Josephat Ababu

Josephat Ababu Sorongo (born 15 April 1980) is a former Kenyan cricketer. He is a paceman who returned to the Kenyan cricket squad for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy after a three-year absence along with Brijal Patel, Rageb Aga and Malhar Patel, having impressed with his bowling earlier in the year against Pakistan's A team.

Josephat Ababu
Personal information
Full name
Josephat Ababu Sorongo
Born (1980-05-14) 14 May 1980
Kakamega, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 21)25 September 1999 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI15 August 2006 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 9 4 13
Runs scored 29 28 45
Batting average 9.66 5.60 9.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 17 10 17
Balls bowled 288 420 390
Wickets 3 4 4
Bowling average 85.00 43.50 91.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/26 3/49 1/25
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2017

Ababu became one of the few bowlers to take a wicket with his first ever delivery in a One Day International when he dismissed Neil Johnson, during the Kenya v Zimbabwe match in Nairobi in 1999.


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