Immigrant XI

[Magrat Garlick]

This vexes me. That is all.

Yeah. It should be

1) Geoffrey Boycott (France)
2) Colin Cowdrey (India)
3) Ted Dexter (Italy)

 

[Craig]

Martin McCague (Ireland to England)

Via Australia?

 

[pinchy81]

Via Australia?

yep raised in Brisbane

 

[Craig]

Mike Denness is another who came from Scotland to England. Vic Pollard was in England and ended up playing for New Zealand and of course how could somebody forget Roger Twose?

 

[BoyBrumby]

This vexes me. That is all.

Might I enquire as to why?

 

[Swervy]

David Gower, born in Kenya from what I can remember....and he so obviously looks Kenyan as well

Oh and Derek Pringle was born in Kenya as well (his dad played in the First World Cup for East Africa I think)

 

[BoyBrumby]

David Gower, born in Kenya from what I can remember....and he so obviously looks Kenyan as well

Tunbridge Wells, if cricinfo is to be believed...

 

[pskov]

Yeah. It should be

1) Geoffrey Boycott (France)
2) Colin Cowdrey (India)
3) Ted Dexter (Italy)

Boycott born in France? Don't tell him that, he'd strangle you. Yorkshire born and bred.

 

[Craig]

Saqid Mohammad was born in India before partion.

 

[pinchy81]

Saqid Mohammad was born in India before partion.

he hasn't played his first test yet so can't be included until thrusday

 

[Smudge]

he hasn't played his first test yet so can't be included until thrusday

Eh?

He played 41 tests.

 

[pinchy81]

srry i thought he said Sajin or Sajid whatever his name is you know the guy who's goin to play for England on Thursday

 

[steds]

Boycott born in France? Don't tell him that, he'd strangle you. Yorkshire born and bred.

So, France born and bred, then.

 

[BoyBrumby]

srry i thought he said Sajin or Sajid whatever his name is you know the guy who's goin to play for England on Thursday

Bolton, IIRC.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Boycott born in France? Don't tell him that, he'd strangle you. Yorkshire born and bred.

Yes, it's steds' in-joke.

 

[Swervy]

Tunbridge Wells, if cricinfo is to be believed...

ahh..well he spent most of his childhood in East Africa I think then!!!

 

[Sanz]

Saqid Mohammad was born in India before partion.

So were 100s of other cricketers who played for Pakistan until the late 60s.

 

[Matt79]

So were 100s of other cricketers who played for Pakistan until the late 60s.

Yeah, that's a bit different than somebody individually migrating.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Further to my non-native England XI I've been trying to do one for another nation to give them some oppo (I'm a wee bit bored) & think I've just about cobbled one together for New Zealand.

I'm had to take a few liberties with postions & I'm very light in the seam dept, but here it is anyway. Oh & no non-native born captains, so I've given it to Justin Vaughan on the grounds he used to captain Auckland.

1. Roger Twose (England)
2. Mat Sinclair (Australia)
3. Roger Blunt (England)
4. Scott Styris (Australia)
5. Vic Pollard (England)
6. Justin Vaughan (England) *
7. Sammy Guillen (Trinidad) +
8. Ted Badcock (India)
9. Dipak Patel (Kenya)
10. Ken Hough (England)
11. Tom Puna (India)

 

[Craig]

Sammy Guillen who also played a handfull of Tests for the West Indies.