Samuel Walusimbi

{{Short description|Ugandan cricketer (born 1948)}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Samuel Walusimbi | image = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1948}} | birth_place = Uganda | country = East Africa

| batting = Right-handed | bowling = Left-arm medium | date = 20 January 2022 | source = http://content.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/24010.html CricInfo }}

'''Samuel Walusimbi''' (born 1948) is a former cricketer from Uganda. He was a talented all-rounder, known for his right-handed batting and left-arm medium bowling. He played three One Day Internationals (ODI) in the 1975 cricket World Cup, representing the East Africa cricket team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/44405-cricketer-sam-walusimbi-is-a-deep-well-of-wisdom |title=Cricketer Sam Walusimbi is a deep well of wisdom |work=The Observer |accessdate=25 March 2019 |archive-date=25 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325140136/https://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/44405-cricketer-sam-walusimbi-is-a-deep-well-of-wisdom |url-status=dead }}</ref> Walusimbi was one of the founding members of the Wanderers Cricket Club, the second-oldest cricket club in Uganda,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketuganda.world/index.php/teams/60-wanderers/434-wanderers-cricket-club |title=Wanderers Cricket Club |work=Cricket Uganda |accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> won the top flight cricket league in Uganda in 1993,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Rugby/Rugby-Cranes-international-Test-fixtures/690276-3194194-item-01-ea45dmz/index.html |title=Rugby Cranes eager to cook something palatable in international Test fixtures |work=Daily Monitor |accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> and was part of the Nomads cricket team that toured Kenya and Uganda in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomadscc.com/nomads-in-east-africa-tour-to-kenya-uganda-february-2005 |title=Nomads in East Africa Tour to Kenya & Uganda February 2005 |work=Nomads CC |accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> In 2007, he was the coach of the Uganda national cricket team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1215181/sam-walusimbi-confident |title=Sam Walusimbi confident |work=New Vision |accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> In 2016, Walusimbi was named the Nile Special-Uganda Sports Press. He was the Coach of Uganda's Under-19 national team, which competed in the 2006 World Cup.

== Personal life == Walusimbi has a son called Tendo Mbazzi who also played international cricket for Uganda.Mbazzi was a key figure in Ugandan cricket during the late 1990s and early 2000s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/uganda-icc-trophy-heroes-return-home-111177|title=Uganda: ICC Trophy heroes return home|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=16 April 2002|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>

== Career == '''Cricket Career'''

He featured on National Team that represented East Africa in the World Cup in 1975.

He took part in the One Day Internationals.

After retirement he became a coach of the Uganda Cricket National Team

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==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6U3ID4XpnA Interview with Samuel Walusimbi]

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