This is a list of sports people who have played both cricket and rugby union at a high level. First-class or List A cricket, provincial rugby and international cricket or rugby are considered to be high level for the purposes of this list. To be eligible, players must have appeared for their country's national side in at least one of the sports. The lists below are alphabetical and sorted by the country in which the player spent their international career.
Alfred Shaw and Arthur Shrewsbury, who organised the first British Isles rugby tour to Australasia in 1888 were also noted cricketers.
While the Wales national rugby union team is a force in international rugby, the Wales national cricket team plays only rarely, and the nation of Wales is usually subsumed under England for cricketing purposes.
Both Irish rugby players and cricketers, unlike soccer players, also play as one nation.
The two sports have also had a considerable overlap in commentators and journalists, e.g. Robert Hudson, Howard Marshall, Lisa Olson, Denzil Batchelor, Ian Smith, Steve James, Allan Massie
Many venues, including St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Carisbrook, Eden Park, Raeburn Place, Headingley Stadium, Sydney Cricket Ground, McLean Park, The Oval, Cardiff Arms Park and Limavady Cricket and Rugby Club have been used for both rugby and cricket over the years.
Due to the historical relationship between rugby league and rugby union, several of these players have also competed in high level rugby league as well. (See List of cricket and rugby league players)
Dual internationals
editAustralia
edit| Name | Cricket team | Test Caps | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Nothling | Australia national cricket team | 1 | [1] | Australia national rugby union team | 19 | [2] |
| Johnny Taylor | Australia national cricket team | 20 | [3] | Australia national rugby union team | 2 | [4] |
England
edit| Name | Cricket team | Test Caps | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. N. Hornby | England cricket team | 3 | [5] | England national rugby union team | 9 | [6] |
| Frank Mitchell[1] | England cricket team | 2[2] | [7] | England national rugby union team | 6 | [8] |
| M. J. K. Smith | England cricket team | 50 | [9] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [10] |
| Reggie Spooner | England cricket team | 10 | [11] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [12] |
| Andrew Stoddart | England cricket team | 16 | [13] | England national rugby union team | 10 | [14] |
| George Vernon | England cricket team | 1 | [15] | England national rugby union team | 5 | [16] |
| Sammy Woods[3] | England cricket team, Australian national cricket team | 6[4] | [17] | England national rugby union team | 13 | [18] |
Fiji
edit| Name | Cricket team | FC Caps | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Cakobau | Fiji national cricket team | 4 | [19] | Fiji national rugby union team | 1 | [20] |
| Naitini Tuiyau | Fiji national cricket team | 4 | [21] | Fiji national rugby union team | 5 | [22] |
| Nat Uluiviti | Fiji national cricket team | 4 | [23] | Fiji national rugby union team | 3 | [24] |
Ireland
edit| Name | Cricket team | FC Caps | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Alexander | Ireland cricket team | 1 | [25] | Ireland national rugby union team | 11 | [26] |
| Robert Barnes | Ireland cricket team | 8 | [27] | Ireland national rugby union team | 1 | [28] |
| Harry Corley | Ireland cricket team | 4 | [29] | Ireland national rugby union team | 8 | [30] |
| Michael Dargan | Ireland cricket team | 1 | [31] | Ireland national rugby union team | 2 | [32] |
| Arthur Douglas | Ireland cricket team | 7 | [33] | Ireland national rugby union team | 5 | [34] |
| Jim Ganly | Ireland cricket team | 14 | [35] | Ireland national rugby union team | 12 | [36] |
| Lucius Gwynn | Ireland cricket team | 2 | [37] | Ireland national rugby union team | 7 | [38] |
| Arnold Harvey | Ireland cricket team | 2 | [39] | Ireland national rugby union team | 8 | [40] |
| Raymond Hunter | Ireland cricket team | 11 | [41] | Ireland national rugby union team | 10 | [42] |
| Finlay Jackson | Ireland cricket team | 3 | [43] | Ireland national rugby union team | 1 | [44] |
| Ham Lambert | Ireland cricket team | 9 | [45] | Ireland national rugby union team | 2 | [46] |
| Dickie Lloyd | Ireland cricket team | 2 | [47] | Ireland national rugby union team | 19 | [48] |
| Gerry Quinn | Ireland cricket team | 1 | [49] | Ireland national rugby union team | 0 | [50] |
| Kevin Quinn | Ireland cricket team | 3 | [51] | Ireland national rugby union team | 5 | [52] |
New Zealand
edit| Name | Cricket team | Test Matches |
ODI Matches |
FC Matches[5] |
Ref | Rugby team | Test Matches |
Other Matches |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Carson | New Zealand national cricket team | 0 | 0 | 22 | [53] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | 3 | [54] |
