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Alex Obanda

Alex Obanda is a Kenyan cricketer born on December 25, 1987, in Nairobi. He is a right-handed opening batter and right-arm medium-fast bowler who has represented Kenya internationally and played first-class cricket for Kenya Select. His career highlights include being Kenya's leading run-scorer in the 2012 World T20 Qualifier and scoring the first century of the 2018 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. 

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Full Name
Alex Obanda Ouma
Born
December 25, 1987,
Place Of Birth
Nairobi, Kenya
Role
Batter
Batting Style
Right-handed
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium-fast
Hobbies
Playing football
Favorite Cricketer
Ricky Ponting
Country
Kenya
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Notable Achievements

  • 2007 Logan Cup: Scored 386 runs at an average of 38.60, including his first first-class century

  • 2007 Afro-Asia Cup: Selected for the Africa XI squad

  • 2012 World T20 Qualifier: Was Kenya's leading run-scorer with 298 runs in 9 games

  • 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two: Named in Kenya's squad

  • 2018 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier: Scored the first century of the tournament against Tanzania

  • 2018 Africa T20 Cup: Was Kenya's leading run-scorer with 127 runs in four matches 

Career Statistics

  • ODIs: Played 49 matches, scored 1,144 runs at an average of 27.24, hit 104 fours and 36 sixes
  • T20Is: Played 23 matches, scored 263 runs at an average of 12.52, hit 31 fours and 6 sixes 

International Debuts

Format  Opponent Date Venue
T20I Pakistan September 4, 2007 Nairobi (Gymkhana Club Ground)
ODI Canada October 18, 2007 Nairobi (Gymkhana Club Ground)
First-Class Westerns April 19-22, 2007 Bulawayo

Major Teams

Kenya, Africa XI, Southern Rocks