List of cricket and rugby league players
This is a list of sports people who have played both cricket and rugby league at a high level.
Until recently, Scotland, Ireland and Wales all played as part of the English dominated Great Britain team.
Due to the historical relationship between rugby league and rugby union, many of these players have also competed in high level rugby union as well.
Australia
| Name | Cricket club(s) | Rugby league team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Brown | Queensland cricket team | Australia national rugby league team |
| Leslie Cody | New South Wales cricket team, Victoria cricket team | Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL) |
| Herbie Collins | Australia national cricket team | Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL)[1] |
| Bill Farnsworth | New South Wales cricket team, Lancashire County Cricket Club | Newtown (NSWRL) |
| Andrew Johns | New South Wales cricket team | Newcastle Knights, Warrington Wolves, New South Wales rugby league team, Australia national rugby league team |
| Graeme Hughes | New South Wales cricket team | New South Wales rugby league team |
| Jock Livingston | New South Wales cricket team, Northamptonshire County Cricket Club | South Sydney (NSWRL) |
| Ray Lindwall | Australia national cricket team | St. George (NSWRL) |
| Rex Norman | New South Wales cricket team | Annandale, Eastern Suburbs, South Sydney (NSWRL) |
| Ward Prentice | New South Wales cricket team | Western Suburbs (NSWRL)[2] |
| Dudley Seddon | New South Wales cricket team | Newtown (NSWRL) |
England
| Name | Cricket club(s) | Rugby league team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Bateson | Lancashire County Cricket Club | Wakefield Trinity [3] |
| Liam Botham | Hampshire County Cricket Club | Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors [4] |
| Alan Wharton | England cricket team | Salford City Reds |
New Zealand
| Name | Cricket club(s) | Rugby league team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| John Ackland | Auckland cricket team | New Zealand national rugby league team |
| Sel Belsham | Auckland cricket team | New Zealand national rugby league team |
| Charles Finlayson | Auckland cricket team, Wellington cricket team | New Zealand national rugby league team |
| Verdun Scott | New Zealand national cricket team | New Zealand national rugby league team |
Wales
The Wales national cricket team plays only rarely, and the nation of Wales is usually subsumed under England for cricketing purposes. Until recently, Wales was represented at rugby league by the Great Britain team.
| Name | Cricket club(s) | Rugby league team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Jarrett | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | Wales national rugby league team [5] |
| Alan Rees | Glamorgan County Cricket Club | Leeds Rhinos[5] |
Footnotes
- ↑ Also a notable rugby union player.
- ↑ Also captained
Australia in rugby union. - ↑ Also a notable association (soccer), and rugby union player.
- ↑ Also a notable rugby union player.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Also a notable rugby union player for
Wales.
See also
- List of cricket and rugby union players
- List of players who have converted from one football code to another
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