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.
Cricket World Cup Record
Cricket World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition1975 Group Stage 8/8 3 0 3 0 0 No qualifier held (qualified by invitation)1979 Did not qualify 4 2 1 0 11983 7 1 3 0 31987 6 2 4 0 01992Not eligible – not an ICC member Not an ICC member (part of East and Central Africa)199619992003TotalGroup Stage0 titles30300175804
World Cup Record (By Team)
Cricket World Cup matches (By team)Total : 3 Wins – 0 Ties – 3 Losses – 3 games playedAgainstWinsDrawsLossesTotal001100110011
Tournament results 1975 Cricket World Cup
East Africa qualified for the first Cricket World Cup in 1975 by invitation, and were drawn against hosts England, India and New Zealand. They lost all three matches, and failed to qualify for the Knockout stage.
Squad
Harilal Shah (c) Frasat Ali Jawahir Shah Ramesh Sethi Zulfiqar Ali Yunus Badat Hamish McLeod Mehmood Quaraishy Don Pringle Praful Mehta John Nagenda Parbhu Nana Shiraz Sumar Samuel Walusimbi
Results Group stage (Group A)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultL by 181 runsL by 10 wicketsL by 196 runs4Did not advanceGroup stage Scorecards
Records and statistics Team records Highest innings totals Score Opponent Venue Season 128/8 (60 overs) Birmingham 1975 120/10 (55.3 overs) Leeds 1975 94/10 (52.3 overs) Birmingham 1975Last updated: 14 June 1975
Batting records Most runs Runs Player 100s 50s Period57 Frasat Ali 3 3 19.00 1975–-197554 Ramesh Sethi 3 3 18.00 1975–-197546 Jawahir Shah 3 3 15.33 1975–-197541 Mehmood Quaraishy 3 3 20.50 1975–-197539 Zulfiqar Ali 3 3 19.50 1975–-1975Last updated: 14 June 1975
Highest individual innings Score Player Opponent Venue Season 45Frasat Ali Birmingham 1975 37Jawahir Shah Leeds 1975 30Zulfiqar Ali Birmingham 1975 30Ramesh Sethi Birmingham 1975 23Ramesh Sethi Leeds 1975Last updated: 14 June 1975
Highest partnerships Runs Players Opposition Venue Season 42 (6th wicket) Ramesh Sethi & Jawahir Shah v Leeds 1975 37 (7th wicket) Zulfiqar Ali & Mehmood Quaraishy v Birmingham 1975 30 (1st wicket) Samuel Walusimbi & Frasat Ali v Birmingham 1975 30 (1st wicket) Ramesh Sethi & Mehmood Quaraishy v Birmingham 1975 26 (1st wicket) Samuel Walusimbi & Frasat Ali v Leeds 1975Last updated: 14 June 1975
Bowling statistics Most wickets Wickets Player Matches 4W 5W Period 4 Zulfiqar Ali 3 41.50 4.74 3/63 0 0 1975–1975 3 Mehmood Quaraishy 3 31.33 5.22 2/55 0 0 1975–19751 John Nagenda 1 50.00 5.55 1/50 0 0 1975–1975 Ramesh Sethi 3 100.00 5.00 1/51 0 0 1975–1975 Parbhu Nana 3 116.00 4.02 1/34 0 0 1975–1975Last updated: 14 June 1975
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