| George Dickinson | New Zealand national cricket team | 3 | 0 | 3 | [55] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | 5 | [56] |
| Brian McKechnie | New Zealand national cricket team | 0 | 14 | 2 | [57] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 10 | 16 | [58] |
| Charlie Oliver | New Zealand national cricket team | 0 | 0 | 16 | [59] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 7 | 26 | [60] |
| Curly Page | New Zealand national cricket team | 14 | 0 | 74 | [61] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | 1 | [62] |
| Eric Tindill[6] | New Zealand national cricket team | 5 | 0 | 24 | [63] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 1 | 16 | [64] |
| Jeff Wilson | New Zealand national cricket team | 0 | 6 | 0 | [65] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 60 | 11 | [66] |
Scotland
edit| Name | Cricket team | FC Caps | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Anderson[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [67] | Scotland national rugby union team | 1 | [68] |
| Alex Angus[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 4 | [69] | Scotland national rugby union team | 18 | [70] |
| A.G.G. Asher[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [71] | Scotland national rugby union team | 7 | [72] |
| Leslie Balfour-Melville[7][8] | Scotland national cricket team | 2 | [73] | Scotland national rugby union team | 1 | [74] |
| Edward Bannerman[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [75] | Scotland national rugby union team | 2 | [76] |
| David Bell[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 4 | [77] | Scotland national rugby union team | 4 | [78] |
| John Bruce-Lockhart | Scotland national cricket team | 2 | [79] | Scotland national rugby union team | 2 | [80] |
| Rab Bruce Lockhart[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [81] | Scotland national rugby union team | 3 | [82] |
| James Carrick[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [83] | Scotland national rugby union team | 2 | [84] |
| Thomas Chalmers[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [85] | Scotland national rugby union team | 6 | [86] |
| Gerard Crole[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 1 | [87] | Scotland national rugby union team | 4 | [88] |
| J.N.G. Davidson[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 4 | [89] | Scotland national rugby union team | 7 | [90] |
| Maurice Dickson | Scotland national cricket team | 13 | [91] | Scotland national rugby union team | 1 | [92] |
| A.R. Don Wauchope[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [93] | Scotland national rugby union team | 13 | [94] |
| Alex Duncan[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 1 | [95] | Scotland national rugby union team | 6 | [96] |
| Thomas Hart[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 2 | [97] | Scotland national rugby union team | 2 | [98] |
| Frank Hunter[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [99] | Scotland national rugby union team | 1 | [100] |
| Andrew Ker[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 4 | [101] | Scotland national rugby union team | 2 | [102] |
| Ross Logan[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 1 | [103] | Scotland national rugby union team | 20 | [104] |
| Ian Lumsden[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 3 | [105] | Scotland national rugby union team | 7 | [106] |
| Bill Maclagan[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [107] | Scotland national rugby union team | 26 | [108] |
| A.S.B. McNeil[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 1 | [109] | Scotland national rugby union team | 1 | [110] |
| Norman Mair[9][10] | Scotland national cricket team | 1 | [111] | Scotland national rugby union team | 4 | [112] |
| Ken Marshall[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 2 | [113] | Scotland national rugby union team | 8 | [114] |
| Thomas Marshall[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [115] | Scotland national rugby union team | 4 | [116] |
| Stuart Moffat[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [117] | Scotland national rugby union team | 4 | [118] |
| James Reid Kerr | Scotland national cricket team | 1 | [119] | Scotland national rugby union team | 1 | [120] |
| Ken Scotland[9] | Scotland national cricket team | 1 | [121] | Scotland national rugby union team | 27 | [122] |
| Henry Stevenson | Scotland national cricket team | 1 | [123] | Scotland national rugby union team | 15 | [124] |
| James Tennant[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 3 | [125] | Scotland national rugby union team | 6 | [126] |
| James Walker[7] | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [127] | Scotland national rugby union team | 2 | [128] |
South Africa
edit| Name | Cricket team | Test Caps | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddy Anderson | South African national cricket team | 1 | [129] | South Africa national rugby union team | 3 | [130] |
