Top 5 cricketers who played football

It requires sheer talent to become a successful sportsman. Years of diligence and an extraordinary level of perseverance are required to represent your country at the highest level of sports. In the history of sports, there have been some exceptional names who are multi-talented and have played multiple sports.

Cotar Ramaswami, who played two international matches in 1936, was one such remarkable talent who played both tennis and cricket for India. Apart from India, some cricketers played football and broke into the record books for having their careers in both illustrious sports. Discussing more, let’s know five eminent cricketers who played football.

Here are five cricketers who represented their countries in Football

5. Arnie Sidebottom

Arnie Sidebottom was a renowned name in England’s domestic circle during the 1970s and 1980s. Representing Yorkshire for 18 years from 1973-1991, he racked up 4'508 runs and 596 wickets in 228 appearances in first-class cricket. In July 1985, he got a chance to play a Test match for England against Australia in Nottingham. Following that game, he never got an opportunity to play for his nation again in international cricket.

Before playing cricket for Yorkshire, Arnie also played football for Manchester United (MU). He served MU as a defender from 1972-75 and later joined Huddersfield Town. His last football appearance was for Halifax Town in 1979. In 2007, he got the 50th spot in a ‘50 Worst Footballers’ poll by the Times.