A thread of sportsmen and women we've "borrowed" from other countries

[User removed 4]

England cricket captain who's name escapes me was South African? edit I see he's already had a mention - Tony Greig

Lennox Lewis - wasn't he Canadian?

no , born in london.

 

[User removed 4]

Fabrice Muamba, England U21 international, arrived in the UK as a child from the DR Congo, family were granted asylum & subsequently leave to remain.

That would be some story if he makes it as a full international.

Yes,it would, why didn't he claim asylum in belgium ? I think we all know why.

 

[Silent Bob]

I believe Benik Afobe has a similar background or his family does.

and Kazenga LuaLua (not sure about asylum though).

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Yes,it would, why didn't he claim asylum in belgium ? I think we all know why.

I don't! I could only guess. But I don't KNOW.

 

[Gwylan]

Martin McGauge, played for Kent on an Irish passport! (Was described as thus)

Another candidate from the era was Craig White!

latterly

Darren Pattinson...played one Test was shite, but wishes now he would have kept his powder dry because he'd be a shoo in now for the Aussies!

There have been quite a few. Apart from these, there were Alan Mullally (sp?), Jason Gallian and Tim Ambrose. In another era, Gubby Allen was actually born in Australia.

Of course, Andrew Symonds was also qualified to play for England and thought long and hard about which team to play for.

 

[seagullsoverlincoln]

how about diego poyet-doesnt he play for england u-17's

 

[The Mole]

Ted Dexter - born in Milan I think

 

[severnside gull]

almost all of our cricket and rugby teams and a significant proportion of our track athletes but who's counting and who cares as long as we WIN


(Oh, and cliff richard - always thought he was a good sport for entering Eurovision even if he only came second)

 

[User removed 4]

I don't! I could only guess. But I don't KNOW.

Go on Edna have a guess, he , or his parents made their way all the way from the "democratic republic of congo" formerly zaire a belgian colony, go on give it a go.

 

[m.c.hamster]

Born 1872 in India

Kumar Shri Ranjitsinghji

Educated in India and at public school in England. Played cricket for Sussex and England

 

[Chicken Run]

There have been quite a few. Apart from these, there were Alan Mullally (sp?), Jason Gallian and Tim Ambrose. In another era, Gubby Allen was actually born in Australia.

Of course, Andrew Symonds was also qualified to play for England and thought long and hard about which team to play for.

Andrew Symonds was born in Birmingham.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Go on Edna have a guess, he , or his parents made their way all the way from the "democratic republic of congo" formerly zaire a belgian colony, go on give it a go.

Because Belgian is a sh*t hole and only the terminally stupid would want to live there. I think I'll ask my mother why she chose Sunny Sussex over Ireland when she left Spain .......

 

[KZNSeagull]

I'm confused. Doesn't take a lot, admittedly!!

I thought nationality was based upon your parents nationality. Matt Prior's father is English so therefore he is English. His mother is South African so he could also have played for them if he wanted to.

My sister was born in Kenya to English parents. Does that make her Kenyan?

My eldest son was born in England to English parents. He is English. My youngest was born in South Africa to English parents. Does that make him South African?

Or for the purposes of this thread, is anyone born outside England, not English?