| Tony Harris | South African national cricket team | 3 | [131] | South Africa national rugby union team | 5 | [132] |
| Albert Powell | South African national cricket team | 1 | [133] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [134] |
| Alfred Richards | South African national cricket team | 1 | [135] | South Africa national rugby union team | 3 | [136] |
| Jimmy Sinclair | South African national cricket team | 25 | [137] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [138] |
| Percy Twentyman-Jones | South African national cricket team | 1 | [139] | South Africa national rugby union team | 3 | [140] |
Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia)
edit| Name | Cricket team | Ref | Rugby team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Bowes | Rhodesia cricket team | [141] | Rhodesia national rugby union team | [142] |
| Freddie Brooks[11] | Rhodesia cricket team | [143] | Rhodesia national rugby union team | [144] |
| Colin Duff | Rhodesia cricket team | [145] | Rhodesia national rugby union team | [146] |
| Craig Evans | Zimbabwe national cricket team | [147] | Zimbabwe national rugby union team | [148] |
Two nations
edit| Name | Cricket team | Test Caps | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Campbell | Argentina national cricket team | 0 | [149] | Scotland national rugby union team | 1 | [150] |
| Gilbert Cook | Ireland cricket team | 0 | [151] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [152] |
| Martin Donnelly | New Zealand national cricket team | 7 | [153] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [154] |
| Kim Elgie | South African national cricket team | 3 | [155] | Scotland national rugby union team | 8 | [156] |
| William Lovat Fraser | Scotland national cricket team | 0 | [157] | Combined British | 0 | [158] |
| Reginald Hands | South African national cricket team | 1 | [159] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [160] |
| Billy King | Ireland cricket team | 0 | [161] | Singapore national rugby union team | 0 | [162] |
| Gregor MacGregor | England cricket team | 8 | [163] | Scotland national rugby union team | 13 | [164] |
| James Magee | Ireland national cricket team | 0 | [165] | Great Britain | 2 | [166] |
| William Milton | South African national cricket team | 3 | [167] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [168] |
| Tuppy Owen-Smith | South African national cricket team | 5 | [169] | England national rugby union team | 10 | [170] |
| Reggie Schwarz | South African national cricket team | 20 | [171] | England national rugby union team | 3 | [172] |
| Bill Taberer | Rhodesia cricket team | 0 | [173] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [174] |
| Ofisa Tonu'u | Samoa national cricket team | 0 | [175] | Samoa national rugby union team New Zealand rugby union team |
5 5 |
[176] [177] |
| Maurice Turnbull | England cricket team | 9 | [178] | Wales national rugby union team | 2 | [179] |
| Clive van Ryneveld | South African national cricket team | 19 | [180] | England national rugby union team | 4 | [181] |
Other nations
editInternational cricket – Domestic rugby
editEngland
edit| Name | Cricket team | Test Caps | Ref | Rugby team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Briggs | England cricket team | 33 | [182] | Widnes RFC[13] |
| C.B. Fry[14] | England cricket team | 26 | [183] | Oxford University RFC Blackheath Rugby Club Barbarian F.C. |
| Ian Greig | England cricket team | 2 | [184] | Cambridge University R.U.F.C. |
| Steve James | England cricket team | 2 | [185] | Lydney R.F.C. |
| Tony Lewis | England cricket team | 9 | [186] | Cambridge University R.U.F.C. |
| Gilbert Parkhouse | England cricket team | 7 | [187] | Swansea RFC |
| George Wood | England cricket team | 3 | [188] | Cambridge University R.U.F.C. |
| Arthur Jones | England cricket team | 12 | [189] | Leicester Tigers |
Ireland
edit| Name | Cricket team | FC Caps | Ref | Rugby team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Adair | Ireland cricket team | [15] | Ulster | |
| Francis Browning[16] | Ireland cricket team | 9 | [190] | Dublin University Football Club |
| Neil Doak | Ireland cricket team | 2 | [191] | Ulster |
| Herbie Martin | Ireland cricket team | 19 | [192] | Instonians/ Ulster |
New Zealand
edit| Name | Cricket team | Test Caps | Ref | Rugby team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Bracewell | New Zealand national cricket team | 6 | [193] | King Country rugby union team |
| Rod Latham | New Zealand national cricket team | 4 | [194] | Canterbury rugby union team |
South Africa
edit| Name | Cricket team | Test Caps | Ref | Rugby team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Barlow | South African national cricket team | 30 | [195] | Transvaal rugby union team |
| Ernest Bock | South African national cricket team | 1 | [196] | Griqualand West rugby union team |
| Dave Callaghan | South African national cricket team | 0 | [197] | Eastern Province rugby union team |
