English cricketers

English footballer (born 1941)

heir apparent to the British throne from 1727 until his death

English amateur cricketer (1848-1915)

British actor (1863-1948)

British World flying ace (1910-1982)

English Peer and statesman; inventor of the sandwich

English association football player

British athlete and olympian (1872-1950)

English man of fashion (1778–1840)

English lawyer, judge, politician and author (1822–1896)

Anglican clergyman and allegedly the inventor of Rugby football (1806-1872)

English footballer and manager (1912–1995)

English physicist (1889-1944)

British army officer (1896-1969)

British cricketer, footballer and football administrator (1842-1907)

Scottish footballer (1964–2022)

Joseph Edward Root is an English international cricketer who plays for England in Tests and ODIs. He captained the Test team from 2017–2022. He plays for Yorkshire in English domestic cricket. Root is currently the leading run-scorer among active batsmen, the second highest run-scorer of all time in Test cricket and the highest run scorer for England. Root is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era and among the finest England has produced. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, where he top scored for England. As of March 2026, he has topped the ICC rankings for Test batsmen on ten occasions.

English writer and politician (1842–1921)

British tennis player (1850–1906)

British politician (1866-1941)

English footballer (1874-1916)

cricketer (born 1991)

South African-British cricketer

English footballer and sporting journalist (1891–1960)

British tennis player (1864-1943)

English cricketer (1867-1900)

former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator (born 1955)

English association footballer (1919-1996)

Governor of New South Wales; Governor of Queensland; Viceroy of India (1868–1933)

English cricketer and politician (1857-1913)

English footballer (1920-2004)

English cricketer

English cricketer and TV personality

British historian and clergyman (1812–1902)

English cricketer

English cricketer (1936-2018)

British tennis player (1855-1946)

English cricketer (born 1989)

English cricketer (born 1984)

English cricketer (1882–1963)

English cricketer

English cricketer (born 1986)

English Baron (1886-1971)

English cricketer and rugby union footballer (1872-1956)

Colonel Kumar Sri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933), often known as Ranji or K. S. Ranjitsinhji, was an Indian cricketer who later became ruler of his native Indian princely state of Nawanagar, (present day Jamnagar) from 1907 to 1933. The main part of his cricket career was from 1893 to 1904 when, as one of the greatest batsmen of his time, he played for Cambridge University, Sussex, London County and, in 15 Test matches, for England.

field hockey player (1886-1918)

English cricketer (1871-1948)

Anglican bishop (1816–1900)

cricketer (1873-1947)

English footballer (1876-1937)

England cricketer (born 1987)

Cricket player of England. (1918-1997)

British politician (1845-1927)

British cricketer and missionary (1860-1931)

British politician (1710-1771)

English cricketer

British politician (1764-1819)

Governor-General, military leader, athlete, cricketer (1909-1977)

British businessman and politician (1910-1990)

English footballer (1912-1984)