Faghme Abrahams is a former South African

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er, who played cricket during the

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-era. As a non-white player, he was restricted to playing in the

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, which was not classified as

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at the time. The games were retrospectively given first-class status during the early 1990s. Abrahams played for Eastern Province between 1974 and 1987, appearing in at least 60 first-class matches. In the 1978–79 season, when Eastern Province won the Howa Cup, Abrahams was their leading run-scorer, accumulating 227 runs at an average of 25.22. His highest score in first-class cricket was made in March 1978 against Transvaal, when he scored 86 runs in the second innings to help his side to victory.

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