Examples…..

Johann (I and II – otherwise known as BOGOF) Strauss

Richard (one of der Fuhrer’s favourites, through no fault of his own, wonderful composer that he was) Strauss

Claude Lévi Strauss (a bit of ethic balance there in more ways than one)

Levi Strauss (ditto on the ethic balance front, genes and jeans, which brings us nicely back to trousers)

I think I should go lie down again.

I think you might be on to something, Ged. Hauritz’s name has a “z” in it, which makes it German. In the good old days of Australian cricket it was all proper Aussie vowels (Shaaane Waaarne, Steeeve Waaaugh, Maaark Waaaugh, Maaark Taaaylor). These days there’s a German wherever you look. Hauritz, Bollinger, Hilfenhaus, Katich – they’re everywhere. The Germans have no time to learn how to play proper cricket – formation marching is their speciality (stop me if this gets too racist). “Gooood aaareaaas Shaaaaaaaaaane” becomes “So, I see you haf put ze ball into anozer, how shall ve say, good area Herr Hauritz”. (How are we doing on the racism front?)

Clearly, that is not going to work against the English. It would only encourage the batsmen (Strauss in particular) to adopt a laid-back approach to batting, smiling chirpily, whistling, and occasionally wandering off to square leg to shake dirt out of hidden pouches in the trousers.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GFRE_enGB330GB331&q=hauritz+name+origin

It seems that Nathan Hauritz is far and away the most famous Hauritz in the world.

The name Hauritz seems to have a peculiar link with Minnesota – so I suppose he must look Minnesotan.

More interesting is the origin of the name Nathan, which it transpires is a Hebrew name which means “to give” or “giver”. Good one. Nathan gives away plenty of runs.

thanks for that image. it is now forever imprinted on my brain. my beautiful brain.