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Bairstow joins "son and father" cricket list for England

LONDON: Jonathan Bairstow became the 13th son to follow his father into the England Test side after being handed a debut against the West Indies at Lord's here on Thursday.

The complete list is as follows (player, Test career span, number of Tests):

  • Charlie Townsend (1899, two Tests) and David Townsend (1934-5, three Tests)
  • Fred Tate (1902, 1) and Maurice Tate (1924-35, 39)
  • Joe Hardstaff snr (1907-08, 5) and Joe Hardstaff jnr (1935-48, 23)
  • Frank Mann (1922-23, 5) and George Mann (1948-49, 7)
  • Jim Parks snr (1937, 1) and Jim Parks jnr (1954-68, 46)
  • Leonard Hutton (1937-55, 79) and Richard Hutton (1971, 5)
  • Colin Cowdrey (1954-1975, 114) and Chris Cowdrey (1984-88, 6)
  • Micky Stewart (1962-64, 8 ) and Alec Stewart (1989-2003, 133)
  • Jeff Jones (1964-68, 15) and Simon Jones (2002-05, 18)
  • Alan Butcher (1979, 1) and Mark Butcher (1997-2004, 71)
  • Arnie Sidebottom (1985, 1) and Ryan Sidebottom (2001-2010, 22)
  • Chris Broad (1984-89, 25) and Stuart Broad (2007-, 46 to date)
  • David Bairstow (1979-81, 4) and Jonathan Bairstow (2012-, 1 to date) AFP