Uganda’s big hitting semi-professional batsman Kenneth Kamyuka admitted his team still lacks the depth to bat against spin bowling and it nealy cost them the cup in the three-nation tournament.

“We generally struggled batting against the spin attack and consequently most of us failed to score on the slow turning wickets of the coast,” Kamyuka revealed.

The slow grass wickets in Mombassa favoured spin bowling which is not the case in Uganda where players are used to fast turning wickets.

“It was a revelation for the technical bench that there is need to groom more spin bowlers and also give the batsman more batting practice against spinners,” William Kamanyi, the national development officer acknowledged.

Kamanyi attributed the victories to commitment by the players, determination to apply their skills and teamwork, which was evident throughout the round robin tournament.

With victories against Tanzania, Coast XI and Kenya A in the preliminaries, Uganda that sent a purely development side for the tournament proved a point in the inaugural event played in memory of Atul Shah, a former Ugandan and East Africa team wicket keeper.

The Uganda team was composed of mostly U-19 players like Hamza Saleh, Emmanuel Issaneez, Davis Arinaitwe, Raymond Otim, Jonathan Sebanja and Roger Mukasa along side senior players Benjamin Musoke, Olweny, Kamyuka and Frank Nsubuga.

Uganda will play four one-day friendly matches against Kenya in September.