ICC Intercontinental Cup and Shield

for the competition by Scottish batsmen, but averages only in the thirties. Second was the unavailability of players through either work commitments or contracts with English counties. Coetzer, for example, did not appear again until the 2009-10 competition. Third, the unexpected death of Asim Butt deprived Scotland of their most effective strike bowler; in the three matches played, he gained a wicket every 22.37 balls. Although Neil McCallum scored three centuries, his runs in these innings accounted for 55% of his total runs in the competition, another example of inconsistency. Apart from these hundreds, he made only one other score above fifty. The bowling was only slightly more reliable. No bowler achieved more than five wickets in an innings. Colin Wright, Hoffmann and Blain all took more than 30 wickets with strike rates under 50 and averages under 21. Dewald Nel’s 34 wickets were also obtained with a strike rate below 50 but at an average just under 25. Majid Haq’s 32 wickets were at a strike rate of just under 70 and an average just under 27. The most satisfactory feature of Scotland’s performance was the wicketkeeping. Colin Smith was always reliable and Simon Smith an excellent deputy; when neither of these was available Dougie Lockhart performed superbly. Although Scotland did well to reach the final in 2010, they did so only through the generosity of Zimbabwe and were then largely outplayed by Afghanistan, despite the efforts of their bowlers. Of the newcomers, Matthew Parker was the most promising; his 14 wickets in the competition to date coming at a strike rate of 45.00 and an average just under 24. UGANDA Played Won Drawn Lost Won on first inns Lost on first inns Cup 4 1 0 0 3 Shield 3 1 1 0 1 Highest team total 274 v Namibia Windhoek 2004 373 v United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 2010 Lowest team total 108 v Kenya Kampala 2005 Highest individual total 74 N.Patel v Namibia Windhoek 2004 121 R.G.Mukasa v Namibia Windhdoek 2010 Best bowling analysis 5-83 K.Kamyuka v Namibia Windhoek 2004 Best wicketkeeping 3 c L.Sematimba v Kenya Kampala 2005 3 c L Sematimba v Namibia Kampala 2005 3 c L.Sematimba v United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 2010 Performances in italics are for the Intercontinental Shield. Playing in the Africa Group in 2005 and 2006, Uganda finished second and third respectively without seriously threatening to rival Kenya and qualify for the semi-final stage. The squad was a mixture of youth and experience. Franco Nsubuga, Benjamin Musoke and Tendo Mbazzi had represented East and Central Africa in the 1996/97 ICC Trophy and Mbazzi and Nehal Bibodi were on the Ugandan tour of England in 1994 when they played club sides in the south and southeast of the country. Apart from three players born in India, the squad was all Ugandan-born. In three of their four matches, Uganda were competitive for much of the time and took first innings lead in both their matches against Namibia. Although the team had talent, they were unable to sustain the standard and concentration required over three days. On pitches which frequently favoured the bowlers, their batsmen were able to defend but got out as soon as they tried to score quick runs. The only exception was Nsubuga who maintained a strike rate of 75.34; his 272 run aggregate for the competition included 27 fours and 11 sixes. Kenneth Kamyuka was by far the most successful bowler; he frequently troubled the best batsmen with his pace and his 21 wickets was thirteen more than anyone else achieved. He and Charles Waiswa were the only bowlers to have a strike rate under 40 and, in 2005, they formed an aggressive right-arm/left-arm opening attack. The support bowlers were less impressive despite nine players being tried. Uganda confirmed their position as the third best side in Africa but when the competition was 278 Countries