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Two by One: These cricketers represented dual opposite countries
- Updated: June 19, 2016
It’s former cricketer Billy Midwinter’s birthday anniversary. ‘Who is he?’ we might ask. Well, he was a cricketer who played Tests for both England and Australia in a 19th century. Midwinter binds a singular place in cricket story as a usually cricketer to have played for Australia and England in Test matches opposite any other. He also binds a eminence of being a initial cricketer to ever play for dual nations. Let’s demeanour at other such instances where cricketers have represented dual opposite countries in their general career.
Billy Midwinter
Australia – 1877-87.
BATTING
Matches – 8. Runs – 174. Highest – 37. Average – 13.38.
BOWLING
Matches – 8. Wickets – 14. Best opening – 5/78. Average – 23.78.
England – 1881–82.
BATTING
Matches – 4. Runs – 95. Highest – 36. Average – 13.57.
BOWLING
Matches – 4. Wickets – 10. Best opening – 4/81. Average – 27.20.
Luke Ronchi
Australia – 2008. Matches – 4. Runs – 76. Highest – 64. Average – 38.00.
New Zealand – 2013-15. Matches – 50. Runs – 965. Highest – 170*. Average – 27.57
Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
England – 1932-34. Matches – 3. Runs – 144. Highest 102. Average – 28.80
India – 1946. Matches – 3. Runs – 55. Highest – 22. Average – 11.00.
Kepler Wessels
Australia – 1982-85. Matches – 24. Runs – 1761. Highest – 179. Average – 42.95
South Africa – 1992-94. Matches – 16. Runs – 1027. Highest – 118. Average – 38.03
Albert Trott
Australia – 1895. Matches – 3. Runs – 205. Highest – 85*. Average – 102.50
England – 1899. Matches – 2. Highest – 23. Highest – 16. Average – 5.75
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
India – 1946. Matches – 3. Runs – 80. Highest – 43. Average – 16.
Pakistan – 1952-58. Matches – 23. Runs – 847. Highest – 93. Average – 24.91
Sammy Guillen
West Indies – 1951-52. Matches – 5. Runs – 104. Highest – 54. Average – 26.
New Zealand – 1956. Matches – 3. Runs – 98. Highest – 41. Average – 16.33
In ODIs
Kepler Wessels
Australia – 1983–85. Matches – 54. Runs – 1740. Highest – 107. Average – 36.25
South Africa – 1991-94. Matches – 55. Runs – 1627. Highest – 90. Average – 32.54
Eoin Morgan
Ireland – 2006-09. Matches – 23. Runs – 744. Highest – 115. Average – 35.42
England – 2009-15. Matches – 123. Runs – 3516. Highest – 124*. Average – 37.01
Ed Joyce
England – 2006-07. Matches – 17. Runs – 471. Highest -107. Average – 27.70.
Ireland – 2011-15. Matches – 35. Runs – 1152. 116*. Average – 38.40.
(All Pics/ AFP)