Samuel Walusimbi | |
Birth Place: | Uganda |
Country: | East Africa |
International: | true |
Odidebutdate: | 7 June |
Odidebutyear: | 1975 |
Odidebutagainst: | New Zealand |
Odicap: | 10 |
Lastodidate: | 14 June |
Lastodiyear: | 1975 |
Lastodiagainst: | England |
Family: | Tendo Mbazzi (son) |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Left-arm medium |
Date: | 20 January 2022 |
Source: | http://content.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/24010.html CricInfo |
Samuel Walusimbi (born 1948) is a former cricketer from Uganda. He played three One Day Internationals (ODI) in the 1975 cricket World Cup, representing the East Africa cricket team.[1] Walusimbi was one of the founding members of the Wanderers Cricket Club, the second-oldest cricket club in Uganda,[2] won the top flight cricket league in Uganda in 1993,[3] and was part of the Nomads cricket team that toured Kenya and Uganda in 2005.[4] In 2007, he was the coach of the Uganda national cricket team.[5] In 2016, Walusimbi was named the Nile Special-Uganda Sports Press Association Legendary award winner.[6]
His son Tendo Mbazzi also played international cricket for Uganda.[7]