Nelson Odhiambo

Nelson Odhiambo

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Mandela Odhiambo
Born	(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 36) Nairobi, Kenya
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	Thomas Odoyo (uncle)
International information
National side	Kenya (2010–present)
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
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 8 64 7 46 Runs scored 56 538 117 510 Batting average 9.33 15.82 11.70 13.42 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0 0/1 Top score 29 67 35* 54 Balls bowled 318 462 808 1,628 Wickets 8 22 12 55 Bowling average 32.00 28.72 38.00 24.92 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 – Best bowling 3/48 3/30 3/93 4/46 Catches/stumpings 1/0 6/0 2/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2025

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]

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. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. 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.

External links

• Nelson Odhiambo  at ESPNcricinfo