This is a list of sports people who have played both cricket and rugby league at a high level.
Until recently, Scotland, Ireland and Wales all played as part of the English dominated Great Britain team.
Due to the historical relationship between rugby league and rugby union, many of these players have also competed in high level rugby union as well.
Australia Name Cricket Team(s) Rugby league team(s) Johnny Brown Queensland cricket team Norths (Brisbane), Queensland rugby league team, Australia national rugby league team Leslie Cody New South Wales cricket team, Victoria cricket team Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL) Herbie Collins Australia national cricket team Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL)Also a notable rugby union player. Bill Farnsworth New South Wales cricket team, Lancashire County Cricket Club Newtown (NSWRL), Oldham, New South Wales rugby league team, Queensland rugby league team, Australia national rugby league team Andrew Johns New South Wales cricket teamIn non-competitive circumstances. Newcastle Knights, Warrington Wolves, New South Wales rugby league team, Australia national rugby league team Graeme Hughes New South Wales cricket team Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales rugby league team Jock Livingston New South Wales cricket team, Northamptonshire County Cricket Club South Sydney (NSWRL) Ray Lindwall Australia national cricket team St. George (NSWRL) Rex Norman New South Wales cricket team Annandale, Eastern Suburbs, South Sydney (NSWRL), New South Wales rugby league team Ward Prentice New South Wales cricket team Western Suburbs (NSWRL)Also captained in rugby union. Jack Scott New South Wales cricket team, South Australia cricket team, Test Umpire Newtown (NSWRL) Dudley Seddon New South Wales cricket team Newtown (NSWRL), New South Wales rugby league team Courtney Winfield-Hill Brisbane Heat, Queensland FireLeeds Rhinos, England women's national rugby league team
England Name Cricket club(s) Rugby league team(s) Ted Bateson Lancashire County Cricket Club Wakefield TrinityAlso a notable association (soccer), and rugby union player. Liam Botham Hampshire County Cricket Club Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors John Gray Warwickshire County Cricket Club Great Britain national rugby league teamAlso a notable rugby sevens player. Alan Wharton England cricket team Salford
New Zealand Name Cricket club(s) Rugby league team(s) John Ackland Auckland cricket team New Zealand national rugby league team Sel Belsham Auckland cricket team New Zealand national rugby league team Charles Finlayson Auckland cricket team, Wellington cricket team New Zealand national rugby league team Verdun Scott New Zealand national cricket team New Zealand national rugby league team
Papua New Guinea Name Cricket club(s) Rugby league team(s) Gima Keimolo Papua New Guinea national cricket team Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
Wales The Wales national cricket team plays only rarely, and the nation of Wales is usually subsumed under England for cricketing purposes.
Name Cricket club(s) Rugby league team(s) Keith Jarrett Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby league teamAlso a notable rugby union player for . Alan Rees Glamorgan County Cricket Club Leeds
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See also List of cricket and rugby union players List of players who have converted from one football code to another