East Africa at the Cricket World Cup

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The East Africa cricket team was a cricket team representing Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. Their first game was against a South African, Non-European side in 1958, and they appeared in the 1975 World Cup. East Africa was an Associate Member of the ICC from 1966 to 1989, after which its place was taken by East and Central Africa.[1]

Cricket World Cup Record[edit]

Year Round Games Won Tied Lost
England1975[2] Group Stage 3 0 0 3
England1979[3] Did not qualify
England1983[4]
IndiaPakistan1987[5]
AustraliaNew Zealand1992 Not eligible – not an ICC member
IndiaPakistanSri Lanka1996
EnglandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNetherlands1999
South AfricaZimbabweKenya2003
Cricket West Indies2007
IndiaBangladeshSri Lanka2011
AustraliaNew Zealand2015
Total Group Stage 3 0 0 3

World Cup Record (By Team)[edit]

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Total : 3 Wins – 0 Ties – 3 Losses – 3 games played
Against Wins Draws Losses Total
 England 0 0 1 1
 India 0 0 1 1
 New Zealand 0 0 1 1

1975 Cricket World Cup[edit]

Main article: 1975 Cricket World Cup

East Africa qualified for the first Cricket World Cup in 1975, and were drawn against hosts England, India and New Zealand. They lost all three matches, and failed to qualify for the Knockout stage.[2]

7 June 1975
Scorecard
 New Zealand
309/5 (60 overs)
v
East Africa
128/8 (60 overs)
Glenn Turner 171* (201)
Parbhu Nana 1/34 (12 overs)
Frasat Ali 45 (123)
Dayle Hadlee 3/21 (12 overs)
 New Zealand won by 181 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Arthur Fagg (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Turner (NZ)
11 June 1975
Scorecard
East Africa
120 (55.3 overs)
v
 India
123/0 (29.5 overs)
Jawahir Shah 37 (60)
Madan Lal 3/15 (9.3 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 65 (86)
Don Pringle 0/14 (3 overs)
India won by 10 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Arthur Jepson (Eng)
Player of the match: Farokh Engineer (Ind)
14 June 1975
Scorecard
 England
290/5 (60 overs)
v
East Africa
94 (52.3 overs)
Dennis Amiss 88 (116)
Zulfiqar Ali 3/63 (12 overs)
Ramesh Sethi 30 (102)
John Snow 4/11 (12 overs)
England won by 196 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Bill Alley (Aus) and John Langridge (Eng)
Player of the match: John Snow (Eng)
  • East Africa won the toss and chose to field.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "In the International Spotlight…Tanzania Cricket". 2 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Prudential World Cup 1975". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Prudential World Cup 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Prudential World Cup 1983". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Reliance World Cup 1987/88". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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