Ramesh Sethi
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Ramesh Kumar Sethi is a former Kenya
n cricket
er who represented East Africa
in one first-class
match and three One-Day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup
. He was in the combined East African team for every match the team played in the World Cup. Sethi was primarily selected as an all rounder. However, in the three matches that he played he took only one wicket, in his debut against New Zealand
. His figures were 1 for 51. Sethi ended up as top-scorer for East Africa in their last ever ODI against England, scoring 30 runs.
Although his first-class and international career lasted for only one year, Sethi continued to play Minor Counties cricket with Shropshire
from 1976 to 1981; his best season was 1977 when he took 28 wickets in 7 matches. He was employed as the cricket professional at Ellesmere College
, Shropshire, between 1976 and 1988; and then moved to the same position at Harrow School
, London. He retired in 2006, but continues to coach part time at the school.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who represented East Africa
East African cricket team
The East African cricket team was a cricket team representing Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. Their first game was against a South African Non-European team in 1958. East Africa appeared in the 1975 World Cup- represented by players from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia; and the 1979, 1982...
in one first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match and three One-Day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup
1975 Cricket World Cup
-Group B:-Knockout stage:-Semifinals:In the best World Cup performance to date by a bowler, Gary Gilmour took six wickets as England were bowled all out for 93 , after falling to 37/7...
. He was in the combined East African team for every match the team played in the World Cup. Sethi was primarily selected as an all rounder. However, in the three matches that he played he took only one wicket, in his debut against New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
. His figures were 1 for 51. Sethi ended up as top-scorer for East Africa in their last ever ODI against England, scoring 30 runs.
Although his first-class and international career lasted for only one year, Sethi continued to play Minor Counties cricket with Shropshire
Shropshire County Cricket Club
Shropshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Shropshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
from 1976 to 1981; his best season was 1977 when he took 28 wickets in 7 matches. He was employed as the cricket professional at Ellesmere College
Ellesmere College
Ellesmere College is an independent co-educational English independent school located in Ellesmere and based in rural northern Shropshire, England.-History:...
, Shropshire, between 1976 and 1988; and then moved to the same position at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
, London. He retired in 2006, but continues to coach part time at the school.