Tanzania national cricket team
[6] Cricket was first played in what is now Tanzania on the island of Zanzibar by the British Navy as recreation for the officers and crew.Cricketers, including John Solanky, who went on to play for Glamorgan, were amongst those who left the country, and standards went into decline.[12] They showed improvement by the Africa Cricket Association Championship in 2004, where they still finished last, but did beat Zambia in the final match of the tournament, which was a qualifying event for the 2005 ICC Trophy.[13] Even more improvement was shown in the equivalent tournament two years later, when they won Division Two of the World Cricket League Africa Region.Tanzania finished sixth in that tournament after losing to Hong Kong in a play-off, which relegated them to Division Four.