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List of Test cricketers born in non-Test playing nations

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This is a list of Test cricketers who were born in a country that does not currently play Test cricket.

Geraint Jones was born in Papua New Guinea, brought up in Australia, and represented England at Test cricket via his Welsh parents

Updated 24 Oct 2023. Players in bold are still active.

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NamePlace of birthCountry of birthCountry played forTest careerTest caps
Shakeel AhmedKuwait CityKuwait[1]Pakistan1998 1
Tanvir AhmedKuwait CityKuwait[2]Pakistan2010–2013 5
Freddie BrownLimaPeru[3]England1931–1953 22
Tom Campbell[a]EdinburghScotland[4]South Africa1910–1912 5
Donald CarrWiesbadenGermany[5]England1951–1952 2
Frederick CookJavaDutch East Indies[6]South Africa1896 1
Mike Denness[a]BellshillScotland[7]England1969–1975 28
Ted DexterMilanItaly[8]England1958–1968 62
Phil EdmondsLusakaNorthern Rhodesia[9]England1975–1987 51
Ashok GandotraRio de JaneiroBrazil[10]India1969 2
Gavin Hamilton[b]Broxburn, West LothianScotland[11]England[c]1999 1
George HeadleyColónPanama[12]West Indies1930–1954 22
Moisés HenriquesFunchalPortugal[13]Australia2013–2016 4
Molly HideShanghaiChina[14]England1934–1954 15
Charles HimeSt. George's[15]Bermuda[16]South Africa1896 1
David IronsideLourenço MarquesMozambique[17]South Africa1953–1954 3
Archie Jackson[a]RutherglenScotland[18]Australia1929–1931 8
Geraint JonesKundiawaPapua New Guinea[19]England[d]2004–2006 34
Alec Kennedy[a]EdinburghScotland[20]England1922–1923 5
Amjad KhanCopenhagenDenmark[21]England2009 1
David Larter[a]InvernessScotland[22]England1962–1965 10
Jan LumsdenMusselburghScotland[23]Australia1976–1978 6
Gregor MacGregor[a]EdinburghScotland[24]England1890–1893 8
Fish MarkhamMbabaneSwaziland[25]South Africa1949 1
Meg LanningSingaporeSingapore[26]Australia2013–2022 6
Shan MasoodKuwait CityKuwait[27]Pakistan2013– 10
Jehan MubarakWashington, DCUnited States[28]Sri Lanka2002–2015 13
Buster NupenÅlesundNorway[29]South Africa1921–1936 17
Steve O'KeefePenangMalaysia[30]Australia2014–2017 8
Henry OlongaLusakaZambia[31]Zimbabwe1995–2002 30
Dipak PatelNairobiKenya Colony[32]New Zealand1987–1997 37
Ian Peebles[a]AberdeenScotland[33]England1927–1931 13
Derek PringleNairobiKenya[34]England1982–1992 30
Neal RadfordLuanshyaNorthern Rhodesia[35]England1986–1988
Lindsay Reeler–Northern Rhodesia[36]Australia1984–1987 3
Dermot ReeveKowloonHong Kong[37]England1992 3
Gordon Rowe[a]GlasgowScotland[38]New Zealand1946 1
Eric Russell[a]DumbartonScotland[39]England1961–1967 10
Nat Sciver-BruntTokyoJapanEngland[40]2014- 10
Lall SinghKuala LumpurBritish Malaya[41]India1932 1
Peter Such[b]HelensburghScotland[42]England1993–1999 11
Paul TerryOsnabrückWest Germany[43]England1984 2
John TraicosZagazigEgypt[44]South Africa, Zimbabwe1970–1993 7
Qasim UmarNairobiKenya[45]Pakistan1983–1986 26
Ken WeekesBostonUnited States[46]West Indies1939 2
Dick WestcottLisbonPortugal[47]South Africa1954–1958 5
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  1. [a]
    At the time they played Test cricket, the England team represented all of Great Britain
  2. [b]
    At the time of their birth, the England team represented all of Great Britain
  3. [c]
    Hamilton also played ODIs and T20Is for Scotland
  4. [d]
    Jones also played 2 ODIs for Papua New Guinea

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