da lvbet： A young Ugandan cricketer, 18-year-old Kenneth Kamyuka, has caught the eyeof World Cup tournament director Dr Ali Bacher at the ICC Trophy in Toronto,Canada
16-Jul-2001A young Ugandan cricketer, 18-year-old Kenneth Kamyuka, has caught the eyeof World Cup tournament director Dr Ali Bacher at the ICC Trophy in Toronto,Canada.So much so that the executive director of the 2003 Cricket World Cup issuggesting that the youngster be given a trial in South Africa.Kamyuka is a member of the Uganda team that has had everyone talking inToronto. The African team came to the tournament ranked 21 out of the 23competing nations, and they finished in a commendable 10th position overallat an event contested by the amateur teams of world cricket, the so-calledassociate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).Dr Bacher described Kamyuka as a “very lively young fast bowler” whocaptured seven wickets in the 41 overs he bowled during the tournament. Inaddition, he showed himself to be swashbuckling lower-order batsman, hittingan undefeated century off just 54 balls to take Uganda from 90/8 againstMalaysia to a highly respectable total of 220/8.”Knowledgeable people I have spoken to in Toronto agree that Kamyuka is aplayer of immense potential. I will speak to the United Cricket Board (UCB)when I return home to suggest that we bring him to South Africa and give hima trial, like they do in soccer, to test that potential.”Dr Bacher heaped praise on the whole Ugandan team for their exemplaryshowing in Toronto. “They are a 100 percent indigenous team and were truly thespark of the tournament. They ended in 10th place and just missed out onhigher honours by losing a playoff with the United Arab Emirates.”Dr Bacher said a lot of the credit for Uganda’s improvement should go toHoosain Ayob, a South African who, as the ICC’s development manager forAfrica, had done fine work in driving the game on the continent.