East African cricket team in England in 1975
A cricket team representing the East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia toured England in the 1975 season which coincided with their participation in the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
The 1975 touring team played eleven matches, including the three One Day International matches in the world cup.[1] Five were warm-up matches before the world cup and three were held afterwards, including one in Denmark.
Team[edit]
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | National team |
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| Harilal Shah (c) | 14 April 1943 | Right hand | Right arm medium |  Kenya
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| Frasat Ali | 31 July 1949 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Kenya
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| Zulfiqar Ali | 1947 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Kenya
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| Yunus Badat | 1943 | Right hand | – |  Zambia
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| Hamish McLeod (wk) | Unknown | Left hand | Wicket-keeper | Zambia
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| Praful Mehta (wk) | 1941 | Left hand | Wicket-keeper |  Tanzania
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| John Nagenda | 25 April 1938 | Right hand | Right arm fast-medium |  Uganda
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| Parbhu Nana | 17 August 1933 | Right hand | Left arm orthodox spin | Zambia
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| Don Pringle | 1 May 1932 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Kenya
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| Mehmood Quaraishy | 4 February 1942 | Right hand | Unknown | Kenya
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| Ramesh Sethi | 4 September 1941 | Right hand | Right arm offbreak | Kenya
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| Jawahir Shah | 1942 | Right hand | – | Kenya
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| Shiraz Sumar | 1950 | Right hand | – | Tanzania
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| Samuel Walusimbi | 1948 | Right hand | Left arm medium | Uganda
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Tour matches[edit]
The following matches were played during the tour:
30 May 1975
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National Cricket Association
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1 June 1975
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Taunton
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2 June 1975
Scorecard |
Somerset
263/6 (60 overs) |
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- Toss not known
- Shiraz Sumar (EAF) fell ill and was unable to bat
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Frasat Ali, Harilal Shah, Jawahir Shah, Hamish McLeod, Mehmood Quraishy, John Nagenda, Parbhu Nana, Ramesh Sethi, Shiraz Sumar, Samuel Walusimbi and Zulfiqar Ali (all East Africa) and Brian McKechnie (NZ) all made their ODI debuts.
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- East Africa won the toss and elected to bat
- Praful Mehta, Don Pringle and Yunus Badat (all East Africa) made their ODI debuts.
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- East Africa won the toss and elected to field
20 June 1975
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Berkshire
191/7 (55 overs) | |
Ramesh Sethi 60
John Mahoney 1/31 (10 overs) |
Mike Hall 44
Zulfiqar Ali 4/37 (11 overs) |
- Toss not known
- Mehmood Quaraishy retired hurt in the East Africa innings having scored 0 (team had lost 3 wickets)
References[edit]
- ^ "Prudential World Cup 1975". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs East Africa 2nd Match 1975 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of East Africa vs India 6th Match 1975 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of England vs East Africa 9th Match 1975 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.