Nelson Odhiambo (born 21 March 1989) is a Kenyan cricketer.[1] He played for Kenya in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.
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| Full name | Nelson Mandela Odhiambo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1989 Nairobi, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Thomas Odoyo (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 40) | 16 February 2010 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 October 2013 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 29) | 4 February 2010 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 July 2024 v Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[2] In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3] The following month, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[4] He was the leading run-scorer for Kenya in the tournament, with 158 runs in five matches.[5]
In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[6][7] In September 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Nelson Odhiambo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst". Daily Nation. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Kenya Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2018/19 - Kenya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Former national team captain back after surprise exit last year". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "National team selection sparks controversy". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 29 September 2019.