Eoin Morgan, a man who represented England in 200 ODIs started his career as an Irish Cricketer. Has any other player represented more than one nation in a World Cup? Yes, four cricketers have.
Anderson Cummins (WI, Canada):
Cummins made his Test debut for the West Indies in 1993. He represented them in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He moved to Canada after 1996. At the age of 40, he made his Canadian debut and played for Canada in the 2007 World Cup.
Ed Joyce (England, Ireland)
In 2006, Joyce was selected to be in the Test squad for the Ashes, replacing of Marcus Trescothick. During the 2007 World Cup, he scored a couple of fifties. In 2010, he chose to represent Ireland after he was overlooked by English selectors.
Kepler Wessels(Australia, South Africa)
He made his debut for Australia in 1982 and played the 1983 World Cup and scored a half century. His last played for Australia in 1985, being dissatisfied with the Australian board. Six years later, he began playing test matches for South Africa and represented the Proteas in the 1992 World Cup.
Eoin Morgan(Ireland, England)
A man of Irish- English decent, made his debut for Ireland in 2006 and represented them in the 2007 World Cup.
In 2009, Morgan chose to represent England as it was a test playing nation, whereas Ireland was not. In the 2011 World Cup he scored a half century in his English World Cup debut and is currently the captain of the England side.
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