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More stars of Kenya cricket from the distant past

 KFR cricket fans have been wonderful in naming some of the cricketers I featured in a past post.

I hope you will do the same with the last photos featured here. With gratitude and admiration.

Most of the photos I have posted were kindly sent to me by Nilesh Jhalla. They were collected by his father GB Jhalla, a right-hand bat, right arm fast medium bowler who was an outstanding cricketer.





















From John Noronha:
Was delighted to get together today for lunch with former cricketers from uganda - internationals , club cricketers and school team members
Left to Right — Mahendra Paw, Moshin Keshavji, Jaspal ( visiting from England), Onali Rahemtulla, Mohammed Najfi, Shiraz Bardai, Lutaf Virani, Girish Patel, Anwer Omar ( from Ottawa), Charlie DeSouza, John Noronha
Lots of stories, yarns and excitement from a time long gone but never forgotten
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All reactions:
John Noronha, Braz Matatabooks and 20 others



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Nilesh Jhala said…
Superb Cyprian.
April 7, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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