Michael Anthony John Seager (born 8 December 1947) is a former

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er. Seager was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at

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Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally kn ...

(today Harare,

). Seager made his debut in English

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for

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

in the 1969

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against

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. He played Minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1969 and 1970 seasons, making a total of ten appearances. Back in Rhodesia, he later made a single first-class appearances for Rhodesia B against Natal B in February 1979. In this match, Seager scored 7 runs in Rhodesia B's first-innings, before being dismissed by

Ismail Ebrahim Ismail "Baboo" Ebrahim (5 November 1946 – 18 July 2020) was a South African cricketer. A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Ebrahim played 48 first-class matches and two List A matches, mostly for Natal, between 1971 and 1984. He played ...

, while in their second-innings he scored 41 runs, before being dismissed by Peter Williams. Natal B won the match by 37 runs. His brother,

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, was also a first-class cricketer.

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