Peter de Souza
Peter de Souza (date of birth not known) is an Indian-born Ugandan former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Peter de Souza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Not known Karachi, Bombay, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
de Souza was born at Karachi in British India, where he learnt his cricket, before emigrating to the Uganda Protectorate from Pakistan circa 1958. He played his club cricket amongst other Indian-descended diaspora, playing for Jai Sports Club.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for an East African Invitation XI against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Kampala in November 1963.[2] Batting twice in the match from the lower order, he was dismissed for 16 runs by Jeff Jones, while in their second innings he was promoted to the middle order and scored 15 unbeaten runs.[3] He played minor matches for Uganda from 1959 to 1964.[4][1]
References
- Noronha, John. "The Ugandan Cricket Legacy". www.issuu.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- "First-Class Matches played by Peter de Souza". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- "East African Invitation XI v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1963/64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- "Teams Peter de Souza played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2022.