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Samuel Walusimbi

Samuel Walusimbi

Ugandan cricketer

Samuel Walusimbi (born 1948) is a former cricketer from Uganda. He played three One Day Internationals (ODI) in the 1975 cricket World Cup, representing the East Africa cricket team.[1] Walusimbi was one of the founding members of the Wanderers Cricket Club, the second-oldest cricket club in Uganda,[2] won the top flight cricket league in Uganda in 1993,[3] and was part of the Nomads cricket team that toured Kenya and Uganda in 2005.[4] In 2007, he was the coach of the Uganda national cricket team.[5] In 2016, Walusimbi was named the Nile Special-Uganda Sports Press Association Legendary award winner.[6]

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His son Tendo Mbazzi also played international cricket for Uganda.[7]

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    "Cricketer Sam Walusimbi is a deep well of wisdom". The Observer. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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    "Wanderers Cricket Club". Cricket Uganda. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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    "Rugby Cranes eager to cook something palatable in international Test fixtures". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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    "Nomads in East Africa Tour to Kenya & Uganda February 2005". Nomads CC. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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    "Sam Walusimbi confident". New Vision. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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    "Legendary award delights Walusimbi". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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    "Uganda: ICC Trophy heroes return home". ESPNcricinfo. 16 April 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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