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Marylebone Cricket Club in East Africa in 1973–74

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A cricket team representing the Marylebone Cricket Club toured East Africa in the 1973/74 season playing games against Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia as well as against other local teams. A match against the full East African team at the end of the tour was given first-class status.[1]

Tour matches

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29 December 1973
v
Lusaka Club Ground, Lusaka
31 December 1973
v
Harrison Oval, Ek Park, Kitwe
4 January 1974
v
Gymkhana Club Ground, Dar-es-Salaam
7 January 1974
v
Moshi Club, Moshi
10 January 1974
Coast Cricket Association
v
Mombasa Sports Club Ground, Mombasa
11 January 1974
v
Mombasa Sports Club Ground, Mombasa
15 January 1974
v
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi
18-20 January 1974
scorecard
v
300 (106.2 overs)
Peter Parfitt 83
Pranlal Divecha 4/64 (22 overs)
169 (72.2 overs)
Jagoo Shah 53
Tom Cartwright 5/53 (30 overs)
208/7d (51 overs)
Roger Knight 51*
Zulfiqar Ali 3/43 (11 overs)
102 (48.4 overs)
Narendra Thakker 22
Roger Knight 5/30 (18 overs)
Marylebone Cricket Club won by 237 runs
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: J Morgan and NJ Patel
  • Marylebone Cricket Club won the toss and decided to bat

References

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  1. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club in East Africa 1973/74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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