East African Premier League
Appearance
Countries | Kenya Uganda |
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Administrator | Cricket Kenya |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Format | Twenty20 |
First edition | 2011–12 |
Latest edition | 2013 |
Next edition | Postponed |
Tournament format | Round-robin Knockout and Playoffs |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champion | Rising Stars Chuis (1st title) |
Most successful | Nile Knights Rwenzori Warriors Rising Star Chuis (1 title) |
Most runs | Roger Mukasa (321)[1] |
Most wickets | Joseph Angara (16)[2] |
The East Africa Premier League (EAPL) is a Twenty20 cricket competition covering Kenya and Uganda. The EAPL was founded in 2011, together with the East Africa Cup, in the wake of Kenya's disastrous performance in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[3] It comprises 4 Kenyan provincial franchises as well as 2 teams from Uganda that play each other in a league, culminating in a final between the team that finishes top of the log and the winner of a series of playoff matches. Its main objective is to improve the standard of cricket played in Kenya, and spark a revival on the international stage once again.
References
[edit]- ^ Records / East Africa Premier League, 2011/12 / Most runs Archived 22 January 2013 at archive.today Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2011
- ^ Records / East Africa Premier League, 2011/12 / Most wickets Archived 23 January 2013 at archive.today Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012
- ^ "East Africa Premier League, East Africa Premier League 2011/12 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news".