East African cricket team in England in 1975

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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.

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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

PlayerDate of BirthBatting styleBowling styleNational team
Harilal Shah   (c) 14 April 1943Right handRight arm medium Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Frasat Ali 31 July 1949Right handRight arm medium Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Zulfiqar Ali 1947Right handRight arm medium Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Yunus Badat 1943Right hand Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Hamish McLeod   (wk) UnknownLeft hand Wicket-keeper Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Praful Mehta   (wk) 1941Left hand Wicket-keeper Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
John Nagenda 25 April 1938Right handRight arm fast-medium Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Parbhu Nana 17 August 1933Right handLeft arm orthodox spin Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Don Pringle 1 May 1932Right handRight arm medium Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Mehmood Quaraishy 4 February 1942Right handUnknown Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Ramesh Sethi 4 September 1941Right handRight arm offbreak Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Jawahir Shah 1942Right hand Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Shiraz Sumar 1950Right hand Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Samuel Walusimbi 1948Right handLeft arm medium Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda

Tour matches

The following matches were played during the tour:

30 May 1975
National Cricket Association
v
Mitchell's and Butler's Ground, Birmingham

1 June 1975
Taunton
v
County Ground, Taunton

2 June 1975
Scorecard
Somerset
263/6 (60 overs)
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa
95 (41.4 overs)
Viv Richards 76
Zulfiqar Ali 4/52 (12 overs)
Frasat Ali 34
Brian Rose 3/7 (6 overs)
Somerset won by 168 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: L. East and E.V. Hazell
  • Toss not known
  • Shiraz Sumar (EAF) fell ill and was unable to bat

4 June 1975
Scorecard
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
171/6d
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa
81/5
  • Toss not known
  • 1-day single innings match

5 June 1975
Scorecard
Glamorgan
153 (56.4 overs)
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa
154/7 (58.1 overs)
Arthur Francis 37
Ramesh Sethi 4/19 (12 overs)
Jawahir Shah 60
Tony Cordle 3/34 (11 overs)
East Africa won by 3 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: D.J. Evans and Harold W. Jones
  • Glamorgan won the toss and decided to bat

7 June 1975 [2]
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
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)
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 [3]
Scorecard
East Africa  East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png
120 (55.3 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
123/0 (29.5 overs)
Jawahir Shah 37 (60)
Don Pringle 0/14 (3 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 65 (86)
Madan Lal 3/15 (9.3 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 [4]
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
290/5 (60 overs)
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa
94 (52.3 overs)
Dennis Amiss 88 (116)
John Snow 4/11 (12 overs)
Ramesh Sethi 30 (102)
Zulfiqar Ali 3/63 (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 elected to field

20 June 1975
Scorecard
East Africa  East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png
239/3 (55 overs)
v
Berkshire
191/7 (55 overs)
Ramesh Sethi 60
John Mahoney 1/31 (10 overs)
Mike Hall 44
Zulfiqar Ali 4/37 (11 overs)
East Africa won by 48 runs
Ibis Cricket Club Ground, Reading
Umpires: Harold W. Jones and L.B. Philpott
  • Toss not known
  • Mehmood Quaraishy retired hurt in the East Africa innings having scored 0 (team had lost 3 wickets)

23-25 June 1975
Scorecard
v
204 (76.5 overs)
Duleep Mendis 67
Parbhu Nana 3/61 (21.5 overs)
208 (94 overs)
Harilal Shah 59
Lalith Kaluperuma 2/29 (24 overs)
332/5d (68 overs)
Duleep Mendis 144
Zulfiqar Ali 3/127 (28 overs)
213 (78.1 overs)
Samuel Walusimbi 54
Michael Tissera 5/95 (24.1 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 115 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Brian Knight and T.B. Scott
  • Toss not known

27-29 June 1975
Scorecard
v
81 (32.5 overs)
Ramesh Sethi 24*
Henrik Mortensen 6/35 (16.5 overs)
111 (57.4 overs)
H. Sorensen 33
Zulfiqar Ali 5/43 (20.4 overs)
164 (106.4 overs)
Jawahir Shah 64
Henrik Mortensen 3/34 (33 overs)
138/7 (68.4 overs)
Carsten Morild 58
Zulfiqar Ali 4/56 (28 overs)
Denmark won by 3 wickets
Aalborg Chang Cricket Club Ground, Aalborg
  • Toss not known

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