Tanzania national cricket team
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The Tanzania national cricket team is the men's team that represents Tanzania in international cricket. Cricket has been played in what is now Tanzania since 1890, and the national side first played in 1951.[1] The Tanzania Cricket Association became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001,[2] having previously been part of the East and Central Africa Cricket Conference, which was a member of the ICC in its own right.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Tanzania and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have had the T20I status.[3]
History
Beginnings of cricket in Tanzania
Cricket was first played in what is now Tanzania on the island of Zanzibar by the British Navy as recreation for the officers and crew. Cricket spread to Tanganyika after the British took over the League of Nations mandate in 1919.[1]
Cricket began to be concentrated mostly on the coast and on Zanzibar, with particular development in Dar-es-Salaam. The Indian population quickly took up the game and by the 1930s formed the majority of the players, with a significant European minority.[1]
National side
Early matches
Distance between Tanganyika and other countries in the African Great Lakes meant that the first international was not played until 1951, when Tanganyika lost by an innings to Kenya. Occasional matches against Kenya and Uganda continued throughout the 1950s[1] and Zanzibar also played matches against Uganda, beginning in 1956.[4]
Other opponents from further afield also toured, with Tanganyika playing the MCC in 1957[5] and 1963,[6] a South African Non-Europeans side in 1958 (who also played Zanzibar)[7] and Pakistan International Airlines in 1964.[8] The occasional matches against Kenya and Uganda eventually led to a formal triangular tournament being introduced in 1967, later to become a quadrangular tournament with the addition of Zambia.[1]
Decline
As many businesses were nationalised in the early 1970s, much of the Indian and British population began to leave the country. Cricketers, including John Solanky, who went on to play for Glamorgan, were amongst those who left the country, and standards went into decline.[1]
Since the 1970s, the Tanzania Cricket Association has concentrated on developing the game amongst the African communities, and the national side now contains between 20 and 25% African players. The national side returned to form in the mid-1990s, when they were runners-up in two Africa-wide tournaments in 1994 and 1995, though there was again a slight decline in the late 1990s.[1]
ICC membership
The Tanzania Cricket Association became an associate member of the ICC in 2001[2] (Tanzania had previously played international cricket as part of the combined East Africa and East and Central Africa teams) opening up new opportunities for Tanzanian cricket. The first matches for the national side as an ICC member were in the 2002 Africa Cup[1] where they lost all four of their matches.[9]
They showed improvement by the Africa Cricket Association Championship in 2004, where they still finished last, but did beat Zambia in the final match of the tournament, which was a qualifying event for the 2005 ICC Trophy.[10] Even more improvement was shown in the equivalent tournament two years later, when they won Division Two of the World Cricket League Africa Region.[11] This result qualified Tanzania for Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin in 2007. Tanzania finished sixth in that tournament after losing to Hong Kong in a play-off, which relegated them to Division Four.[12]
In 2008, Tanzania hosted Division Four of the World Cricket League. In this tournament they finished fourth, which meant that they remained in Division Four for the next tournament in 2010, played in Italy, where they came 4th again, thus remaining for 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.
