- Frank Hearne (South Africa), George Hearne and Alec Hearne (England)
It was first and the only instance, till date, in the Test cricket where one brother was playing against his two brothers as both were playing for different nations. It was the match between South Africa vs England in March 1892 and it was the Test no.37. It was also a 3-day match along with a rest day.
Frank Hearne
Former England cricketer Frank Hearne (Earlier, he had played 2 matches for England) featured for South Africa while his two brothers George Hearne (GG Hearne) and Alec Hearne were playing for England and all the three brothers were making debut for their respective nations. England won that match by an innings and 189 runs. South African opener Frank Hearne scored 24 and 23 runs in the respective innings while his opponent brothers, opener Alec Hearne scored 9 runs and no.4 batsman George Hearne dismissed without scoring a run in their only inning.
George Hearne (GG Hearne)
It was also the last game for George Hearne and Alec Hearne in the international cricket while Frank Hearne had played 3 more Tests for South Africa as he played total 6 Tests (2 for England and 4 for South Africa) in his international career.
Alec Hearne