After serving the team for a couple of years, post-retirement jobs can be a completely different experience for few cricketers.
Here are the few cricketers who took up a profession post-retirement which was not related to cricket at all.
1. DAVID SHEPPARD (BISHOP)
David Sheppard played 22 Tests for England and was also a part of his Country Cricket Team, Sussex. David made his Test debut against West Indies in 1950. In his 22 Test matches, David scored 1172 runs with a batting average of 37.80 which included 3 centuries. David had a phenomenal first class cricket, playing 230 matches with an average of 43.51 which included an almost 45 centuries. He played his last test against New Zealand in 1963 after which he became one of the most outspoken bishops of the Church of England. David Sheppard life’s journey came to an end and he died on 5th March 2005 after fighting a long battle with cancer.
– by Shraddha Kejriwal
2. ARSHAD KHAN (CAB DRIVER)
Arshad Khan was a right arm off break bowler who served the men in Green for a decent period of time. Arshad was first picked to play for the national side Pakistan during the 1997-98 season against West Indies. Things were great for Arshad until 2001, where he was dropped which made him go back to domestic cricket.
During the 2005 One Day series against England, Arshad was included in the playing 11 by the selectors, where he proved his worth by being one of the most economical bowlers in the team. His economy was just 3 runs per over which was very impressive. However, Arshad failed to be a permanent part of the Pakistani squad. Post retirement, Arshad relocated in Australia and became a cab driver.
- CHRIS OLD (FISH AND CHIPS SHOP OWNER)
Chris Old is a former English cricketer who served the England Cricket Team as a right arm fast medium bowler. Chris made his test debut against India in 1972 at Kolkata where he picked his first International wicket which was of the legendary Sunil Gavaskar. Chris, in his 46 test matches has picked 143 wickets and 45 wickets in his 32 ODI games. Chris is the only cricketer who played both centenary matches against Australia – at Melbourne at 1977 and at Lords at 1980. Chris ended his test career in 1981 where he played his Last Test against Australia. Post retirement, Chris ran and managed a fish and chips restaurant called “Clipper Fish Restaurant” in Praa Sands, Cornwall with his second wife Letitia in 2002.
- CHRIS LEWIS (SMUGGLER)
Chris Lewis is a former English Cricketer who played 32 Test and 53 ODI for England. Chris picked 93 Test wickets for England which included 3 five wickets haul. Chris was often regarded as the next Ian Botham, but he never lived up to his potential which soon resulted in his career drifting apart. Chris took 66 ODI wickets at a bowling average of 29.42. In 1993, Chris scored his only century against India at Chennai but after that innings, he failed to reproduce such performances again. On December 2008, Chris Lewis was arrested for smuggling 3.37 kilograms of liquid cocaine which turned out to be a huge shock for the entire England Cricket Team. According to the reports, Chris tried to smuggle cocaine worth £140,000 into the UK by hiding it in fruit juice tins in his cricket bags. Chris was sentenced to a 13-year imprisonment and was released after 6 years in June 2014.
- CURTLY AMBROSE (BASS GUITARIST)
Curtly Ambrose who played 98 Tests and 176 One Day Internationals for West Indies was an unstoppable force during the 1990s. Curtly Ambrose had an unbreakable bond with his fellow teammate Courtney Walsh which helped to destroy a number of batting lineups. The partnership between Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh helped the West Indies cricket team to win a number of memorable matches despite their weak batting line-up. Ambrose took 405 test wickets with a bowling average of 20.99 and 176 ODI wickets with an average of 24.12. Curtly Ambrose retired in 2000, after which he joined the “Dread and the Baldhead”, an Antiguan reggae band as a bass guitarist.
– by Shraddha Kejriwal