FA Cup final cricketers

With the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool only a few days away. David Green says in All out cricket that a handy cricket team could be selected from among players who have appeared in the FA Cup final in the past.

The links between the FA Cup Final and cricket are closer than you might think. Indeed, I’ve managed to rustle up a XII who featured (or nearly featured in the case of our 12th man) in at least one FA Cup Final and who also played first-class cricket.