David Obuya
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Full name | David Oluoch Obuya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nairobi, Kenya | 14 August 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Oloo, Terenge, Lion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 24) | 15 August 2001 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 20 February 2012 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 6) | 1 September 2007 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 14 March 2012 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2006/07 | Kenya Select | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2017 |
David Oluoch Obuya (born 14 August 1979) is a former Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. Obuya first played cricket at the Under-19s World Cup of 1998, where he starred as the opening batsman.[citation needed]
International career
His one-day career was to follow three years later. He first represented the senior team on a tour of the West Indies in 2001, where once again he was an opener, alongside Ravindu Shah. He played in the 2003 World Cup, where in the semi-final he set a record for the best eighth-wicket partnership in a match against India, beating the previous mark set by himself and team-mate Tony Suji.[citation needed]
Most recently,[when?] Obuya has played one-day cricket for Kenya against Bangladesh. His brothers, Kennedy Otieno and Collins Obuya, both play cricket in Kenya.[citation needed]
David Obuya was the first player in history of T20I as well as in ICC World Twenty20 history to be dismissed for being hit wicket and he was dismissed for a duck in that innings.[1]
In October 2018, he was named as the head coach of the Kenya national cricket team, ahead of the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[2]
References
- ^ "Batting records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 20 October 2018.