Tournament history
Cricket World Cup
| Cricket World Cup records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Template:Flagicon 1975 | Participate as an East Africa cricket team | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1979 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1983 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1987 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1992 | Participate as an East and Central Africa cricket team | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1996 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1999 | ||||||||
| Total | 7/13 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
World Cricket League
- 2007: Division Three Sixth place[12]
- 2008: Division Four 4th place
- 2010: Division Four 4th place
- 2012: Division Four 6th place
- 2014: Division Five 3rd place
- 2016: Division Five 5th place
ICC World Cup Qualifier
- 1979–1986: See East Africa cricket team
- 1990–2001: See East and Central Africa cricket team
- 2005: Did not qualify[10]
ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier (Africa Regional Final)
- 2023 (Africa Regional Final): 6th place
ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League
| Cricket World Cup Challenge League records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2024–2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 0/2 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off
| ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off records | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | Super 6s | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Titles | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two
| ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two records | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 1 Titles | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ACA Africa T20 Cup
| ACA Africa T20 Cup records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Template:Flagicon 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2023 | Did not participate | |||||||
| Total | 1/2 | 0 Titles | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Tanzania[13]
Last updated 26 September 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 68 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 November 2021 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 242/6 v. Mozambique on 2 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[14]
- Highest individual score: 90*, Arshan Jasani v. Kenya on 17 November 2021 at IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali.[15]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/2, Yalinde Nkanya v. Cameroon on 9 December 2022 at IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali.[16]
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Most T20I runs for Tanzania[17]
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Most T20I wickets for Tanzania[18]
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T20I record versus other nations[13]
Records complete to T20I #2868. Last updated 26 September 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2023 | |
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 March 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 November 2021 | 7 November 2021 |
| File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 November 2021 | 6 November 2021 |
| Template:Country data ESW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 December 2022 | 6 December 2022 |
| File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 December 2022 | 6 December 2022 |
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 December 2022 | 4 December 2022 |
| File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 November 2021 | 17 November 2021 |
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 March 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 September 2024 | 22 September 2024 |
| File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 September 2022 | 20 September 2022 |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 March 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 September 2024 | 21 September 2024 |
| File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 November 2021 | 2 November 2021 |
| File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 2023 | |
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 November 2021 | 17 November 2021 |
| File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 October 2022 | 31 October 2022 |
| File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 November 2021 | 3 November 2021 |
| File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 18 November 2021 | 19 December 2022 |
| File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 March 2024 | |
Players
Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Tanzania in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 31 August 2023
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Ivan Selemani | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Omary Kitunda | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Abhik Patwa | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Jitin Singh | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Dhrumit Mehta | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Kassim Nassoro | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain |
| Md. Yunusu Issa | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shaik Basha | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |
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| Amal Rajeevan | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Yalinde Nkanya | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Sanjay Thakor | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Akhil Anil | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Ally Kimote | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Salum Jumbe | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Johnson Nyambo | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Other notable players
The following players played for Tanzania or Tanganyika and also played first-class or List A cricket:
- Pranlal Divecha – played one first-class match for East Africa.[19]
- Praful Mehta – played a One-Day International for East Africa in 1975.[20]
- CD Patel – played for East Africa in 1967.[21]
- RD Patel – played three first-class matches in the 1960s.[22]
- Malcolm Ronaldson – Played for Eastern Province in 1937/38.[23]
- John Solanky – Played for Glamorgan between 1972 and 1976.[24]
- Shiraz Sumar – Played an ODI for East Africa in 1975.[25]
- Vasant Tapu – Played two first-class matches for East Africa.[26]
- Paras Keshav – Played for Tanzania U19, Tanzania 1997-2000, played minor counties cricket in England.
- Suresh Raval – played for East Africa
- Vishal amratlal bhadra valambhia... Played minor counties cricket in England and played for Buckingham town cricket club for home counties
International grounds
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See also
- East Africa cricket team
- East and Central Africa cricket team
- List of Tanzania Twenty20 International cricketers
- Tanzania national women's cricket team
- Tanzania national under-19 cricket team
Notes
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sportsbooks Publishing, 2007
- ↑ a b Tanzania at CricketArchive
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- ↑ Uganda in Zanzibar 1956 at CricketArchive
- ↑ Scorecard of Tanganyika v MCC, 28 December 1957 at CricketArchive
- ↑ MCC in East Africa 1963/64 at CricketArchive
- ↑ South African Non-Europeans in East Africa 1958/59 at CricketArchive
- ↑ Pakistan International Airlines in East Africa 1964 at CricketArchive
- ↑ 2002 Africa Cup at CricketEurope
- ↑ a b Africa qualifying for the 2005 ICC Trophy at tournament official website
- ↑ Points Table for ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two 2006 at CricketArchive
- ↑ a b Uganda lift Division Three title by Andrew Nixon, 2 June 2007 at CricketEurope
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- ↑ Pranlal Divecha at CricketArchive
- ↑ Praful Mehta at CricketArchive
- ↑ CD Patel at CricketArchive
- ↑ RD Patel at CricketArchive
- ↑ Malcolm Ronaldson at CricketArchive
- ↑ John Solanky at CricketArchive
- ↑ Shiraz Sumar at CricketArchive
- ↑ Vasant Tapu at CricketArchive
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External links
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