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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.

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

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Player Date of Birth Batting style Bowling style National team
Harilal Shah  (c) 14 April 1943 Right hand Right arm medium Kenya Kenya
Frasat Ali 31 July 1949 Right hand Right arm medium Kenya Kenya
Zulfiqar Ali 1947 Right hand Right arm medium Kenya Kenya
Yunus Badat 1943 Right hand Zambia Zambia
Hamish McLeod  (wk) Unknown Left hand Wicket-keeper Zambia Zambia
Praful Mehta  (wk) 1941 Left hand Wicket-keeper Tanzania Tanzania
John Nagenda 25 April 1938 Right hand Right arm fast-medium Uganda Uganda
Parbhu Nana 17 August 1933 Right hand Left arm orthodox spin Zambia Zambia
Don Pringle 1 May 1932 Right hand Right arm medium Kenya Kenya
Mehmood Quaraishy 4 February 1942 Right hand Unknown Kenya Kenya
Ramesh Sethi 4 September 1941 Right hand Right arm offbreak Kenya Kenya
Jawahir Shah 1942 Right hand Kenya Kenya
Shiraz Sumar 1950 Right hand Tanzania Tanzania
Samuel Walusimbi 1948 Right hand Left arm medium Uganda Uganda

Tour matches

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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
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 
171/6d
v
  • Toss not known
  • 1-day single innings match

5 June 1975
Scorecard
Glamorgan
153 (56.4 overs)
v
 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 
309/5 (60 overs)
v
 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 
120 (55.3 overs)
v
 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 
290/5 (60 overs)
v
 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 
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

References

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  1. ^ "Prudential World Cup 1975". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs East Africa 2nd Match 1975 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Full Scorecard of East Africa vs India 6th Match 1975 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Full Scorecard of England vs East Africa 9th Match 1975 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.