West Indian cricket team in Kenya in 2001

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West Indians in Kenya in 2001
  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Flag of Kenya.svg
  West Indies Kenya
Dates 4 August – 19 August 2001
Captains Carl Hooper Maurice Odumbe
One Day International series
Results West Indies won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Chris Gayle
232
Steve Tikolo
85
Most wickets Colin Stuart
8
Martin Suji, Steve Tikolo
3
Player of the series Chris Gayle

The West Indian cricket team in Kenya in 2001 played 3 One Day International games and won all of them. It was the first full tour to Kenya by a Test playing country. Collins and David Obuya made their ODI debuts.

Contents

Schedule

DateMatchVenue
August
151st ODI Nairobi
182nd ODI Nairobi
193rd ODI Nairobi

Squads

West IndiesKenya

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

1st ODI

15 August 2001
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
311/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
205 (49.3 overs)
CH Gayle 152 (150)
SO Tikolo 1/45 (7 overs)
TM Odoyo 40 (40)
CEL Stuart 5/44 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 106 runs
Simba Union Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: SR Modi (KEN) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: CH Gayle (WI)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
  • CO Obuya and DO Obuya (both KEN) made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

18 August 2001
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
192 (49.1 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
193/4 (45.5 overs)
PJ Ongondo 36 (42)
RD King 4/32 (10 overs)
S Chanderpaul 87* (95)
MA Suji 3/23 (8 overs)
West Indies won by 6 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: NN Dave (KEN) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: S Chanderpaul (WI)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

19 August 2001
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
232/7 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
234/3 (47.1 overs)
SO Tikolo 71 (65)
NC McGarrell 3/44 (10 overs)
LV Garrick 76 (119)
SO Tikolo 2/43 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: R D'Mello (KEN) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: SO Tikolo (KEN)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
  • BJ Patel (KEN) made his ODI debut.


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