R. E. Foster R. E. Foster Reginald Erskine Foster, nicknamed Tip Foster, commonly designated R. E. Foster in sporting literature (16 April 1878 – 13 May 1914) was an English first-class cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. One of seven Foster brothers who were all educated at Malvern College and who all played cricket for Malvern and for Worcestershire, Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score. Foster was educated at Malvern College and University College, Oxford. He
Rest of the World cricket team in England in 1970 their contracted players who were selected to play for either England or the World XI. The England v. Rest of the World XI series was initially recognised as a Test series by "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack", but the International Cricket Conference (ICC) stated at their 1972 meeting that the games should not be regarded as official Test matches. "Wisden" continued to include the matches as Tests until removing them for the 1980 edition against the wishes of the editor, Norman Preston. Rest of the World, captained by Garfield Sobers, selected 14 players in the series including five South Africans who, despite