George Ngegba

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George Ngegba
Personal information
Full name
George Edward Ngegba
Born (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
Role Batsman
International information
National side
T20I debut1 December 2022 v  Tanzania
Last T20I17 December 2023 v  Ghana
Career statistics
Competition T20I T20
Matches2323
Runs scored282282
Batting average 15.6615.66
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score38* 38*
Balls bowled390390
Wickets 1717
Bowling average 20.8220.82
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling3/163/16
Catches/stumpings 4/04/0
Source: Cricinfo, 20 August 2024

George Edward Ngegba (born 12 November 2002) is a Sierra Leonean cricketer and plays for the Sierra Leone national cricket team in international cricket. [1] He also serves as the incumbent national captain of the Sierra Leone cricket team. [2] In 2020, he won the national award for being the best sports personality during the 2020 Sierra Leone National Entertainment Awards. [3] [4]

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Career

He was adjudged as the Best Sportsman of The Year at the Sierra Leone National Entertainment Awards for the year 2020. He was nominated as one of the six sports personalities alongside Mustapha Bundu, Augustus Kargbo, Mohamed Buya Turay, Ishmael Bangura and Ibrahim Jon Kamara in the category to determine the Sierra Leone's Best Sportsman of the Year 2020. [3] He also captained the Sierra Leone men's national under-19 national side during the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification pathway. [5] [2] [6]

He was appointed as the captain of the Sierra Leone team ahead of the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, which was reserved as a curtain raiser in the qualification pathway for African nations in the lead up to the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [7] He eventually made his international debut as well as his T20I debut against Tanzania on 1 December 2022 at the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B tournament. He eventually coincidentally made his captaincy debut in his very first international appearance in Sierra Leone colours and also top scored for his side with a knock of 29 off 27 deliveries after coming into bat at number three position. [8] Sierra Leone was eventually bundled out cheaply for 57 runs while batting first during the match against Tanzania and Tanzania secured a comfortable victory via Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method. [8]

He captained Sierra Leone at the 2023 West Africa Trophy, where Sierra Leone only managed one solitary win throughout the course of the tournament. [9] He also captained Sierra Leone outfit at the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup. [10]

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  1. ↑ "George Ngegba Profile - Cricket Player Sierra Leone | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 Lockett, Isaac (30 July 2020). "Cricket in Sierra Leone: 'A blessing in disguise'". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 Lockett, Isaac (25 December 2020). "Sierra Leone men's captain Ngegba wins national award". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Meet George Edward Ngegba: The 18-Year-Old Young Sierra Leonean Semiprofessional Cricketer From Sierra Leone Who Is Sets To Make Heads Turn - Salone Messenger". 30 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Lockett, Isaac (5 September 2020). "University Cricket to be revamped in Sierra Leone with new facility". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ↑ Lockett, Isaac (12 December 2020). "Sierra Leone Youth Series goes down to wire as youngsters aim up against U19s". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Patriots of Sierra Leone Cricket Squad including (2) reserves for the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Africa Sub regional B qualifier slated for 1-10 December 2022 in Kigali Rwanda". Sierra Leone Cricket Association (via Facebook). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. 1 2 "SLE vs TAN Cricket Scorecard, 1st Match at Kigali City, December 01, 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "West Africa Trophy Points Table | West Africa Trophy Standings | West Africa Trophy Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sierra Leone Cricket Board Approves Squad for ACA Tournament in South Africa - Awoko Newspaper". 13 November 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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