As a schoolboy, Corbett captained the Falkirk team that won the Scottish Schools Trophy. He also played for Scotland Boys and, while at Musselburgh, played for Scotland Juniors. He signed for Hearts at the age of 15.

Norman was nicknamed 'Flash' as a result of being able to bowl a cricket ball at almost 100mph.

Norman was nicknamed 'Flash' as a result of being able to bowl a cricket ball at almost 100mph.

Was a South African cricketer. Smokey Featherstone was educated at King Edward VII High School in Jo

Was a South African cricketer. Smokey Featherstone was educated at King Edward VII High School in Johannesburg and toured England with the South African Schools team in 1967. He made his debut for Transvaal B as a right-handed batsman and an off-break bow

Gifford served his apprenticeship as a professional cricketer in the Worcestershire second team duri

Gifford served his apprenticeship as a professional cricketer in the Worcestershire second team during 1959, and when in May 1960 he took 2-25 from 18 overs in a drawn Second XI match against Kent, he was called up to the first team for the game against the same opposition that began the very next day. Gifford took four wickets in Kent's first innings, but his hopes of a repeat in the second evaporated as Worcestershire collapsed to their second-lowest ever score of 25 all out on their way to an innings defeat. The next game against Cambridge University was a happier affair, as Gifford took ten wickets in the match, including a fine second-innings analysis of 15.5-7-18-6, to ensure that this time it was his team who won by an innings.

Was an athlete from India who went on to star in Hollywood and Broadway[1]. He was of British descen

Was an athlete from India who went on to star in Hollywood and Broadway[1]. He was of British descent and moved to England permanently in 1905.Pritchard was the first Indian athlete to participate in the Olympic Games. He was also the first athlete from India and first athlete representing an Asian nation to win an Olympic medal. He won two silver medals in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France

Is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for

Is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Sta. Lucia Realtors. He was drafted 7th overall by Mobiline in 2001.

Was an Australian sportsman who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and re

Was an Australian sportsman who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and represented Western Australia at first-class cricket.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1938 to 1939. He was born in Boksburg

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1938 to 1939. He was born in Boksburg, Transvaal. He is South Africa's oldest living Test cricketer. [1]

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in 1946. He also played m

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in 1946. He also played minor counties cricket for Devon between 1938 and 1955. Humphries made his debut near the end of June 1946, against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, and scored 21

Is a former English cricketer who played 59 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the late 1940s

Is a former English cricketer who played 59 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was born in Wollaston, which at that time lay within Worcestershire. Primarily a bats man, he also bowled a little in later seasons an

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the son of Scottish international footballer, Wil

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the son of Scottish international footballer, Wilf Low.Low began his professional career with Liverpool, but the dominant centre-half struggled to get into the first team. Though he did play eleven consecutive games in place of Tom Bradshaw for the First Division club during the first half of the 1934-35 season.

Was a New Zealand boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the se

Was a New Zealand boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Lidoro Oliver.

Basketball and lacrosse player, voted Canada's top basketball player of the first half of the 20th c

Basketball and lacrosse player, voted Canada's top basketball player of the first half of the 20th century in a Canadian Press poll in December 1950.

Was an English cricketer. Bowell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. Bowell made h

Was an English cricketer. Bowell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. Bowell made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1924 County Championship against Northamptonshire, in a match which was abandoned due to rain. Bowell made his second and final appearance for Hampshire against Nottinghamshire in the same season. In 1925 Bowell played a single first-class match for Northamptonshire against Dublin University. In 1927 Bowell represented Oxfordshire in a single minor Counties Championship match against Monmouthshire.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Clapton Orient, Huddersfield Town & York City.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Clapton Orient, Huddersfield Town & York City.