| Peter Kirsten | South African national cricket team | 12 | [198] | Western Province rugby union team |
| Roy McLean | South African national cricket team | 40 | [199] | Natal rugby union team |
| Errol Stewart | South African national cricket team | 0 | [200] | Natal rugby union team |
| Henry Taberer | South African national cricket team | 1 | [201] | Oxford University RFC |
| Edward van der Merwe | South African national cricket team | 2 | [202] | Transvaal rugby union team |
Domestic cricket – International rugby
editAustralia
edit| Name | Cricket club(s) | FC Matches |
Ref | Rugby team | Test Matches |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Carew | Queensland cricket team | 5 | [203] | Australia national rugby union team | 4 | [204] |
| Ernest Currie | Queensland cricket team / Otago cricket team |
7 | [205] | Australia national rugby union team | 1 | [206] |
| William Evans | Queensland cricket team / Australian XI |
30 | [207] | Australia national rugby union team | 2 | [208] |
| Percival Penman | New South Wales cricket team | 5 | [209] | Australia national rugby union team | 1 | [210] |
| Ward Prentice | New South Wales cricket team | 2 | [211] | Australia national rugby union team | 6 | [212] |
| David Rathie | Queensland cricket team / Canterbury cricket team |
14 | [213] | Australia national rugby union team | 2 | [214] |
| Alan Walker | New South Wales cricket team / Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club |
94 | [215] | Australia national rugby union team | 5 | [216] |
England
edit| Name | Cricket club | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Adams | Otago cricket team | [217] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [218] |
| Charlie Adamson | Queensland cricket team | [219] | British Isles rugby union team | 4 | [220] |
| Rob Andrew | Cambridge University Cricket Club | [221] | England national rugby union team/ British and Irish Lions |
76 | [222] |
| John Askew | Cambridge University Cricket Club | [223] | England national rugby union team | 3 | [224] |
| Mark Bailey | Suffolk County Cricket Club | [225] | England national rugby union team | 7 | [226] |
| Edward Barrett | Hampshire County Cricket Club | [227] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [228] |
| Norman Bennett | Worcestershire County Cricket Club | [229] | England national rugby union team | 7 | [230] |
| Brian Boobbyer | Oxford University Cricket Club | [231] | England national rugby union team | 9 | [232] |
| Cecil Boyle | Oxford University Cricket Club | [233] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [234] |
| Henry Brougham[17] | Oxford University Cricket Club | [235] | England national rugby union team | 4 | [236] |
| Ernest Brutton | CI Thornton's XI Liverpool & District Cricket Club |
[237] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [238] |
| James Bush | Gloucestershire County Cricket Club | [239] | England national rugby union team | 5 | [240] |
| J. F. Byrne | Warwickshire County Cricket Club | [241] | England national rugby union team/ Great Britain |
17 | [242] |
| Vincent Cartwright | Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club | [243] | England national rugby union team | 14 | [244] |
| Percy Christopherson | Oxford University Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club |
[245] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [246] |
| Simon Clarke | Cambridge University Cricket Club | [247] | England national rugby union team | 13 | [248] |
| Gilbert Collett | Gloucestershire County Cricket Club | [249] | British and Irish Lions | 3 | [250] |
| William Collins | Wellington cricket team | [251] | England national rugby union team | 5 | [252] |
| Ulick Considine | Somerset County Cricket Club | [253] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [254] |
| Leonard Corbett | Gloucestershire County Cricket Club | [255] | England national rugby union team | 16 | [256] |
| Peter Cranmer | Warwickshire County Cricket Club | [257] | England national rugby union team | 16 | [258] |
| Charles Crosse | Oxford University Cricket Club | [259] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [260] |
| Barry Cumberlege | Cambridge University Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club |
[261] | England national rugby union team | 8 | [262] |
| John Currie | Oxford University Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club |
[263] | England national rugby union team | 25 | [264] |
| John Daniell | Somerset County Cricket Club | [265] | England national rugby union team | 7 | [266] |
| Percy Ebdon | Somerset County Cricket Club | [267] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [268] |
| Noel Estcourt | Cambridge University Cricket Club | [269] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [270] |
| Harold Day | Hampshire County Cricket Club | [271] | England national rugby union team | 4 | [272] |
