10 Cricketers who played other sport

6. Nathan Astle – Autoracing

Nathan Astle is one of the many prolific all-rounders New Zealand has seen in the past couple of decades. Astle is one of the premium batsmen in the New Zealand cricket history. He scored over 7000 Test match runs and 4000 ODI runs with 27 centuries combined. He was also more than handy medium pacer, just like the rest of Kiwi all-rounders.

He took part in three World Cups and retired weeks before the 2007 mega event in West Indies. After cricket, Astle developed an interest in the field of Auto racing. In 2010, he took up Autoracing as a profession. He competed in Ruapuna Speedway in Christchurch, in the modified sprint car category. In 2013, he came third in the South Island Champs on the same track. The former Blackcaps opener is determined to achieve success in this field and has been competing regularly.

The 47-year-old holds the record for fastest Test double hundred which he achieved in 2002 against England at Christchurch. Astle was awarded New Zealand’s ODI batsman of the year in 2006. The right-handed all-rounder also holds an unwanted record of most ducks in World Cup cricket, which is a less known fact.