This is a chronological list of East African ODIs wicket-keepers . East Africa with was combination of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.
The East Africa cricket team was a team representing the countries of 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 was also represented in its own right, so that East Africa was effectively a Ugandan, Tanzanian and Zambian team.
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50. The Cricket World Cup is played in this format, which is generally held every four years. One Day International matches are also called Limited Overs Internationals (LOI), although this generic term may also refer to Twenty20 International matches. They are major matches and considered the highest standard of List A, limited overs competition.
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and be ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 of the Laws of Cricket.
East African team represented in the 1975 World Cup represented by players from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia and the 1979 ICC Trophy, 1982 ICC Trophy and 1986 ICC Trophy.
The 1975 Cricket World Cup was the first edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Conference (ICC) and was the first major limited overs One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament to be held. It was held from 7 to 21 June 1975 in England.
The 1979 ICC Trophy was a limited overs cricket tournament held in England between 22 May and 21 June 1979. It was the first ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, with matches between the 15 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls. All matches were played in the Midlands.
The 1982 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 16 June and 10 July 1982. It was the second ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, with matches between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls. As in the 1979 tournament, all matches were played in the Midlands, though on this occasion the final was held at Grace Road, Leicester, where Zimbabwe who didn't play in the first tournament defeated Bermuda in the final to qualify for the 1983 World Cup. Bad weather hampered the tournament throughout, with a large number of games being called off early or abandoned entirely because of rain; West Africa suffered most, seeing a result in only two of their seven group matches.
The team was disbanded when Kenya represented in its own right. Then East Africa effectively became combination of 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.
The East and Central Africa cricket team was a cricket team representing the countries of Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in international cricket. They were an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 1989 until 2003.
East Africa played three ODIs in 1975 World Cup and used two wicket-keeper with no dismissals.
| No. | Player | Span | ODIs | Catches | Stumpings | Total | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamish McLeod | 1975 | 2 | - | - | - | [1] |
| 2 | Praful Mehta | 1975 | 2 | - | - | - | [2] |
