Full name
Uganda national cricket team
Nickname
Cranes
Founded
1998
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Main Players
Alpesh Ramjani, Riazat Ali Shah, Dinesh Nakrani, Juma Miyagi, Henry Ssenyondo
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Uganda national cricket team
The Uganda national cricket team, also known as the "Cricket Cranes," is governed by the Uganda Cricket Association, an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1998. The team's most significant recent achievement was qualifying for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, their first time competing in the tournament, after finishing second in the 2023 Africa Regional Qualifier. The team has a long history, playing its first international game in 1914 and contributing players to the East and Central Africa team before competing independently in the 2001 ICC Trophy.
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Uganda Cricket Players
| Player Name | Role | Style | Jersey Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right hand Bat Bowling Style: Right arm Medium | 39 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right hand Bat Bowling Style: Right arm Medium fast | 57 | |
| All-rounder | Batting Style: Left hand Bat Bowling Style: Left arm Medium | 12 | |
| All-rounder | Batting Style: Right hand Bat Bowling Style: Right arm Offbreak | 14 | |
| All-rounder | Batting Style: Left hand Bat Bowling Style: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 69 | |
| Batting Allrounder | Batting Style: Right hand Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium pace | 22 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right hand Bat Bowling Style: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 4 | |
| Batsman | Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm Slow | 24 |
About The Uganda
Head coach – Lawrence Mahatlane
Assistant coach – Jackson Ogwang
Manager – Jackson Kavuma
Bowling Coach – Agastya Yadav
The Uganda Cricket Cranes, the men’s national cricket team representing Uganda internationally, are governed by the Uganda Cricket Association. The Association has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1998.
Uganda’s cricket history dates back to 1914 when they first fielded an international team against East Africa Protectorate, but they did not begin competing regularly until the early 1950s. During this time, Uganda played frequent series against regional rivals Kenya and Tanzania (then Tanganyika). Starting in 1966, Uganda contributed players to a combined East African team, which later became the East and Central Africa team in 1989.
Uganda’s first ICC tournament as an independent team was the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada. Over the next several editions of the ICC World Cup Qualifier tournament, formerly called the ICC Trophy, Uganda participated but did not qualify for the Cricket World Cup. In the World Cricket League, Uganda reached ICC World Cricket League Division Two three times but was relegated to Division Three each time.
The team competed in six ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournaments. After finishing 2nd in the 2023 Africa Qualifier, they qualified for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, marking Uganda’s first-ever qualification for the ICC T20 World Cup.
Records By Team
Team records
Highest T20I team total: \(268/4\) against Thailand on October 2, 2023.
Individual batting records
Highest T20I individual score: \(126\) by Syed Aziz against Thailand on October 2, 2023.
Stadiums
| Stadium | City |
| Lugogo Stadium | Kampala |
| Kyambogo Cricket Oval | Kampala |
Major Trophies And Awards
ICC World Cricket League Division 4: Champions (2014)
ACC Trophy: Runners-up (1998)
Arafura Games: Silver medal (2007)
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