Sibtain Kassamali Explained

Sibtain Kassamali
Birth Date:24 March 1963
Date:30 April 2021
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24777.html Cricinfo

Sibtain Kassamali (24 March 1963  - 27 October 2018) was a Kenyan cricketer.[1] He played in one first-class match for the Kenya cricket team in the 1986/87 season.[2] [3] Along with his first-class appearance, against a touring Pakistan side, Kassamali played in two editions of the ICC Trophy.[4] Kassamali also worked as a selector for the Kenyan men's and women's national teams,[5] and helped set up a cricket academy in the country.[6]

Kassamali passed away on 27 October 2018, at the age of 55, in Mombasa after a short illness.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary – Marhum Sibtain Akber Kassamali . Africa Federation . 30 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Sibtain Kassamali . ESPN Cricinfo . 30 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Sibtain Kassamali . Cricket Archive . 30 April 2021.
  4. Book: Booth, Lawrence. The Shorter Wisden 2019: The Best Writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2019. 11 April 2019. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9781472963871. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Former Kenyan Cap Joins Selectors Panel for National Kenyan Cricket Body . Coast Cricket Association . 30 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Kenya: Cricket Academy Set Up . All Africa . 30 April 2021.