5 Test players born in countries which don't have anything to do with cricket

Henriques (C) in an IPL game

Cricketers around the world grow up by the dream of playing at the elite level of Test cricket but the elite status is limited to some well known cricketing countries. Among the players in the history of the game, a large percentage of them are from countries well known in the international circuit.

However, some Test cricketers have first seen the daylight in some of the very unlikely of places. The illustrious history of cricket has seen some cricketers who went on to play at the ultimate stage of the game but were born in courtiers where the game is not very popular. 

Most recently in 2013 Moises Henriques made his Test debut for Australia against India at Chennai was born in the city of Funchal, Portugal which is known for producing one Cristiano Ronaldo.     

Here we take a look at five countries which have very little to do with professional cricket but is also the birthplace of Test cricketers. 

1) Freddie Brown – Peru

Freddie Brown (right) during a practice session

The South American nation is certainly not famous for its cricketing antiques but the Peruvian capital city of Lima is the birthplace of former England Captain Freddie Brown. He made his Test debut in 1931 at the Oval against New Zealand.

The all-rounder was in the England’s infamous Bodyline tour of Australia in 1932-33. He also played professional club cricket in England for Cambridge University, Surrey and later for Northamptonshire. 

He played 22 Test matches for the Three Lions and was also served as the captain of the team. Brown also scored more than 13,000 runs and over 1,000 wickets in first-class cricket. Brown was named one of the prestigious Wisden Cricketers of the year in 1933.