East Africa cricket team

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 Kenya was also represented in its own right, so that East Africa was effectively a Ugandan, Tanzanian and Zambian team.

East Africa
Team information
Established1958
Last matchv  Kenya at Tamworth, England; 27 June 1986[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFormer member (1966–1989)
ICC regionAfrica
International cricket
First internationalv South African Non-Europeans at Nairobi, Kenya; 13 September 1958
One Day Internationals
First ODIv  New Zealand at Edgbaston, Birmingham; 7 June 1975
Last ODIv  England at Edgbaston, Birmingham; 14 June 1975
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total [2] 3 0/3[3]
World Cup appearances1 (first in 1975)
Best resultGroup stage
As of 2 January 2019

East Africa was an associate member of the ICC from 1966 to 1989, after which its place was taken by East and Central Africa.

Tournament history

World Cup

ICC Trophy

Records

One Day Internationals
ODI records versus other nations[12]
Opposition M W L Tie NR Win%
 England101000.00%
 India101000.00%
 New Zealand101000.00%

See also

References
  1. "Fixtures, Schedule | Global | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. "ODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Results summary". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. "Prudential World Cup 1975". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. "Prudential World Cup 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. "Prudential World Cup 1983". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  7. "Reliance World Cup 1987/88". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  8. "In the International Spotlight…Tanzania Cricket". 2 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  9. "ICC TROPHY, 1979: ENGLAND". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  10. "ICC TROPHY, 1982: ENGLAND". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  11. "1986 ICC Trophy in England: ENGLAND". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  12. "Records / East Africa / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2016.


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