Cricketers turned politicians

[Lillian Thomson]

Don Bradman was Lord and Governor of Australia from 1929 to 2001.

 

[zaremba]

David, Cameron opening the batting for Australia in the Ashes. If only England had May in the middle order.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Learie Constantine held ministries in Trinidadian politics under Eric Williams' PNM government, and would later enter the (British) House of Lords.

 

[vitalogy83]

Arjuna is now the cabinet minister of Ports & Shipping. His dad was always in politics.
Sanath was a minister in Matara I think..then jumped parties and went Postal. As in was the minister of Postal services. I think he also held another post after that.

And of course he was a celebrity dancer on an Indian show like Dancing with the stars, released a home made porno all the while selecting the current mob of cricketers. Busy lad.

Sanga was offered the position of UK ambassador but turned it down to score runs for Surrey.

 

[Himannv]

Arjuna is now the cabinet minister of Ports & Shipping. His dad was always in politics.
Sanath was a minister in Matara I think..then jumped parties and went Postal. As in was the minister of Postal services. I think he also held another post after that.

And of course he was a celebrity dancer on an Indian show like Dancing with the stars, released a home made porno all the while selecting the current mob of cricketers. Busy lad.

Sanga was offered the position of UK ambassador but turned it down to score runs for Surrey.

Hashan Thilakaratne seems quite involved in politics as well, but yeah, that's a good summary.

 

[Daemon]

Quite sickening isn't it, to have completely unqualified men hold such important positions.

 

[S.Kennedy]

CB Fry ran thrice for Parliament. Lost all three.

Alec Douglas-Home.

Ten matches for Middlesex; took twelve wickets.

 

[vitalogy83]

Quite sickening isn't it, to have completely unqualified men hold such important positions.

Sanath just became a minister so he could pick himself when he was 40.

SL politicians are basically all unqualified hacks. So this is really par for the course.