Peter Ongondo

Peter Ongondo

Personal information
Full name	Peter Jimmy Carter Ongondo
Born	(1977-02-10) 10 February 1977 (age 48) Nairobi,-Kenya
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Kenya
ODI debut(cap  22)	30 September 1999 v  South Africa
Last ODI	20 March 2011 v  Zimbabwe
T20I debut(cap  8)	1 September 2007 v  Bangladesh
Last T20I	4 August 2008 v  Scotland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 79 8 36 121 Runs scored 391 28 273 574 Batting average 9.09 4.66 7.58 9.56 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 36 16 37 36 Balls bowled 3,102 156 4,806 4,669 Wickets 78 5 79 119 Bowling average 30.12 35.40 31.31 30.28 5 wickets in innings 1 0 4 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/51 2/18 5/13 5/30 Catches/stumpings 17/0 0/– 16/– 28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2017

Peter Jimmy Carter Ongondo (born 10 February 1977) is a Kenyan former cricketer. He is a right-handed batman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

In 2012, Ongondo was appointed for the coaching staff of Kenya team. ^[1]

Domestic career

In 2008, Ongondo was selected as captain of the team the Western Chiefs in Kenya's newly formed domestic competition the Sahara Elite League.

Ongondo moved to Chesham Cricket Club in England in 2010 and following his excellent performances on the pitch and his incredible work rate off the pitch he returned for another season in 2011. Due to problems in obtaining a visa, Ongondo was unable to return in 2012 but helped to recommend the club's next overseas player, Nehemiah Odhiambo.^{[ citation needed ]}

International career

Ongondo made his ODI debut for Kenya against South Africa in 1999-2000. ^[2] He had to wait two years for his next appearance, where he made a commendable 36 as the number 11 batsman against the West Indies. His was the second highest score by a number 11 in ODI cricket at the time. ^[3] Ongondo was a regular for the Kenya during the 2000s. ^[2]

References

1. "Peter Ongondo joins Kenya coaching staff". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "Player Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
3. "Most runs in an innings (by batting position)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

External links

• Peter Ongondo  at ESPNcricinfo
• Peter Ongondo  at CricketArchive (subscription required)