East Africa at the Cricket World Cup

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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. [1]

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Cricket World Cup Record

YearRoundGamesWonTiedLost
Flag of England.svg 1975 [2] Group Stage3003
Flag of England.svg 1979 [3] Did not qualify
Flag of England.svg 1983 [4]
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg 1987 [5]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 1992 Not eligible – not an ICC member
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1996
Flag of England.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1999
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Kenya.svg 2003
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2007
Flag of India.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015
TotalGroup Stage3003

World Cup Record (By Team)

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Total : 3 Wins – 0 Ties – 3 Losses – 3 games played
AgainstWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Flag of England.svg  England 0011
Flag of India.svg  India 0011
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0011

1975 Cricket World Cup

East Africa qualified for the first Cricket World Cup in 1975, and were drawn against hosts England, India and New Zealand. They lost all three matches, and failed to qualify for the Knockout stage. [2]

7 June 1975
Scorecard
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
309/5 (60 overs)
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png East Africa
128/8 (60 overs)
Glenn Turner 171* (201)
Parbhu Nana 1/34 (12 overs)
Frasat Ali 45 (123)
Dayle Hadlee 3/21 (12 overs)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand won by 181 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Arthur Fagg (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Turner (NZ)

11 June 1975
Scorecard
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png East Africa
120 (55.3 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
123/0 (29.5 overs)
Jawahir Shah 37 (60)
Madan Lal 3/15 (9.3 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 65 (86)
Don Pringle 0/14 (3 overs)
India won by 10 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Arthur Jepson (Eng)
Player of the match: Farokh Engineer (Ind)

14 June 1975
Scorecard
Flag of England.svg  England
290/5 (60 overs)
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png East Africa
94 (52.3 overs)
Dennis Amiss 88 (116)
Zulfiqar Ali 3/63 (12 overs)
Ramesh Sethi 30 (102)
John Snow 4/11 (12 overs)
England won by 196 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Bill Alley (Aus) and John Langridge (Eng)
Player of the match: John Snow (Eng)
  • East Africa won the toss and chose to field.

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