Cricket World Cup History: 4 players who have played for two countries in the World Cup

#3 Ed Joyce (England - 2007, Ireland - 2011 and 2015)

Ed Joyce played for England first and then switched to Ireland

Another European player who played for Ireland and England in the Cricket World Cup is Ed Joyce. The left-handed opener made his World Cup debut for England in the year 2007. Joyce had a decent outing in his maiden World Cup as the Irishman recorded two half centuries.

He then decided to play for his native country, Ireland and represented Ireland in the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. Joyce played a key role in the rise of the Ireland cricket team as his 84-run knock against West Indies helped Ireland chase down a 300+ score in a 2015 World Cup group match. He scored his first ever World Cup hundred in the same World Cup during Ireland's group fixture versus Zimbabwe.

Joyce will always be remembered as one of the greatest Irish players to have played international cricket.