List of East Africa cricket captains
This is a list of all cricketers who have captained the now defunct East African cricket team in an official international match. This includes One Day Internationals and ICC Trophy games.
One Day International
East Africa played their first ODI on June 7, 1975.
| East African ODI Captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 |  Harilal Shah |
1975-1975 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Overall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
ICC Trophy
East Africa debuted in the ICC Trophy in the 1979 tournament
| East African ICC Trophy Captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Narendra Thakker |
1979-1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Charanjive Sharma |
1979-1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Keith Arnold |
1982-1982 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 |  PD Desai |
1986-1986 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Overall | 15 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||