Members of the Barmy Army are generally a fun-loving, happy-go-lucky bunch of cricket supporters who travel around the world. The group comprises a variety of fans -- young, old, women, blind and many first timers. They enjoy their cricket over a cup of beer and whenever the sun shines they take off their shirts and enjoy the sunbath.
The Barmy Army has virtually become synonymous with English cricket fans travelling around the world to watch England play.
It first came into being during England's 1994-95 tour of Australia, when the local media referred to them as the 'Barmy Army'. The Australian media called them 'Barmy' because "we were spending lots of money supporting a side that couldn't win a game of cricket...", says the official website of Barmy Army.
"And 'Army' because there were hundreds grouped together at each match singing and partying in concert. 'Atherton's Barmy Army' soon became established as our theme song and we were proud of our image," it says.
Barmy Army also has a registered trademark since March 1995 under the name of 'Barmy Army Limited' (Registration Number 3022969), as per its website. Members of Barmy Army also do some noble work, as is evident from their donation of 249 pounds to the Royal British Legions' Victory Appeal.
This figure was based on the 1 pound being donated for every run that Andrew Flintoff, now leading the side in India, and Kevin Pietersen, a key team member here, scored during the NatWest Series in England.
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