Whats in a name?

[The Outsider]

In the early 1950s the Fijian cricket team toured New Zealand, including a player known as "Bula". However, his real surname was an amazing 50 letters long, if I remember correctly. Can you shed some more light on him? asked Paul Marshall from New Zealand Cricinfo's player page solemnly records that Mr Bula's full name was "Ilikena Lasarusa Talebulamainavaleniveivakabulaimainakulalakebalau", which is 49 letters unless I got lost halfway through. It was probably very good news for the scorers that he didn't mind being abbreviated. Apparently his name means "returned alive from Nankula hospital at Lakemba island in the Lau group". Bula played nine matches now recognised as first-class, on two tours of New Zealand with the Fijians - in 1947-48 and 1953-54. He scored two centuries, one on each tour, against Canterbury both times. According to our records Bula is still alive at 85.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/293885.html

[Predator_05]

Re: Whats in a name? The commentators must have loved him...

[yoda]

Re: Whats in a name? that's one loooong last name. just trying to pronounce it once makes me feel dizzy.

[kabira]

Re: Whats in a name? he beats Chamida Vaas...

[Guest BossBhai]

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[Dirty_South]

Re: Whats in a name?

[DesiChap]

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[Lurker]

Re: Whats in a name?

Cricinfo's player page solemnly records that Mr Bula's full name was "Ilikena Lasarusa Talebulamainavaleniveivakabulaimainakulalakebalau", which is 49 letters unless I got lost halfway through.

It is perhaps just right that cricket is a gentleman's game. Can you imagine a woman walking to "Bula" and having her breasts autographed.... :chin: xxx

[jf1gp_1]

Re: Whats in a name?

Can you imagine a woman walking to "Bula" and having her breasts autographed.... :chin: *****

yup start at breast and we all know where it would end. good option to have.

[Rajiv]

Re: Whats in a name? Translates to Without doubt IL Bula has the longest name of any cricketer - the literal translation is "returned alive from Nankula hospital at Lakemba island in the Lau group".

[CC1981]

Re: Whats in a name?

he literal translation is "returned alive from Nankula hospital at Lakemba island in the Lau group".

All i can say is thank God he wasn't born in some place such as Warnakulasurya hospital at Vishakapatnam in the ChaldoAssyrian group. That would've been even worse.