East Africa cricket team

East Africa

ICC status	Former member (1966 to 1989)
ICC region	Africa
WCL	n/a
Coach	n/a
Captain	n/a
First international
13 September 1958 v South African Non-Europeans at Nairobi, Kenya
As of 20 February 2015

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 team in 1958. East Africa appeared in the 1975 World Cup and the 1979, 1982 and 1986 ICC Trophies. In the last two of these the Kenya national cricket team was also represented in its own right, so that East Africa was effectively a Ugandan/Tanzanian/Zambian team.

East Africa was an Associate Member of the ICC from 1966 to 1989, after which its place was taken by East and Central Africa.

Tournament history

World Cup

• 1975: First round ^[1]
• 1979 to 1987: Did not qualify^[2][3][4]
• 1992 onwards: See East and Central Africa cricket team ^[5]

ICC Trophy

• 1979: First round^[6]
• 1982: First round^[7]
• 1986: First round^[8]
• 1990 onwards: See East and Central Africa cricket team^[5]

Records

One Day Internationals

• Highest team total: 128/8 (60.0) vs.  New Zealand, 7 June 1975
• Highest individual score: 45 (123), Frasat Ali vs.  New Zealand, 7 June 1975
• Best innings bowling: 3/63 (12.0), Zulfiqar Ali vs.  England, 14 June 1975

ODI records versus other nations[9]
Opposition	M	W	L	Tie	NR	Win%
England	1	0	1	0	0	0.00%
India	1	0	1	0	0	0.00%
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	0	0.00%

See also

• East Africa rugby union team
• Kenya national cricket team
• Tanzania national cricket team
• Uganda national cricket team
• East and Central Africa cricket team
• List of East Africa ODI cricketers
• List of East Africa cricket captains

References

1. "Prudential World Cup 1975". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
2. "Prudential World Cup 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
3. "Prudential World Cup 1983". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
4. "Reliance World Cup 1987/88". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
5. "In the International Spotlight…Tanzania Cricket". 2 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
6. "ICC TROPHY, 1979: ENGLAND". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
7. "ICC TROPHY, 1982: ENGLAND". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
8. "1986 ICC Trophy in England: ENGLAND". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
9. "Records / East Africa / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2016.