Kennedy Otieno

Kennedy Otieno Obuya (born 11 March 1972), also known as Kennedy Otieno, is a former Kenyan international cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, Otieno is the brother of fellow internationals Collins and David Obuya.

Kennedy Obuya
Personal information
Full name
Kennedy Otieno Obuya
Born (1972-03-11) 11 March 1972
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsDavid Obuya (brother)
Collins Obuya (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 8)18 February 1996 v India
Last ODI11 July 2009 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 17)2 August 2008 v Netherlands
Last T20I4 August 2008 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 90 4 33 146
Runs scored 2,016 74 1,330 3,616
Batting average 23.44 18.50 23.33 26.58
100s/50s 2/12 0/0 1/9 4/21
Top score 144 40 104 144
Balls bowled 6 0 24 6
Wickets 0 – 1 0
Bowling average – – 24.00 –
5 wickets in innings – – 0 –
10 wickets in match – – 0 –
Best bowling – – 1/24 –
Catches/stumpings 43/14 2/0 47/2 74/17
Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2017

Domestic career

In 2008, Otieno was selected as captain of The Southern Stars, a team in Kenya's recently launched domestic cricket competition the Sahara Elite League. His most recent big scores came when he made 93 in The Southern Stars only win in the One day edition of the Sahara Elite league.[1] as well as two centuries in the 2-day league earning him a recall to the national squad.[2]

International career

Kennedy made his ODI debut in 1996, but had his finest innings in 1997, a 144 against Bangladesh, in a then-world-record 225 partnership with Dipak Chudasama. He was one of the key players during the 2003 Cricket World Cup, where he played in every game, and he played 71 of Kenya's 74 ODIs between the 1996 World Cup and the 2005–06 tour of Bangladesh (only missing three home matches against West Indies in 2001). However, he was dropped for the first 2006 Intercontinental Cup first class game against the Netherlands, and vowed to quit international cricket as a result.[3]

References
  1. "Aces crash back down to earth". Cricinfo. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  2. "Ragheb Aga recalled for Europe tour". Cricinfo. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  3. "Axed Otieno threatens to quit". Cricinfo. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
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