The East Trinidad cricket team played

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from 1971 to 1979, competing in the

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and its successor competition the Texaco Cup. When the Beaumont Cup, which had been contested by South Trinidad and North Trinidad since 1925–26, was expanded in 1970–71, East Trinidad and Central Trinidad were added to make up a four-team first-class competition, which was renamed the Texaco Cup in 1971–72. In 1978–79

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joined the competition in its final season of first-class status. East Trinidad were successful immediately, winning four of their first five matches and taking the title in 1971–72 and 1976–77. In all they played 22 matches, with six wins, seven losses and nine draws. Their highest score was 128 by

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in their victorious 1971–72 final against South Trinidad, when he scored 50 out of a team total of 140, then 128 out of a total of 209, while Imtiaz Ali took 10 for 69 in the match (7 for 27 and 3 for 42), East Trinidad's best match figures. In the first match of the next season Ali took 8 for 38 (10 for 92 in the match), East Trinidad's best innings figures, against Central Trinidad.Central Trinidad v East Trinidad 1972–73
/ref> East Trinidad played five home matches, three of them at

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and two at

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