List of East Africa ODI cricketers

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East Africa played two of their three One Day Internationals during the 1975 World Cup at Edgbaston (pictured). Twenty20 cricket.jpg
East Africa played two of their three One Day Internationals during the 1975 World Cup at
Edgbaston (pictured).

The East Africa cricket team played three ODIs in the 1975 World Cup, with 14 players representing East Africa in these matches. [1] A One Day International is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). [2]

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The East Africa cricket team was first formed in 1958. East Africa were invited to compete in the 1975 World Cup in England and the team included players from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. East Africa played its first ODI against New Zealand at Edgbaston. The team played two further ODIs during the tournament against India at Headingley and England at Edgbaston. [3] East Africa struggled against the Test playing nations in their group, losing heavily in all their ODIs. East Africa continued to play in the ICC Trophy in 1982 and 1986, however East Africa ceased to be a member of the ICC in 1989 when it was amalgamated into the East and Central Africa cricket team. Kenya became a member of the ICC in their own right in 1981.

This list includes all players who have played at least one ODI match and is initially arranged in the order of debut appearance. Where more than one player won their first cap in the same match, those players are initially listed alphabetically at the time of debut.

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East Africa ODI cricketers
No.Name [1] CountryFirstLastMat Inn NO Runs HS Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Eco Ca St Ref
Batting Bowling Fielding
1 Frasat Ali Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19751975330574519.00144–– –4.4500 [6]
2 Harilal Shah  Double-dagger-14-plain.pngFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19751975330662.000–– ––00 [7]
3 Jawahir Shah Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19751975330463715.330–– ––00 [8]
4 Hamish McLeod  Dagger-14-plain.pngFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 19751975220552.500–– ––00 [9]
5 Mehmood Quaraishy Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19751975330411920.5010832/5531.335.2200 [10]
6 John Nagenda Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 19751975100–––5411/5050.005.5500 [11]
7 Parbhu Nana Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1975197533198*9.0017311/34116.004.0220 [12]
8 Ramesh Sethi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19751975330543018.0012011/51100.005.0010 [13]
9 Shiraz Sumar Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 19751975110444.000–– ––00 [14]
10 Samuel Walusimbi Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 19751975330381612.660–– ––00 [15]
11 Zulfiqar Ali Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19751975331393019.5021043/6341.504.7410 [16]
12 Praful Mehta  Dagger-14-plain.pngFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 19751975110121212.000–– ––00 [17]
13 Donald Pringle Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19751975220532.5090–– –3.6600 [18]
14 Yunus Badat Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 19751975220110.500–– ––00 [19]

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  2. ↑ "ICC Classification of Official Cricket" (pdf). International Cricket Council : 2. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Records / East Africa / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ireland Captains' Playing Record in ODI Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Statistics / One Day Internationals / Fielding records – as designated wicketkeeper". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Player Profile: Frasat Ali". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  7. ↑ "Player Profile: Harilal Shah". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  8. ↑ "Player Profile: Jawahir Shah". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  9. ↑ "Player Profile: Hamish McLeod". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  10. ↑ "Player Profile: Mehmood Quaraishy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  11. ↑ "Player Profile: John Nagenda". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  12. ↑ "Player Profile: Parbhu Nana". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  13. ↑ "Player Profile: Ramesh Sethi". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  14. ↑ "Player Profile: Shiraz Sumar". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  15. ↑ "Player Profile: Samuel Walusimbi". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  16. ↑ "Player Profile: Zulfiqar Ali". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  17. ↑ "Player Profile: Praful Mehta". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  18. ↑ "Player Profile: Donald Pringle". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  19. ↑ "Player Profile: Yunus Badat". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
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