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Dual Internationals...
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age_master
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Sangakkara is supposed to be a very good tennis player
Craig
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Greg Chappell played for Australia at age level at baseball, (I think his brother Trevor did it as well).
Sobers played for Barbados at football, table tennis and dominos (I kid you not), a mate of Sobers when he played league cricket in England once managed to get him a trail as a 'keeper at Everton, but he said no.
Sobers played for Barbados at football, table tennis and dominos (I kid you not), a mate of Sobers when he played league cricket in England once managed to get him a trail as a 'keeper at Everton, but he said no.
Neil Pickup
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Steve Bucknor refereed a CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier.
luckyeddie
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Ian Buxton captained Derby County Football Club and Derbyshire County Cricket Club.
Oh, sorry. You said sportsmen!
Oh, sorry. You said sportsmen!
You missed maybe New Zealands most well-known dual international (other than the Golden One Jeff Wilson): Mr Brian McKechnie of New Zealand was a dual international lucky enough to be involved in two of our nations most controversial sporting moments.The first was the infamous underarm ODI in which McKechnie was the reciever of the dubious bowl when playing for the Black Caps against Australia.
The second is still well know in New Zealand. It was 20-30 years ago and the All Blacks were playing Wales and were behind by 1 or 2 points I don't remember the exact details as I wasn't born at the time. Anyway the All Blacks had a lineout withing kicking distance and on commencing the throw Andy Hayden dived out of the lineout and feigned a push was given by the opposition. The referee gave a penalty to New Zealand which McKechnie kicked and the All Blacks won the test against Wales.
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yeah the penalty was actually given for a different & legitimate incident in the lineout, not for Hayden's dive.....
1978 All Black Grand Slam Tour of Great Britain Captained by Graeme Mourie - the last time The All Blacks have played all the Home Nations on the same tour, and this was the last Test - v Wales to secure the Grand Slam
I seem to recall that Mark Burgess may have actually Captained both the NZ cricket & soccer teams in the early '70s.......
1978 All Black Grand Slam Tour of Great Britain Captained by Graeme Mourie - the last time The All Blacks have played all the Home Nations on the same tour, and this was the last Test - v Wales to secure the Grand Slam
I seem to recall that Mark Burgess may have actually Captained both the NZ cricket & soccer teams in the early '70s.......
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Smudge
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A rather random bump. Anyway, on Tindill (who played test cricket and test rugby for NZ), I'd say he's the only dual international/dual official. Not only did he do the test cricket and rugby combo, but he also refereed a rugby test match and umpired in a cricket test in NZ.
TT Boy
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Not international but Errol Stewart, who played 6 ODI for South Africa (the last in 2002) also played for the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup and Super 12 rugby for the Sharks franchise. Stewart won both the Currie Cup in rugby and cricket in 1995.
When Stewart wasn't playing cricket or rugby, he was a lawyer and would have played more cricket for South Africa and gone to the 2003 World Cup but burned his bridges with the then UCB for not touring Zimbabwe (as captain on an A tour) on "moral grounds".
When Stewart wasn't playing cricket or rugby, he was a lawyer and would have played more cricket for South Africa and gone to the 2003 World Cup but burned his bridges with the then UCB for not touring Zimbabwe (as captain on an A tour) on "moral grounds".
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Burgey
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Adam Gilchrist captained the Australian under 15's soccer team.
WG Grace held some hurdles world record for a time.
Viv Richards played soccer for Antigua.
Steve Waugh , at age 19 was offered a contract to play soccer profesionally , he turned it down , opting for cricket.
Graham Thorpe was in much the same situation.
Jonty Rhodes played hockey for South Africa at the olympics.
Micheal Slater was in various underage Australian teams as a hockey player.
Adam Griffith (Tasmanian fast bowler) was a member of Australia's under 19's basketball team.
Curtley Ambrose always considered himslef a basketball player , his dream was to play in the NBA , only took up cricket seriously at age 18.
Shane Watson was in a few Australian under age Rubgy teams.
Mark Waugh was a very handy 400m hurdles runner in his younger days.
Micheal Clark (the WA one) played under age AFL for WA.
Im a member of ACT rep sides for cricket & Rugby league , not exactly a dual international but getting there
How did he possibly survive that?
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Smudge
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Good. Weather is warm enough for a Shaky Isles resident like myself who is used to sub-zero. Just wish my back would stop being so ****ing sore.
Trumpers_Ghost
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I believe Dirk Nannes may have represented Australia at skiing. Although I'm not too sure cause in Aus, skiing has a similar profile to tiddlywinks.