List of East Africa cricket captains

This is a list of all cricketers who have captained the now defunct East African cricket team in an official international match. This includes One Day Internationals and ICC Trophy games.

Overall list

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East Africa played its first match in 1951 and was an associate member of the ICC from 1966 to 1989.

East African Cricket Captains
Name Country Years
Denis Dawson   Kenya 1956-58
Malcolm Ronaldson   Tanganyika 1958
R. D. Patel   Tanganyika 1962-68
Jawahir Shah   Kenya 1972-75
Harilal Shah   Kenya 1975
Narendra Thakker   Kenya 1979
Charanjive Sharma   Kenya 1979
Keith Arnold   Zambia 1982
Pravin Desai   Tanzania 1986

One Day International

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East Africa played their first ODI on 7 June 1975.

East African ODI Captains
Number Name Country Year Played Won Tied Lost No Result
1 Harilal Shah   Kenya 1975-1975 3 0 0 3 0
Overall 3 0 0 3 0

ICC Trophy

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East Africa debuted in the ICC Trophy in the 1979 tournament

East African ICC Trophy Captains
Number Name Country Year Played Won Tied Lost No Result
1 Narendra Thakker   Kenya 1979-1979 2 1 0 0 1
2 Charanjive Sharma   Kenya 1979-1979 2 1 0 1 0
3 Keith Arnold   Zambia 1982-1982 5 1 0 3 1
4 Pravin Desai   Tanzania 1986-1986 6 2 0 4 0
Overall 15 5 0 8 2
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