Like father like son at Cricket World Cup
Bas de Leede
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Highly-regarded Dutch all-rounder Bas de Leede has joined a rare group of cricketers at the World Cup who have followed their fathers into the tournament.
Tim and Bas de Leede
Tim de Leede took 4-34 to help skittle out India for just 204 at the 2003 World Cup in South Africa with Sachin Tendulkar one of his victims.
"Umpire Peter Willey gave the ball to me as a momento. I wanted Sachin to sign it, but by the time I'd done media duties, the India team had left," de Leede told ESPNcricinfo.
"Some years later, Tendulkar was in the Netherlands getting some treatment on an elbow injury and a physio friend tipped me off. He was gracious, remembered the game and kindly signed it for me."
On Friday, Bas also took four wickets on his World Cup debut against Pakistan -- the first father-son duo with four-wicket hauls in the history of the tournament.
Rod and Tom Latham
Like Bas de Leede, Tom Latham is also playing at the 2023 World Cup, keeping wicket and captaining the side while Kane Williamson recovers from injury.
Tom cracked a quickfire 53 against the Dutch on Monday.
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Opening batsman Rod Latham played 33 ODIs and featured at the 1992 World Cup, making 60 in a seven-wicket win over South Africa in Auckland.
Kevin and Sam Curran
Cricket's in the genes for Sam Curran whose two brothers Ben and Tom are also professionals while father Kevin played for Zimbabwe. Grandfather, also Kevin, competed for Rhodesia.
Father Kevin played 11 ODIs for Zimbabwe, all at World Cups in 1983 and 1987.
In 1983, he made 73 against India, 62 facing West Indies and was part of the team which shocked Australia by 32 runs in Southampton.
Sam is at his first World Cup, having already made his Test debut at 19 and then starring as England won the T20 World Cup last year.
In the IPL this year, Punjab Kings made him the most expensive buy of all time at £1.85 million.
Geoff, Mitchell and Shaun Marsh
Geoff Marsh was a mainstay of the Australia team in the late 1980s and early 90s, scoring 2,854 Test runs and 4,357 in ODIs.
He played in Australia's 1987 World Cup winning side.
Shaun played two matches at the 2019 World Cup while Mitchell is still a regular for the Aussies and is playing at this World Cup.
He played a match-winning innings in the 2021 T20 World Cup final against New Zealand, returned to the Test side with an Ashes hundred this year and is opening the batting at the ongoing global showpiece in the absence of the injured Travis Head.
