Comments on: Top six cricketing footballers

By: ian

ian — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:30:24 +0000

Sir Vivian Richards….the only player to play world cup’s in both football and cricket. admittedly only qualifiers and Antigua got thrashed!!!

By: gaz

gaz — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:21:25 +0000

C.B Fry?
36 Test caps for England, close to 400 first-class matches, won 1 cap for the English football team, as well as playing for Southampton and Portsmouth, AND equalled the then long-jump record of 7.17m. He also won the 100 metres (or possibly yards back then) in the world’s first international athletics meeting between Oxford & Yale Universitys. And he edited his own magazine about how great he was.

By: Ollie

Ollie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:51:43 +0000

Er, poorly researched how? It’s a subjective choice, Roy. And Standen never played at international level for either sport, so how would he make an objective list anyway? Very poor comment, I guess from a churlish West Ham/Surrey fan who has just discovered the interweb.

By: Roy

Roy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:25:40 +0000

Jim Standen played in goal for West ham in the ’60′s and in the summer bowled for Surrey. Such a poorly researched piece.

By: Robb09

Robb09 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:06:21 +0000

Arthur Milton anybody. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Milton

By: Sheps

Sheps — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:52:42 +0000

What about the legend that is Steve Bucknor – a football ref until he was mid forties who then turned to cricket umpiring?

By: mackem lass

mackem lass — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:02:06 +0000

No mention for Willie Watson Double International, football and cricket? Disgraceful.
During the 1950′s Sunderland earned the title “Bank of England Club” for a succession of expensive transfers. Among the notable players of the fifties was Willie Watson, ONE OF THE VERY FEW MEN to play for England at both football and cricket.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:43:15 +0000

there’s some good stuff on the early relationship between football and cricket in the book ‘From Sheffield With Love’ by Brendan mUrphy; includes a chapter on Fatty Foulkes.

By: Ollie

Ollie — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:54:54 +0000

Fine comments, all. Makes a change from the usual Big Four Premier League slag fest.

By: LambethMag

LambethMag — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:34:45 +0000

Arnie Sidebottom played for Man Utd and Lancs