7 Cricketers who represented country at Olympics in different sport

7 Cricketers who represented country at Olympics in different sport

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Brian Booth (Australia) was part of Australia's field hockey squad at ther 1956 Olympics. He played 29 Test matches for Australia.

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Claude Buckenham (England) won the Gold medal in Paris Olympics in 1900 with the football team. He played four Test matches for England.

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Johnny Douglas (England) won the Gold medal at 1908 Olympics in London and also played 23 Tests for his country.

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Jack MacBryan (England) played one Test against South Africa and was also part of Gold medal winning team British hockey team in 1920 Olympics.

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Keith Thomson (New Zealand) played two Tests against India. He was part of their hockey squad at the Mexico Olympics in 1968.

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Sunette Viljoen (South Africa) played one Test and 17 ODIs. She competing in four Olympic Games between 2004 and 2016 while winning silver medal in Javelin as well.

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Suzie Bates (New Zealand) has played 309 international matches for her country so far. She was part of New Zealand's basketball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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