5 famous cricketers who also played professional football

#3 CB Fry

It’s safe to say that Charles Burgess Fry was the most versatile sportsman the world has ever seen. He did not just excel at cricket and football, as he participated with distinction in athletics and rugby union as well. Fry’s biggest claim to fame, after being a cricketer, is the fact that he once held the world record for long jump.

Fry did stop there. After retirement, he became active in the political scene after his friend Ranjitsinhji took him on to be his assistant at the newly-formed League of Nations, post World War I. He later joined the Liberal Party back in the United Kingdom, but lost all the three major elections he stood in. There is also the legend that he was offered the throne of Albania, which he turned down on a number of occasions.

A dual international, Fry played in 26 Tests in cricket and just the 1 international in football. His finest moment in the beautiful game came when he took part in the 1902 FA Cup final with Southampton, having played in every game en route to the final. The Saints eventually lost the final to Sheffield United in a replay at Crystal Palace in London.