6 countries which contributed the most number of cricketers to the England national team

#3 South Africa

Kevin Pietersen had a successful yet controversial stint with the English cricket team

South Africa have been a fairly big contributor to English cricket over the years. Several South African born cricketers went on to play for England in all three formats of the game- Tests, ODIs and T20Is. Among those, the likes of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss were the most prominent ones to have played the game.

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Jonathan Trott was another batsman from the African nation, who represented England in International cricket. Jason Roy, another South African-born cricketer, is presently England’s first-choice opener in the limited overs format. Here’s a detailed list of the South African-born English players.

Players	Players
Basil D’Oliviera	Andrew Strauss
Tony Greig	Kevin Pietersen
Ian Greig	Matt Prior
Allan Lamb	Jonathan Trott
Chris Smith	Keaton Jennings
Robin Smith