Simon Ssesazi
Simon Ssesazi (born 6 June 1996) is a Ugandan cricketer.[1][2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4] He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[5]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Simon Ssesazi |
Born | Kampala, Uganda | 6 June 1996
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm slow |
International information | |
National side | |
T20I debut (cap 23) | 13 September 2021 v Nigeria |
Last T20I | 9 June 2023 v Botswana |
Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2023 |
In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.[6]
In August 2021, he was named in Uganda's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021–22 Uganda Tri-Nation Series.[7] He made his T20I debut on 13 September 2021, for Uganda against Nigeria.[8] In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[9] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[10] He made his List A debut on 17 June 2022, against Jersey.[11]
References
- "Simon Ssesazi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "Simon Ssesazi caps a memorable debut as Uganda win by 5 runs". All Uganda. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "Uganda makes changes to team for Cricket Builds Hope tournament". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "1st match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Roger Mukasa, Frank Nsubuga left out as Charles Waiswa returns for Kenya and Nigeria series". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "5th Match, Entebbe, Sep 13 2021, Uganda T20 Tri-Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "16th Match, Kampala, June 17, 2022, CWC Challenge League Group B". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.