| Ted Dillon | Kent County Cricket Club | [273] | England national rugby union team | 4 | [274] |
| Edgar Elliot | Durham County Cricket Club | [275] | England national rugby union team | 4 | [276] |
| Edwin Field | Cambridge University Cricket Club Middlesex County Cricket Club |
[277] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [278] |
| Howard Fowler | Oxford University Cricket Club/ Marylebone Cricket Club |
[279] | England national rugby union team | 3 | [280] |
| Thomas "Tim" Francis | Somerset County Cricket Club | [281] | England national rugby union team | 4 | [282] |
| Hubert Freakes | Eastern Province cricket team | [283] | England national rugby union team | 3 | [284] |
| Herbert Gamlin | Somerset County Cricket Club | [285] | England national rugby union team | 15 | [286] |
| Ronald Gerrard | Somerset County Cricket Club | [287] | England national rugby union team | 14 | [288] |
| Joseph Green | Marylebone Cricket Club | [289] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [290] |
| Charles Gunner | Hampshire County Cricket Club | [291] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [292] |
| Simon Halliday | Oxford University Cricket Club | [293] | England national rugby union team | 23 | [294] |
| Evan Hardy | Combined Services cricket team | [295] | England national rugby union team | 3 | [296] |
| Dusty Hare | Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club | [297] | England national rugby union team | 25 | [298] |
| Arthur Heath | Oxford University Cricket Club / Gloucestershire County Cricket Club |
[299] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [300] |
| Alastair Hignell | Gloucestershire County Cricket Club | [301] | England national rugby union team | 14 | [302] |
| Bob Hiller | Oxford University Cricket Club | [303] | England national rugby union team | 19 | [304] |
| Alfred Hind | Cambridge University Cricket Club | [305] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [306] |
| Harold Hodges | Nottinghamshire Cricket Club | [307] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [308] |
| Murray Hofmeyr | Oxford University Cricket Club/ North Eastern Transvaal |
[309] | England national rugby union team | 3 | [310] |
| John Hopley | Cambridge University Cricket Club/ Marylebone Cricket Club/ Western Province cricket team |
[311] | England national rugby union team | 3 | [312] |
| Roger Hosen | Minor Counties cricket team | [313] | England national rugby union team | 10 | [314] |
| George Hubbard | Kent County Cricket Club | [315] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [316] |
| Henry Huth | Gentlemen of the North Cricket Club | [317] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [318] |
| Francis Isherwood | Oxford University Cricket Club | [319] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [320] |
| Tony Jorden | Cambridge University Cricket Club/ Essex County Cricket Club |
[321] | England national rugby union team | 7 | [322] |
| Arthur Kemble | Lancashire County Cricket Club | [323] | England national rugby union team | 3 | [324] |
| Edward Kewley | Lancashire County Cricket Club | [325] | England national rugby union team | 7 | [326] |
| Ronald Lagden | Oxford University Cricket Club | [327] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [328] |
| John Le Fleming | Kent County Cricket Club | [329] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [330] |
| Robert Livesay | Kent Cricket Club | [331] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [332] |
| George Lyon | Hampshire County Cricket Club | [333] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [334] |
| Maurice McCanlis | Oxford University Cricket Club Surrey Gloucestershire County Cricket Club |
[335] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [336] |
| Jumbo Milton | PW Sherwell's XI / Transvaal XI |
[337] | England national rugby union team | 5 | [338] |
| William Moberly | Gloucestershire County Cricket Club | [339] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [340] |
| Ossie Newton-Thompson | Oxford University Cricket Club | [341] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [342] |
| Alan Old | Warwickshire County Cricket Club | [343] | England national rugby union team | 16 | [344] |
| William Openshaw | Lancashire County Cricket Club | [345] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [346] |
| Grahame Parker | Gloucestershire County Cricket Club | [347] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [348] |
| Leo Price | Oxford University Cricket Club | [349] | England national rugby union team | 4 | [350] |
| John Raphael | Surrey County Cricket Club / Oxford University Cricket Club |
[351] | England national rugby union team | 9 | [352] |
| John Robinson | Cambridge University Cricket Club | [353] | England national rugby union team | 4 | [354] |
| Edward Scott | Gloucestershire County Cricket Club / Oxford University Cricket Club |
[355] | England national rugby union team | 5 | [356] |
