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 Team(s) Rugby league team(s)
Johnny Brown Queensland cricket team Norths (Brisbane), Queensland rugby league 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), Oldham, New South Wales rugby league team, Queensland rugby league team, Australia national rugby league team
Andrew Johns New South Wales cricket team[2][3] Newcastle Knights, Warrington Wolves, New South Wales rugby league team, Australia national rugby league team
Graeme Hughes New South Wales cricket team Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 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), New South Wales rugby league team
Ward Prentice New South Wales cricket team Western Suburbs (NSWRL)[4]
Jack Scott New South Wales cricket team, South Australia cricket team, Test Umpire Newtown (NSWRL)
Dudley Seddon New South Wales cricket team Newtown (NSWRL), New South Wales rugby league team
Courtney Winfield-Hill Brisbane Heat, Queensland Fire[5] Leeds Rhinos,[6] England women's national rugby league team

England

Name Cricket club(s) Rugby league team(s)
Ted Bateson Lancashire County Cricket Club Wakefield Trinity[7]
Liam Botham Hampshire County Cricket Club Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors[1]
John Gray Warwickshire County Cricket Club Great Britain national rugby league team[8]
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.

Name Cricket club(s) Rugby league team(s)
Keith Jarrett Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby league team[9]
Alan Rees Glamorgan County Cricket Club Leeds[9]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Also a notable rugby union player.
  2. ^ In non-competitive circumstances.
  3. ^ "Joey can't bat, won't bat, says Hughes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2006-06-30. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  4. ^ Also captained  Australia in rugby union.
  5. ^ "Courtney Hill | Stats, Bio, Facts and Career Info".
  6. ^ "Leeds Rhinos Women 52 Featherstone Rovers Ladies 0". 11 August 2019.
  7. ^ Also a notable association (soccer), and rugby union player.
  8. ^ Also a notable rugby sevens player.
  9. ^ a b Also a notable rugby union player for  Wales.

See also