players deserve better spelling

[evertonfan]

Or Vorner in case you're going on BLIC spellings.

And it's Geraint Jones, not Geriant, Gerant or Garaint.

 

[nightprowler10]

Isn't that rather how the 'S' is pronounced? Like how many a German pronounces 'S' with a 'h' just after it.

I believe it is. What I meant was that since people hear commentators say it as "Shewag", they just spell it the way they hear it.

 

[dtrain]

I've heard many people say Glenn McGrath and actually saying the "th" at the end!

You do say the "th" when you pronounce it this way

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Cricket/Unwelcome-McGarth-dumped/2004/12/09/1102182428777.html

 

[evertonfan]

Although we aren't going to see much of him anymore, I always got aggrieved whenever Damien Martyn was spelt Martin.

 

[James_W]

Mattiah Murlidaran

Only kidding

All the correct spellings should be put in the firs tpost so people can see them easier.

 

[symonds_sixes]

Sajid Mahmood not Mamood, Mahood or Mahmoood (however much Bob Willis says it )

my dad calls him Yourmood

 

[nightprowler10]

What is the correct way of spelling Murali's name? I always thought it was Muralitharan but I've seen it spelled Muralidaran on ICC's website.

 

[langerrox]

bah more to add, i just woke up.. later

 

[symonds_sixes]

Adam Gilchrist, no Gillchrist
Stuart Clark, not Clarke

 

[langerrox]

check first page mate, clark/e is already up there

 

[symonds_sixes]

check first page mate, clark/e is already up there

I thought it was only for Michael Clarke, Not Michael Clark

 

[sohum]

What is the correct way of spelling Murali's name? I always thought it was Muralitharan but I've seen it spelled Muralidaran on ICC's website.

This is a good question. I would go as far as to claim Muralidaran because I have seen it on his shirt in a few ODI games.

As far as this list goes, we are just going by what is the official English version of the name--which for many Asian countries is really useless. The scope of the English alphabet is far too small to represent the different sounds in most Asian languages with a reasonably small amount of doubt.

 

[langerrox]

This is a good question. I would go as far as to claim Muralidaran because I have seen it on his shirt in a few ODI games.

As far as this list goes, we are just going by what is the official English version of the name--which for many Asian countries is really useless. The scope of the English alphabet is far too small to represent the different sounds in most Asian languages with a reasonably small amount of doubt.

its spelt Muralidaran purely as it fits in the ODI shirt "Muttiah Muralitharan" is his real name, heck had to cricinfo that!

 

[sohum]

its spelt Muralidaran purely as it fits in the ODI shirt "Muttiah Muralitharan" is his real name, heck had to cricinfo that!

I'm guessing that's according to his birth certificate. But considering that the name is not originally English, there are probably 15 ways to spell it correctly in English and still get the correct sound.

 

[nightprowler10]

its spelt Muralidaran purely as it fits in the ODI shirt "Muttiah Muralitharan" is his real name, heck had to cricinfo that!

True. But like I said, ICC's official website has it with a 'd'.

http://www.lgiccrankings.com/test/bowling/rankings.php