| William Scott | Cambridge University Cricket Club | [357] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [358] |
| Kenneth Sellar | Sussex County Cricket Club | [359] | England national rugby union team | 7 | [360] |
| Peter Squires | Yorkshire County Cricket Club | [361] | England national rugby union team / British and Irish Lions |
30 | [362] |
| Frederick Stokes | Kent County Cricket Club | [363] | England national rugby union team | 3 | [364] |
| Lennard Stokes | Kent County Cricket Club | [365] | England national rugby union team | 12 | [366] |
| Alfred Teggin | Lancashire County Cricket Club | [367] | England national rugby union team | 6 | [368] |
| Basil Travers | Oxford University Cricket Club | [369] | England national rugby union team | 6 | [370] |
| Henry Tristram | Oxford University Cricket Club | [371] | England national rugby union team | 5 | [372] |
| Jim Unwin | Essex County Cricket Club | [373] | England national rugby union team / British and Irish Lions |
6 | [374] |
| Roger Walker | Lancashire County Cricket Club | [375] | England national rugby union team | 5 | [376] |
| Antony Warr | Oxford University Cricket Club | [377] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [378] |
| Cyril Wells | Middlesex County Cricket Club / Surrey County Cricket Club |
[379] | England national rugby union team | 6 | [380] |
| Mike Weston | Durham County Cricket Club | [381] | England national rugby union team/ British and Irish Lions |
35 | [382] |
| Charles Plumpton Wilson[18] | Cambridge University Cricket Club | [383] | England national rugby union team | 1 | [384] |
| Christopher Winn | Oxford University Cricket Club | [385] | England national rugby union team | 8 | [386] |
| Cyril Wright | Cambridge University Cricket Club | [387] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [388] |
| Charles Sawyer | Lancashire County Cricket Club | [389] | England national rugby union team | 2 | [390] |
Ireland
edit| Name | Cricket club | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Curtis | Oxford University Cricket Club | [391] | Ireland national rugby union team | 13 | [392] |
| Arthur Gwynn | Dublin University Cricket Club | [393] | Ireland national rugby union team | 1 | [394] |
| George Harman | Dublin University Cricket Club | [395] | Ireland national rugby union team | 2 | [396] |
| Arthur George Paul | Lancashire County Cricket Club | [397] | British Isles XV | 0 | [398] |
New Zealand
edit| Name | Cricket club | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Bayly | Taranaki cricket team | [399] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [400] |
| Reginald Bell | Otago cricket team | [401] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [402] |
| John Burt | Otago cricket team | [403] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [404] |
| Ronald Bush | Auckland cricket team | [405] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 1 | [406] |
| Don Clarke | Auckland cricket team / Northern Districts cricket team |
[407] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 31 | [408] |
| Alfred Eckhold | Otago cricket team | [409] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [410] |
| Blair Furlong | Central Districts cricket team | [411] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 1 | [412] |
| Donald Hamilton | Southland cricket team | [413] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 1 | [414] |
| George Helmore | Canterbury cricket team | [415] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [416] |
| Ronald Hemi | Auckland cricket team | [417] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 16 | [418] |
| Graham Henry | Canterbury cricket team / Otago cricket team |
[419] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [420] |
| Allan Hewson | Wellington cricket team | [421] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 19 | [422] |
| Charles "Nipper" Kingstone | Rest Of New Zealand cricket team | [423] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 3 | [424] |
| William Millton | Canterbury cricket team | [425] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [426] |
| Sydney Orchard | Canterbury cricket team | [427] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [428] |
| Edward Roberts | Wellington cricket team | [429] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 5 | [430] |
| Charles Saxton | Otago cricket team | [431] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 3 | [432] |
| Jason Spice | Northern Districts cricket team | [433] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [434] |
| John Taiaroa | Hawke's Bay cricket team | [435] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [436] |
| Harry Taylor | Canterbury cricket team | [437] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [438] |
| James Tilyard | Wellington cricket team | [439] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 1 | [440] |
| Henry Wilson | Hawke's Bay cricket team | [441] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [442] |
