Kenneth Kamyuka

Kenneth Kamyuka

Personal information
Born	(1981-12-05) 5 December 1981 (age 44) Jinja, Uganda
Batting	Right handed
Bowling	Right arm fast medium
International information
National side	Canada
ODI debut(cap  85)	27–28 August 2013 v  Netherlands
Last ODI	29 August 2013 v  Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA Matches 2 4 22 Runs scored 2 84 586 Batting average 2.00 14.00 39.06 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/4 Top score 2 40 126* Balls bowled 47 762 1,058 Wickets 4 21 30 Bowling average 11.75 17.52 26.86 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/38 5/83 4/38 Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 January 2022

Kenneth Kamyuka (born December 5, 1981) is a Ugandan born Canadian cricketer. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium.

Kamyuka is regarded as being the best cricketer from Uganda and starred for them in the 2001 ICC Trophy. A clean hitter of the ball, he scored an unbeaten 100 batting at No 10 against Malaysia.

He later moved to Canada and after waiting four years to qualify to play for his adopted country, Kamyuka made his One Day International (OD) debut in 2013, against the Netherlands. He took a wicket with his first ball in ODI cricket. ^[1]

Early life

• Born in Jinja, Uganda in 1981, Kamyuka grew up playing cricket at Busoga College Mwiri, a school known for producing Ugandan cricket talent.
• His breakthrough moment was at just 19, he scored an unbeaten century against Malaysia in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, instantly marking himself as a star.
• He became a regular in the Ugandan national team, playing across domestic clubs like JACC, Wanderers, Destroyers, Tornado B, Nile, and Premier

References

1. Cricinfo: Cricket is the difference between being a good citizen and a thug 20 September 2013

External links

• Kenneth Kamyuka  at ESPNcricinfo