Test players for two counties
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Up to the end of 2006 fourteen cricketers had represented two countries at Test level:
- Amir Elahi (India/Pakistan)
- JJ Ferris (Australia/England)
- Sammy Guillen (West Indies/New Zealand)
- Gul Mahomed (India/Pakistan)
- Frank Hearne (England/South Africa)
- Abdul Kardar (India/Pakistan)
- Billy Midwinter (England/Australia)
- Frank Mitchell (England/South Africa)
- Billy Murdoch (Australia/England)
- Nawab of Pataudi senior (England/India)
- John Traicos (South Africa/Zimbabwe)
- Albert Trott (Australia/England)
- Kepler Wessels (Australia/South Africa)
- Sammy Woods (Australia/England)
[edit] "English" Australians
It is not uncommon for players to be born in one test playing country yet appear for another.
Nine Australian Test cricketers were born in England:
- C. Bannerman (Woolwich)
- H. Carter (Halifax)
- W.H.Cooper (Maidstone)
- A.R.Dell (Lymington)
- J.R.Hodges (London)
- T.K.Kendall (Bedford)
- P.S.McDonnell (London)
- W.E.Midwinter (St Briavels, Glos)
- H.A.Musgrove (Surbiton, Surrey
In addition, Australian test player A.A.Jackson was born in Scotland and T.J.D.Kelly was born in Ireland.
[edit] "Indian" Englishmen
16 players who appeared for England were actually born in India.
- MC Cowdrey (Bangalore)
- KS Duleepsinhji (Sarodar)
- GM Emmett (Agra)
- ERT Holmes (Calcutta)
- N Hussain (Madras),
- RD Jackman (Simla),
- JA Jameson (Byculla, Bombay)
- DR Jardine (Malabar Hill, Bombay)
- NS Mitchell-Innes (Calcutta)
- Nawab of Pataudi, sr (Pataudi)
- MM Patel (Bombay)
- KS Ranjitsinhji (Sarodar)
- NC Tufnell (Simla)
- RA Woolmer (Kanpur)
- RA Young (Dharwar)