| Tabby Wynyard | Auckland cricket team / Wellington cricket team |
[443] | New Zealand national rugby union team | 0 | [444] |
Scotland
edit| Name | Cricket club | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Abercrombie | Hampshire County Cricket Club | [445] | Scotland national rugby union team | 6 | [446] |
| Ian Coutts | Oxford University Cricket Club | [447] | Scotland national rugby union team | 2 | [448] |
| James Gowans | Marylebone Cricket Club | [449] | Scotland national rugby union team | 8 | [450] |
| W.S. Grant | Gloucestershire County Cricket Club | [451] | Scotland national rugby union team | 2 | [452] |
| Charles Grieve | Oxford University Cricket Club/ Guernsey cricket team/ Derbyshire County Cricket Club |
[453] [454] |
Scotland national rugby union team/ British and Irish Lions |
4 | [455] |
| Gurth Hoyer-Millar | Oxford University Cricket Club | [456] | Scotland national rugby union team | 1 | [457] |
| K.G. MacLeod[19] | Lancashire County Cricket Club | [458] | Scotland national rugby union team | 10 | [459] |
| Henry Renny-Tailyour[20] | Kent County Cricket Club / Marylebone Cricket Club |
[460] | Scotland national rugby union team | 1 | [461] |
| Hugo Southwell | Sussex Cricket Board | [462] | Scotland national rugby union team | 59 | [463] |
| Alpin Thomson | Somerset County Cricket Club / Royal Navy cricket team |
[464] | Scotland national rugby union team | 3 | [465] |
| Frederick Turner | Oxford University Cricket Club | [466] | Scotland national rugby union team | 15 | [467] |
South Africa
edit| Name | Cricket club | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Carolin | Western Province cricket team | [468] | South Africa national rugby union team | 3 | [469] |
| H. H. Castens | Eastern Province cricket team/ Western Province cricket team |
[470] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [471] |
| Davey Cope | Transvaal cricket team | [472] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [473] |
| Dirkie de Villiers | Orange Free State cricket team/ Western Province cricket team |
[474] | South Africa national rugby union team | 3 | [475] |
| John Dold | Eastern Province cricket team | [476] | South Africa national rugby union team | 0 | [477] |
| Benjamin Duff | Western Province cricket team | [478] | South Africa national rugby union team | 3 | [479] |
| Morne du Plessis | Western Province cricket team | [480] | South Africa national rugby union team | 22 | [481] |
| Thomas Etlinger | Natal cricket team/ Western Province cricket team |
[482] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [483] |
| Jack Hirsch | London County Cricket Club/ Cambridge University Cricket Club |
[484] | South Africa national rugby union team | 2 | [485] |
| Tommy Hobson | Western Province cricket team | [486] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [487] |
| Dirk "Mary" Jackson | Transvaal cricket team/ Western Province cricket team |
[488] | South Africa national rugby union team | 3 | [489] |
| Arnold "Saturday" Knight | Rest of South Africa cricket team | [490] | South Africa national rugby union team | 5 | [491] |
| Frederick "Lammetjie" Luyt | Western Province cricket team | [492] | South Africa national rugby union team | 7 | [493] |
| Dick Luyt | Western Province cricket team | [494] | South Africa national rugby union team | 7 | [495] |
| Nick Mallett[21] | Oxford University Cricket Club | [496] | South Africa national rugby union team | 2 | [497] |
| Jan "Jacky" Morkel | Transvaal cricket team | [498] | South Africa national rugby union team | 5 | [499] |
| Helgard Muller | Orange Free State cricket team | [500] | South Africa national rugby union team | 2 | [501] |
| Cecil "Bill" Payn | Natal cricket team | [502] | South Africa national rugby union team | 2 | [503] |
| Brian Pfaff | Western Province cricket team | [504] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [505] |
| Jackie Powell | Griqualand West cricket team | [506] | South Africa national rugby union team | 4 | [507] |
| Bernard "Bunny" Reid | Border cricket team | [508] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [509] |
| Bob Snedden | Kimberley cricket team | [510] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [511] |
| Sarel Strauss | Griqualand West cricket team | [512] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [513] |
| Freddy Turner | Eastern Province cricket team / Transvaal cricket team |
[514] | South Africa national rugby union team | 11 | [515] |
| Clive Ulyate | Eastern Province cricket team/ Transvaal cricket team |
[516] | South Africa national rugby union team | 7 | [517] |
| Dan van Zyl | Boland cricket team / Northern Transvaal cricket team |
[518] | South Africa national rugby union team | 1 | [519] |
| Chubb Vigne | Griqualand West cricket team | [520] | South Africa national rugby union team | 3 | [521] |
| Howard Watt | Western Province cricket team / North Eastern Transvaal cricket team |
