Arnold Otwani

Arnold Otwani (born 19 September 1995) is a Ugandan cricketer.[1] He played one List A match in December 2010 for Uganda, during their tour of Kenya.[2] He played for Uganda in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in May 2017.[3]

Arnold Otwani
Personal information
Born (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 8)20 May 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I10 April 2022 v Namibia
Source: Cricinfo, 10 April 2022

In October 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[4] He was the leading run-scorer for Uganda in the tournament, with 151 runs in five matches.[5]

In May 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[6][7][8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[9] In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.[10] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[11]

In April 2021, Otwani was named the captain of Uganda's T20I squad for their series against Namibia.[12] After the 2022 Jersey Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament, Otwani and his teammate Frank Akankwasa chose to remain in the United Kingdom, making themselves unavailable for national selection.[13]

References
  1. "Arnold Otwani". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. "Uganda tour of Kenya, Kenya v Uganda at Mombasa, Dec 17, 2010". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Uganda v Canada at Kampala, May 23, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2018/19 - Uganda: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  11. "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14". Cricket Uganda. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  12. "Captain Brian Masaba Out As Cricket Cranes Head To Namibia". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. "Uganda must forge forward without Akankwasa, Otwani". Daily Monitor. Uganda. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.