Sporting composers

[LMcD]

I've just noticed that a chap called Elgar is currently building up a big score for the South African cricket team. The only other composer/sportsman that immediately comes to mind is Ronnie Sullivan (but I'm sure there are others .... )

[zola]

I've just noticed that a chap called Elgar is currently building up a big score for the South African cricket team. The only other composer/sportsman that immediately comes to mind is Ronnie Sullivan (but I'm sure there are others .... )

Andrew Strauss ? Huddersfield had a manager called Wagner but I'm not sure what pronunciation he uses ( he is German )

[cloughie]

Robin Marlar played for Sussex, Geoff Arnold for Surrey, Tony Grieg for Sussex, Jeff Thomson, Australia, Roland Nilsson footballer for the Owls,

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Pelestrina?

[Andy Freude]

There was an English rugby player called Joseph Green.

Better still, there was another called William Walton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walton_(rugby)

[Dave Payn]

Two spring to mind from the football world. In the 60s West Ham had a player called Ronnie Boyce and a current player who I think is at Lazio at the moment is Ravel Morrison.

[Padraig]

I've just noticed that a chap called Elgar is currently building up a big score for the South African cricket team. The only other composer/sportsman that immediately comes to mind is Ronnie Sullivan (but I'm sure there are others .... )

Ronnie O'Sullivan, LMcD.

[cloughie]

Ronnie O'Sullivan, LMcD.

Any relationnto Gilbert?

[DracoM]

Neil WAGNER?
NZ national team, cricketing all-rounder, but primarily a bowler?

[LMcD]

Ronnie O'Sullivan, LMcD.

I realized afterwards that I'd subconsciously dropped the Irish bit!
Herschelle and Armstrong Gibbs
Wayne and Frank Bridge

[Dave Payn]

In the 70s there’d have been a lot of ‘It’s a game of two halves, (Havergal) Brian.’

[Edgy 2]

Henning Berg,Swedish former footballer.

There are some Czech footballers named Dvorak around (Pavel,Lucas,probably a few others over the years).
Tomas Dvorak was world decathlon champion a few times.

[Felix the Gnat]

Henning Berg,Swedish former footballer.

There are some Czech footballers named Dvorak around (Pavel,Lucas,probably a few others over the years).
Tomas Dvorak was world decathlon champion a few times.

The 1950s Russian centre-half Dimitri Vladimirovich Kykabolokov, left an unfinished piano trio - I don't know if that qualifies him as a composer, though.

[antongould]

Terry Dyson famously played football for Spurs and less famously H Ferneyhough played cricket for Harrow School in 2018

[Padraig]

I realized afterwards that I'd subconsciously dropped the Irish bit!

Could happen to a bishop. :)