[522] | South Africa national rugby union team | 0 | [523] |
| Godfrey Wrentmore | Western Province cricket team | [524] | South Africa national rugby union team | 0 | [525] |
Wales
edit| Name | Cricket club | Ref | Rugby team | Test Caps | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Bancroft | South Wales cricket team / West of England cricket team |
[526] | Wales national rugby union team | 33 | [527] |
| Jack Bancroft | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | [528] | Wales national rugby union team | 18 | [529] |
| Ronnie Boon | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | [530] | Wales national rugby union team | 12 | [531] |
| Keith Jarrett | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | [532] | Wales national rugby union team | 10 | [533] |
| Vivian Jenkins | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | [534] | Wales national rugby union team / British and Irish Lions |
15 | [535] |
| Charles Lewis | Oxford University Cricket Club | [536] | Wales national rugby union team | 5 | [537] |
| Guy Morgan | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | [538] | Wales national rugby union team | 8 | [539] |
| Edward Peake | Oxford University Cricket Club/ Gloucestershire County Cricket Club |
[540] | Wales national rugby union team | 1 | [541] |
| Alan Rees | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | [542] | Wales national rugby union team | 3 | [543] |
| Billy Spiller | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | [544] | Wales national rugby union team | 10 | [545] |
| Derek Williams | Oxford University Cricket Club | [546] | Wales national rugby union team | 2 | [547] |
| Wilf Wooller | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | [548] | Wales national rugby union team | 18 | [549] |
See also
edit- Douglas Bader, amputee WWII flying ace, whose rugby and cricket careers were cut short by an accident in 1931.
- Ted Bateson, rugby union (Yorkshire, and Skipton), rugby league (Wakefield Trinity), and association football (soccer) (Blackburn Rovers) footballer, and cricketer (Lancashire)
- Angus Buchanan, who scored the first try in international rugby and who was also a cricketer.
- Sydney Deane, notable cricketer and rugby player, and first Australian in a Hollywood film.
- John Graham, former All-Black and New Zealand cricket team manager from 1997 to 1999.
- List of cricket and rugby league players
- List of players who have converted from one football code to another
References
edit- ^ Also played test cricket for South Africa. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/229/229.html Archived 11 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Two test cricket caps for England and three for South Africa. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/229/229.html Archived 11 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Also played test cricket for Australia. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/110/110.html Archived 7 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Three test cricket caps for England and three for Australia. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/110/110.html Archived 7 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Test matches, which have first-class status, are not included in this tally
- ^ Tindill was also a Test referee in rugby union and an international umpire in cricket, making him the only person in history to both play and officiate at full international level in both sports. Richards, Huw (31 October 2009). "The oldest All Black in town". ESPN Scrum. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Bath, p104
- ^ Leslie Balfour-Melville was also captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and had many other sporting achievements leading to his induction as an "All-Rounder" in the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bath, p105
- ^ Subsequently a noted Scottish sports journalist
- ^ Also played international rugby for England
- ^ Van Vuuren is the first man to compete in the final stages of world-cup competitions in cricket and rugby union in the same year. See – The ten greatest sporting all-rounders – Guardian Unlimited Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Briggs played with Widnes before the split with rugby league
- ^ Fry was an all rounder, and was also a footballer for Southampton and Portsmouth, an excellent long jumper and had many other sporting skills
- ^ "Ireland call up ex-Ulster rugby player Adair". BBC Sport. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Later president of the IRFU
- ^ Also a noted rackets player
- ^ Also an England football cap
- ^ MacLeod also played football for Manchester City F.C.; Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6), p18
- ^ Renny-Tailyour also represented Scotland at football.
- ^ Mallett now coaches the Italy national rugby union team
Sources
edit- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)