Countries | Kenya, Uganda |
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Administrator | Cricket Kenya |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Format | 50–over |
First edition | 2011-12 |
Latest edition | 2013 |
Next edition | 2014 |
Tournament format | Double round-robin and Knockout |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champion | Rwenzori Warriors (1st title) |
Most successful | Kongonis Coast Pekee Rwenzori Warriors (1 title) |
Most runs | Rakep Patel (346)[1] |
Most wickets | 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.