East Africa Premier League

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East Africa Premier League
Countries Kenya
 Uganda
AdministratorCricket Kenya
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
FormatTwenty20
First edition2011–12
Latest edition2013
Next editionPostponed
Tournament formatRound-robin
Knockout and Playoffs
Number of teams6
Current championKenya
(1st title)
Most successfulUganda
Uganda
Kenya
(1 title)
Most runsUganda Roger Mukasa (321)[1]
Most wicketsKenya Joseph Angara (16)[2]

The East Africa Premier League (EAPL) is a Twenty20 cricket competition covering Kenya and Uganda. The EAPL was founded in 2011, together with the East Africa Cup, in the wake of Kenya's disastrous performance in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[3] It comprises 4 Kenyan provincial franchises as well as 2 teams from Uganda that play each over in a league, culminating in a final between the team that finishes top of the log and the winner of a series of playoff matches. Its main objective is to improve the standard of cricket played in Kenya, and spark a revival on the international stage once again.

Tournament History[]

The tournament was started in the wake of Kenya's disastrous 2011 Cricket World Cup campaign. Its main aim is to develop the standard of cricket both in Kenya and Uganda. This idea was first believed to be mooted by then Cricket Kenya CEO . The idea had been set out by Robert Kisubi and Colin Macbeth in 2010 after Uganda's Intercontinental Shield draw with UAE in Abu Dhabi. The blueprint proposed four-day games comprising five franchises (three Kenyan, two Ugandan) with a 50-over match tacked on. The aim was to improve the East Africans' long game. Kenya's disaster in Dubai condensed the scope of the idea, which Sears took up, ran with and called his 'brainchild'.

2011–12 season[]

Main article: 2011–12 East Africa Premier League

The inaugural season was dominated by the two Ugandan franchises with defeating in a final that had to be postponed severally due to weather and scheduling difficulties

2012 season[]

Main article: 2012 East Africa Premier League

In the second season, the Kenyan franchises, especially showed a marked improvement; however the final was still won by the Ugandan team

2013 season[]

Main article: 2013 East Africa Premier League

Saw an overhaul to the tournament with Kenyan corporates taking over the Kenyan franchises. The tournament was also compressed to less than one week from one month. Newly created defeated in the final.

Franchises[]

4 Teams from Kenya plus two teams from Uganda has been taking part in the tournament. They are as follows:-[4][5]

Team Name Province Sponsors Captain Head Coach
Kenya Nairobi Province Cricket Association Kenya Collins Obuya Kenya Sibtain Kassamali
Kenya Nairobi Province Cricket Association Kenya Rakep Patel Kenya Peter Ongondo
Kenya Nairobi Province Cricket Association Sameer Group Kenya Morris Ouma Kenya Martin Suji
Kenya Nairobi Province Cricket Association Kenya Tanmay Mishra Kenya Lameck Onyango
Uganda Uganda Uganda Lawrence Sematimba
Uganda Uganda Uganda Davis Arinaitwe Kenya Martin Suji

[6]

2012–13 Squads[]

  • Rising Stars Chui:

Collins Obuya (c), , , Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (wk), Irfan Karim, , Alfred Luseno, David Maina, , , , , , , , , Hiren Varaiya

  • Express Ndovu

Rakep Patel (c), , , Gurdeep Singh, Imran Nazir, , Peter Kituku, , Maninder Singh, Mohammad Sami, , Lucas Oluoch, , Abdul Rehman, , Paramveer Singh, , Dominic Wesonga

  • I & M Bank Nyati

Tanmay Mishra (c), Josephat Ababu, , Ibrahim Akello, , (wk), Jimmy Kamande, Karan Kaul, , James Ngoche, Alex Obanda, Elijah Otieno, Emmanuel Bundi, , ,

  • Sameer Simba

Morris Ouma (c), , Dhiren Gondaria, , Nadeem Ahmed, Shem Ngoche, Eugene Ochieng, Nelson Odhiambo, , , Narendra Kalyan, Gagandeep Singh, , , ,

  • Nile Knights

Davis Arinaitwe (c), , , , Arthur Kyobe, Deusdedit Muhumuza, Benjamin Musoke, Frank Nsubuga, Faruk Ochimi, , Richard Okia, Raymond Otim, Danniel Ruyange, Ivan Thawithemwira, Arthur Ziraba

  • Rwenzori Warriors

Lawrence Sematimba (c), , Hamu Bagenda, , , Brian Masaba, , Roger Mukasa, Naeem Bardai, Martin Ondeko, , Jonathan Ssebanja, , , Henry Ssenyondo, Charles Waiswa

[7]

Broadcasting Rights[]

Initially, SuperSport became the broadcast partner for Cricket Kenya, and was broadcast the inaugural East African competitions which was a big boost for the tournament.[8] Following the success of the inaugural tournaments, SuperSport extended their deal with the board to another two years to broadcast the tournament till 2013.[9]

Results[]

Season Winners Runners-up Teams
2011–12 Uganda Uganda 6
2012 Uganda Kenya 6
2013 Kenya Uganda 6

References[]

  1. ^ Records / East Africa Premier League, 2011/12 / Most runs Archived 22 January 2013 at archive.today Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2011
  2. ^ Records / East Africa Premier League, 2011/12 / Most wickets Archived 23 January 2013 at archive.today Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012
  3. ^ "East Africa Premier League, East Africa Premier League 2011/12 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news".
  4. ^ http://cricket-kenya.com/index.php?page=news&subpage=cricket&gid=192 Cricket Kenya Launches New Regional Competitions
  5. ^ http://cricket-kenya.com/index.php?page=news&subpage=cricket&gid=194 Cricket Kenya Launches New Regional Competitions
  6. ^ Cricket Kenya unveil new look East Africa show http://cricketkenya.co.ke/news_details.php?news_id=108 Retrieved 17-08-2013
  7. ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/index.html?object=659951, East Africa Premier League, 2013
  8. ^ Broadcast boost for new cricket competitions Sports Pro. Retrieved 2 February 2012
  9. ^ Supersport extends deal to cover East Africa competitions Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012
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