Most bizarre statistics

[PARRA_FAN]

Who and why would anyone call their son "Pony".

Pony's not his real name. "Pony" is like a nickname or preferred name. Probably known by his peers.

Its actually Arthur, and like a lot of Rugby League players in that era, Pre War, they had a lot of nicknames.

Herbert "Dally" Messenger
Sid "Sandy" Pearce
Charles "Chook" Fraser
Harry "Mick" Kadwell
Alf "Smacker" Blair

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Just on coaches:
By my calculations 7 clubs will have a new coach this year - a record?

 

[typicalfan]

Who and why would anyone call their son "Pony".

Well not his parents especially seeing as that wasn't his given name. Just a nickname.

 

[typicalfan]

Pony's not his real name. "Pony" is like a nickname or preferred name. Probably known by his peers.

Its actually Arthur, and like a lot of Rugby League players in that era, Pre War, they had a lot of nicknames.

Herbert "Dally" Messenger
Sid "Sandy" Pearce
Charles "Chook" Fraser
Harry "Mick" Kadwell
Alf "Smacker" Blair

Indeed although it wasn't just rugby league players, people in general in those times used nicknames, it is not rare to find people within ones family such as great uncles that used a nickname.

 

[mightybears]

Norths went 488 first grade matches [1943-1970] scoring at least one point, bizarre.
Less bizarre is that we lost most of them!

http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/all/overall_st.html#5

 

[Cockadoodledoo]

After 12 test matches Brian Lara had scored 941 runs at an average of 47.05. Now after 12 test matches Darren Bravo has scored 941 runs at an average of 47.05. Darren Bravo's mother is Brian Lara's cousin.

 

[Cockadoodledoo]

After 12 test matches Brian Lara had scored 941 runs at an average of 47.05. Now after 12 test matches Darren Bravo has scored 941 runs at an average of 47.05. Darren Bravo's mother is Brian Lara's cousin.

Well that has ended... Brian Lara made 167 in his 13th test, Bravo only made 166.

 

[Hutty1986]

Well that has ended... Brian Lara made 167 in his 13th test, Bravo only made 166.

:lol: The commentators were talking about this last night during the game, didn't realise he ended up a run short