Shiraz Sumar

Shiraz Sumar was born in 1950 in Tanganyika in Tanzania. He was an East African cricketer who played in one ODI during the World Cup held in 1975.

Sumar made his debut against the New Zealand team, in Group A in the Prudential World Cup which was held in England. This right handed batsman played in one ODI, one first class and in one List A cricket matches. During his ODI period, he made one innings, with four runs. His highest score was 4 with an average of 4. With right to First class cricket, he played one match only making 2 innings, 25 runs and having a highest score of 15. His average during this period was 12.50. With right to List A cricket match, he played one match only scoring one inning, 4 runs with an average of 4.

Sumar was known as one of the cricket legend in Tanzania. He was the only Ismaili to ever have played in the World Cup of Cricket in England. This was in 1975, when he played for the East Africa team in the World Cup of Cricket. Shiraz’s performance on the pitch was always the talk of the town and he was very much known for his leadership skills too which naturally earned him the Captainship of the Tanzania National Team.