East African cricket team in England in 1972
A cricket team representing the East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda toured England in the 1972 season as part of a drive to encourage the development of cricket in that part of Africa.
The 1972 touring team played 18 matches. Their opponents included the Marylebone Cricket Club and many first-class county teams, although none of the matches had first-class status. The tour helped East Africa to be invited to participate at the 1975 Cricket World Cup where they achieved temporary One Day International status.[1]
Team
Player | Year of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | National team |
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Jawahir Shah (c) | 1942 | Right hand | – | Kenya |
Zulfiqar Ali | 1947 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Kenya |
Lawrence Fernandes | 1945 | Right hand | Leg break googly | Uganda |
Duncan Kibaya | 1949 | Right hand | Right-arm off-break | Uganda |
Anil Lakhani | 1938 | Unknown | Unknown | Kenya |
Praful Mehta | 1941 | Left hand | Wicket-keeper | Tanzania |
Raghuvir Patel | 1944 | Unknown | Wicket-keeper | Kenya |
Upendra Patel | 1942 | Right hand | Right arm fast-medium | Uganda |
Mehmood Quaraishy | 1942 | Right hand | – | Kenya |
Harilal Shah | 1943 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Kenya |
Jagoo Shah | 1953 | Unknown | Leg-break and googly | Kenya |
Narendra Thakker | 1945 | Right hand | Wicket-keeper | Kenya |
Charanjive Sharma | 1946 | Unknown | Unknown | Kenya |
Vasant Tapu | 1936 | Left hand | Left arm fast-medium | Tanzania |
Kishore Vasani | 1939 | Unknown | Slow left-arm orthodox | Uganda |
Samuel Walusimbi | 1948 | Right hand | Left arm medium | Uganda |
Tour matches
The following matches were played during the tour:[2]
12-13 June 1972 Scorecard |
v | Club Cricket Conference | |
Match drawn New Malden Cricket Club Ground Umpires: A.J. Fairs, J.H. Norton |
- Toss not known
18 June 1972 Scorecard |
v | ||
360 (81.1 overs) Majid Khan 222 Zulfiqar Ali 5/76 (22.1 overs) | ||
- Cambridge University won the toss and decided to bat
29 June 1972 Scorecard |
Leicestershire 211/6 (50 overs) | v | |
Charanjive Sharma 82 Robin Matthews 4/36 (9.4 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 13 runs Dog and Gun, Blaby Umpires: W.E. Hickling, R. Julian |
- Toss not known
3 July 1972 Scorecard |
v | Olton 159/7 | |
Vasant Tapu 52* Ken Stanley 3/55 | Mike Ellis 60 Vasant Tapu 2/22 |
Match drawn Grange Road, Olton |
- East Africa won the toss and decided to bat
6-7 July 1972 Scorecard |
Derbyshire Second XI | v | |
244/7 dec. (68.5 overs) Zulfiqar Ali 69 Paul Marshall 4/54 (14 overs) | ||
129/9 (29 overs) Zulfiqar Ali 47 Phil Russell 4/29 (10 overs) |
- East Africa won the toss and decided to field
8-9 July 1972 Scorecard |
North Wales | v | |
126 B. Hughes 30 Zulfiqar Ali 4/21 | ||
- North Wales won the toss and decided to bat
10-11 July 1972 Scorecard |
Lancashire Second XI | v | |
- Lancashire Second XI won the toss and decided to bat
15-18 July 1972 Scorecard |
v | ||
376 (83.2 overs) Eddie Hemmings 72 Lawrence Fernandes 4/124 (29.2 overs) | ||
- Warwickshire won the toss and decided to bat
Leading players
Kenyan Charanjive Sharma was the most consistent batsman, scoring 725 runs in 24 innings. Harilal Shah scored 680 runs in 23 innings and took 22 wickets in 159 overs. Zulfiqar Ahmed took 49 wickets for 308 runs. Jawahir Shah played several good innings and captained the side well.[3]
References
- ^ "Prudential World Cup 1975". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "East Africa in England 1972". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Hugh Collins, "East African Tour", The Cricketer, Winter Annual 1972, p. 79.
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