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Which country has both football and cricket?

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Which country has both football and cricket?

England is the most prominent nation to feature in both tournaments.

Team World Cup Cricket World Cup Football
Canada 1979, 2003, 2007, 2011 1986
England 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986,
1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 (England)
1958 (Wales)

Who played both football and cricket for England?

Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE (23 May 1918 – 23 April 1997) was an English cricketer who played in 78 Test matches and spent his whole cricket career with Middlesex….Denis Compton.

Personal information
Born 23 May 1918 Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died 23 April 1997 (aged 78) Windsor, Berkshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Who is the first and the only woman to have both World Cup football and cricket?

Having made her debut for both the national cricket team and the national soccer team at the age of 16, Perry is the youngest Australian to play international cricket and the first to have appeared in both ICC and FIFA World Cups….Ellyse Perry.

Personal information
2018 Supernovas
2020–present Victoria
Career statistics

Who played international football and cricket for Scotland?

Andy Goram
Dual internationals

Name Cricket club/team Notes
John Macdonald Scotland The first sportsman to represent Scotland at both sports. Won his cricket cap first.
Scot Symon Scotland Won his cricket cap first
Donald Ford Scotland Won his football cap first
Andy Goram Scotland Won his football cap first

Who has played cricket for England and football for Scotland?

Bio. Dougie Brown is an all-rounder who represented both England and Scotland at One Day International level. As a youngster Brown attended Alloa Academy, represented Clackmannan County cricket club and played football at under-18 level for Scotland.

Who played cricket for two countries?

So now when it comes to Twenty20 internationals, these are the cricketers who played T20I for two different countries.

  • Mark Chapman.
  • Played for: Hong Kong & New Zealand.
  • Ed Joyce.
  • Played for: England & Ireland.
  • Luke Ronchi.
  • Played for: Australia, and New Zealand.
  • Dirk Nannes:
  • Played for: Netherlands and Australia.

Who played football for Scotland and cricket for England?

Dougie Brown
Bio. Dougie Brown is an all-rounder who represented both England and Scotland at One Day International level. As a youngster Brown attended Alloa Academy, represented Clackmannan County cricket club and played football at under-18 level for Scotland.

Where is Andy Goram?

Andy Goram The former Scotland international cricketer lives in Rutherglen, Glasgow, where he runs a pub and has worked as a goalkeeping coach. He also does some after dinner speaking and attends functions for Rangers fans.

Did Leslie Compton play football for England?

He gained two England caps late in his football career, and remains the oldest outfield player to debut for England (and the oldest post-war debutant in any position). His brother, Denis, was also a footballer and cricketer for Arsenal and Middlesex, though Leslie was more successful in football and Denis in cricket.

Which is more interesting cricket or football?

So, in plain simple words, Football is better than Cricket. Still not satisfied? Test cricket is the purest form of sport says the cricket purists. It is 90 minutes of pure fun which could sometimes go on to a nail-biting penalty shootout which is probably the most heart-ticking event in any sport.

Which Indian players played for other countries?

We discuss the Indian origin players who are representing foreign nations at the T20 World Cup

  • Simi Singh (Ireland)
  • Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)
  • Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)
  • Ravi Rampaul (West Indies)
  • Sandeep Goud (Oman)
  • Suraj Kumar (Oman)
  • Jatinder Singh (Oman)
  • Ayaan Khan (Oman)