Phillimon Selowa

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Phillimon Selowa
Personal information
Full name
Phillimon Mpho Selowa
Born (1986-08-03) 3 August 1986 (age 39)
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2014

Phillimon Selowa also known as Phillimon Mpho Selowa Mukobe (born 3 August 1986) is a South African- born Ugandan cricketer who played for the Uganda national cricket team in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament scored the highest score of 24 runs. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Phillimon Mpho Selowa was born on 3 August 1986 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. [3]

Career

Selowa grew as a youth cricketer in South Africa playing as a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He represented South Africa Under-17 team and playing in South African development structures, including teams such as Northerns, North West, KwaZulu-Natal, South Western Districts and University Sports South Africa XI. [4]

He joined the Uganda national cricket team in 2013 and played for it in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament where he scored the highest score of 24 runs. [4] In more than fifty first-class and List A matches in South Africa from 2006 to 2015. [5] He announced his retirement from the national team immediately after Cricket Cranes lost its game to Netherlands during the Pepsi Division II International Cricket Council World Cricket League tournament in Windhoek, Namibia. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "How racism in SA cricket forced Mpho Selowa to take up Uganda nationality". Times Live. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Venturing into state of cricket and way forward". Monitor. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Phillimon Selowa Profile - Cricket Player Uganda | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Uganda Falls to Malaysia in ICC World Cricket League Division 3 :". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Phillimon Selowa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mukobe ends career". Monitor. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
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