Cricketers who played for two different countries

#5 Kepler Wessels (Australia and South Africa)

Kepler Wessels of Northamptonshire

Kepler Wessels is a former South African cricketer who captained South Africa before playing 24 tests for the Australian team. He made his international debut for Australia against England at Brisbane in 1982. He became the first South-African born person to play for Australia, and the 13th Australian player to score a century on debut.

With apartheid being removed from South Africa in 1991, the International Cricket Council unanimously removed the ban against playing South Africa. As a result, South Africa could now play Test and One-day international cricket. At the age of 34, Wessels was asked to captain the South African team because he had the experience of first class and international cricket.