Curtly Ambrose named man of the match. This included his 300th wicket in Test matches; he was the 12th bowler, and fourth West Indian, to reach this landmark. Ambrose also played five ODIs during the West Indies home season, taking nine wickets. West Indies' loss of form continued in late 1997 when they lost every international match during their tour of Pakistan. Ambrose played in two out of West Indies' three matches in an ODI tournament, taking one wicket, but his performance in taking one wicket in the two Test matches he played—he missed the third match with injury—prompted Fazeer Mohammed, writing
Egypt national cricket team played in July 2017. The only Egyptian native to play for the national team was Abdou Hassanein, who took 17 wickets in his two matches. John Traicos, who played Test cricket for South Africa and Zimbabwe, was born in Zagazig, Egypt. The following players played first-class cricket and played for Egypt: Egypt national cricket team The Egypt national cricket team was the team that represented the country of Egypt in international cricket matches. They were active from 1909 until World War II. Cricket was first played in Egypt in the 3rd century, and a cricket club was formed in Alexandria