Cricketers Who Are Also Olympians

Cricketers Who Are Also Olympians: Cricket might be popular globally now but it was once a part of the Olympics. Surprisingly the sport was included in the 1900 Paris Olympics. It saw only two teams Great Britain and France face off. Sadly cricket was dropped after that due to the lack of interest from other countries.

However, this did not stop cricketers from achieving glory at the Olympians. Many cricketers later represented their country in various sports in the Olympics.

Let’s have a look at those cricketers who are also Olympians:

Alastair McCorquodale

Alastair McCorquodale was a cricketer who swapped his bat for the running track. He was born in 1925, he played very few first-class matches for Middlesex. But it was on the field of athletics where he made his mark. In 1948 the same year that he played cricket for Marylebone, McCorquodale won a silver medal for Great Britain in the 4x100m relay at the London Olympics.

Michael Walford

Another cricketer-turned-Olympians is Michael Walford. Born in 1915, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Somerset. But his Olympic dream was on the hockey field. In 1948, he was part of the British hockey team that won the silver medal at the London Olympics.

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John Cockett

John Cockett born in 1927 also played cricket and hockey simultaneously. After playing first-class cricket for Cambridge he took up hockey. He represented Great Britain at the 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne Olympics and won a bronze medal in Helsinki.

Brian Booth

Brian Booth an Australian cricketer with five Test centuries, took a break from cricket to play hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

Ian Dick

Ian Dick played a single first-class cricket match for Western Australia. These cricketers show that sporting talent can shine in many fields. Even though cricket has not featured on the Olympic stage for a long time, its stars have certainly left their mark on other sports.