Nelson Odhiambo

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Nelson Odhiambo
Personal information
Full name
Nelson Mandela Odhiambo
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35)
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Relations Thomas Odoyo (uncle)
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  40)16 February 2010 v  Netherlands
Last ODI4 October 2013 v  Afghanistan
T20I debut(cap  29)4 February 2010 v  Scotland
Last T20I24 November 2022 v  Botswana
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches845746
Runs scored56390117510
Batting average 9.3316.9511.7013.42
100s/50s0/00/20/00/1
Top score296735*54
Balls bowled3183188081,628
Wickets 8141255
Bowling average 32.0030.8538.0024.92
5 wickets in innings 000
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling3/483/303/934/46
Catches/stumpings 1/06/02/–11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2023

Nelson Odhiambo (born 21 March 1989) is a Kenyan cricketer. [1] He played for Kenya in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.

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]

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References

  1. "Nelson Odhiambo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. "Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst". Daily Nation. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. "Kenya Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. "Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2018/19 - Kenya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. "Former national team captain back after surprise exit last year". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  8. "National team selection sparks controversy". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 29 September 2019.