The Ugandan Cricket Legacy BY JOHN NORONHA
Uganda V Kenya, Nakivubo Stadium 1954: Standing left to right: Derek Johnson, Atul Shah, W Handley, Dilbagh Singh, Abdul Quadir, Keith Boucher, Charlie De Souza. Sitting: E H Wilson, John Sequeira, John Wild (Capt) Ramanbhai Patel, Ian McAdam.
It was often said that the Uganda Goans
played the role of “giantkillers” at the game of cricket in pre-expulsion Uganda. It is true that the Goans did not have the extensive numbers of players to select from as had the British Asians, or in the earlier years, the players with English County Cricket exposure
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