East Africa Cup

East Africa Cup
CountriesKenya, Uganda
AdministratorCricket Kenya
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Format50–over
First edition2011-12
Latest edition2013
Next edition2014
Tournament formatDouble round-robin and Knockout
Number of teams6
Current championUganda Rwenzori Warriors (1st title)
Most successfulKenya Kongonis
Coast Pekee
Rwenzori Warriors (1 title)
Most runsKenya Rakep Patel (346)[1]
Most wicketsKenya Mitesh Sanghani (19)[2]

The East Africa Cup (EAC) is one of two domestic cricket competitions launched by Cricket Kenya in the aftermath of the Kenya national cricket team's disastrous showing at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[3] It is a 50 over competition that features 6 franchises, 4 from Kenya and 2 from Uganda, that compete against each other home and away in a league before the two teams that come top in the league square off in a final. Its main objective is to improve the standard of the cricket played in Kenya, and spark a revival on the international stage once again.

  1. ^ Records / East African Cup, 2011/12 / Most runs Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012
  2. ^ Records / East African Cup, 2011/12 / Most wickets Archived 2013-01-22 at archive.today Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012
  3. ^ Martin Williamson. "Kenya prepare for new superleagues". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-10-02.