There was more than one best player in cricket history. Many kings and princes also played cricket. The royal family of England used to play cricket first to pass their time. Gradually there was a change in the game of cricket and this game came out of England and started being played between the kings of India and England. Today we are going to tell you about the cricketers who belonged to the Royal Family.
Prince Christian Victor
Prince Christian Victor was the only member of the British royal family. Who played first-class cricket. He was the grandson of Queen Victoria. Prince Christian appeared in the Gentlemen of England match played under the captaincy of W.G. Grace at Skarsberg in 1888. Prince Christian Victor died in South Africa during the war at the age of 33.
Brian Lara
Former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara comes from the royal family. In 1976, Yajurvendra Singh of the royal family of Bikha, Gujarat met Lara for the first time in a match played against England in Bangalore.
King George VI
King George is not a regular first-class cricketer, but George-6 holds the record for the best hat-trick of all time. Wisden is revealed in 1953. Edward-7's sons and grandsons used to play cricket daily.
Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew, the young ruler of York, was a very good cricketer. His bowling average was excellent even during school days. Andrew's father was also the ruler of Edinburgh and he was a good spinner. He was the only person who was made the President of NCC twice in the twentieth century.
