Hi Mervyn !
Goans in East Africa were not only multi-talented in sports, but also in music
and in the case of Toronto's singer
Henry Braganza- a former well known Nairobi field hockey player and
table-tennis stalwart - it was in the
family as his sister - Alice Dsouza and her daughter were well known badminton
players.
Alban Fernandes not only captained Tanzania in cricket and field hockey, but
also had the unique distinction
of captaining the East African teams in both games at some test matches.
Unfortunately I do not know the
period; and whilst the late Armand "Chic" Saldanha from Tanzania represented
East Africa - (he was once
the 12th man for the Tanzanian cricket team)- I do not know of any other
goans from Tanzania who
represented East Africa in either games.
Basil D'Cunha -the leg spin bowler was one of the few goans to represent
Kenya; but Uganda - at one moment-
was represented by five goans. These included Captain and Vice -Captain - Peter
and Charlie DeSouza, the
all-rounder - Lawrence Fernandes and the fast bowler and ex- Barclays Banker-
Michael D'Sa who died
in New York city last year.
I do not remember the fifth goan , but it could be a Norman Quadros who
became the East African
table- tennis champion champion in the sixties after beating Kenya's top
player - Bandari.
May be some ex- Kenyan or Ugandan goanetters or the Toronto Star's Norman Da
Costa could shed some light on the subject.
Cheers.
Tony
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