Alex Obanda
Personal information
Full name
Alex Auma Obanda
Born (1987-12-25) 25 December 1987
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleOpening Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 34)18 October 2007 v Canada
Last ODI30 January 2014 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 12)4 September 2007 v Pakistan
Last T20I29 August 2022 v Nepal
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12Southern Rocks
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 49 51 17 100
Runs scored 1,306 797 856 2,436
Batting average 30.37 18.53 26.75 27.06
100s/50s 0/9 1/1 1/4 1/14
Top score 96* 103* 114 100
Catches/stumpings 15/0 7/– 8/– 32/0
Source: Cricinfo, 5 July 2023

Alex Auma Obanda (born 25 December 1987) is a Kenyan cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Kenya Select.

Domestic career

When the side participated in the Logan Cup in 2007, Obanda made his first class debut and had a good series, making 296 runs at 37.00. A right-handed batsman, he scored a century in their draw against Centrals at Kwekwe.[1] Obanda was the only Kenyan player to take part in the 2011–12 Stanbic Bank 20 Series, representing the Southern Rocks[2] He played two matches without scoring a run.[3]

International career

The World Twenty20 Qualifier was held in March 2012. Kenya failed to qualify for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 later than year, though Obanda scored 298 runs from 9 matches with two half-centuries and was Kenya's leading run-scorer in the tournament (seventh overall).[4][5]

In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[6] In July 2018, he scored the first century of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament, when Kenya played Tanzania in the Eastern sub region group.[7]

In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8] He was the leading run-scorer for Kenya in the tournament, with 127 runs in four matches.[9] The following month, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[10]

In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[11][12] In September 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13] In October 2021, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Kenya's youngsters underline their potential". Cricinfo. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  2. ↑ Moonda, Firdose (29 November 2011). "Harare calling". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Twenty20 batting and fielding for each team by Alex Obanda". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Moonda, Firdose (11 May 2012). "Ten months in Nairobi". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst". Daily Nation. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Classy Kenya cruise into Africa finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kenya Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Kenya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Former national team captain back after surprise exit last year". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "National team selection sparks controversy". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Patel back as Kenya names Africa Regional Final squad". Kenya Cricket. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.