Top 5 England cricketers who were born in South Africa

#5 Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott was one of the finest batsmen to have played for England but retired early

Jonathan Trott made his debut for England in 2009 where he scored a hundred against Australia in what was a very impressive debut for the 35-year old. Trott went on to become one of the finest batsmen in the world in a couple of years and consequently won the 2011 ICC and ECB Cricketer of the Year awards. However, Trott had previously represented South Africa at the highest level in the Under-15 and Under-19 World Cups.

The cricketer went on to establish himself in the pivotal number three position for the English team and was dubbed to becoming one of the greatest ever English batsmen. However, stress and psychological problems led to Trott withdrawing himself from the England’s Ashes tour of Australia in 2013 and his consequent attempts of making a comeback were not successful as he ended up with the same symptoms.

Hence, the cricketer retired from all forms of the game on May 4, 2015 after playing 52 Tests and 68 ODIs for England where he scored a combined 6500 runs at an average of more than 47.