We all know the great players who helped make cricket what it is today, but we're not going to speak about them today; instead, we're going to talk about the cricket greats who made the sport popular in their home nations by influencing the way the sport was played. They come from associate countries that are not full members of the ICC.
1. Ryan Ten Doeschate
Ryan Ten Doeschate is a Netherlands all-rounder, who debuted in 2006; he is one of the well-known players from an associate nation. His most impressive batting was scoring two centuries in the 2011 World Cup. He was born in South Africa but played for the Netherlands. He won the ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year Award thrice between 2008 and 2011. He scored astonishing 25061 runs in his first-class career.
2. Kyle Coetzer
Kyle Coetzer is a Scottish top-order batter; he has the record of the highest score ever made by an associate nation player when he scored 156 against Bangladesh in the 2015 World Cup. He scored 13490 runs in his first-class cricket.
3. Paul Stirling
Paul Stirling is an Irish all-rounder, who played a special role in bringing where Ireland is today. He debuted at 17 and played for Ireland in the 2009 T20 World Cup. He has the highest score by an Irish batter, 177 from 134 balls. He scored 28659 runs throughout his career including first class.
4. William Porterfield
William Porterfield is also an Irish batter; he was the reason for Ireland’s rise in international cricket. He is the country’s top scorer in ODI AND T20i, he became the first Test captain for Ireland. He captained Ireland from every level from U-13 to the international level. He scored 5480 runs for her country.
5. Kevin O'Brien
Keven O’Brien is an Irish All-rounder; he became a poster boy in Ireland where everyone used to worship him. He has scored the fastest fifty in World Cup history. He is only a medium-pace bowler; he got his variations from other T20 leagues. He scored 5850 runs and took 172 wickets for Ireland.
6. Majid Haq
Majid Haq is a Scotland right arm off break bowler, he has the record for the second most caps for Scotland and the most capped ODI player for them. He has taken 88 wickets, but this stat does not talk about what he was.
7. Andy Flower
The older brother of Flower brothers, Andy Flower, is a Zimbabwean batter. He was the only test hitter from Zimbabwe who could play on every surface and under any conditions. He is regarded as Zimbabwe's top cricketer. In his first-class career, he has scored 49 centuries.
8. Grant Flower
Grant Flower is also a Zimbabwe all-rounder; he is the younger brother of Grant Flower. He is an experienced top-order batter; he began as an opener but was soon DE promoted in the batting line-up. He scored 22379 runs in his first-class career.
9. Thomas Odoyo
Thomas Odoyo is a Kenyan all-rounder, who debuted for Kenya at 17 in the 1996 World Cup. He was the most important player in Kenyan Team. He has scored 2515 runs and 156 wickets in his international career.
10. Sean Williams
Sean Williams is currently playing for Zimbabwe at the international level, he is a middle-order batter, who has currently in perfect form. He is known for his reverse sweep. Even the great Andy Flower used it many times in his career. He scored 7434 runs for her country, and he is the reason Zimbabwe will play the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
