Eugene Ochieng | |
Fullname: | Eugene Odhiambo Ochieng |
Birth Date: | 18 February 1993 |
Birth Place: | Kiambu, Kenya |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Role: | All-rounder |
Country: | Kenya |
International: | true |
Internationalspan: | 2019–present |
T20idebutdate: | 20 May |
T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
T20idebutagainst: | Nigeria |
T20icap: | 28 |
Lastt20idate: | 28 August |
Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
Lastt20iagainst: | Nepal |
Date: | 28 August 2022 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/576980.html ESPNCricinfo |
Eugene Odhiambo Ochieng (born 18 February 1993) is a Kenyan international cricketer who made his debut for the Kenya national team in 2014. An allrounder, Ochieng bowls right-arm medium pace and bats right-handed.
Ochieng was born in Kiambu, in Kenya's Central Province.[1] He made his debut for Kenya in November 2014, on a tour of Namibia that included matches against the Namibian national team.[2] At the 2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division One tournament, Ochieng played in two of Kenya's matches, taking 2/10 against Tanzania but going wicketless against Namibia.[3] Later in the year, he was selected in the Kenyan squad for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier, the final qualification tournament for the 2016 World Twenty20.[4] He appeared in two matches at the event, against the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, but had little impact in either.[5]
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.[6] [7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Kenya against Nigeria on 20 May 2019.[8] 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.[9]
In June 2022, he featured in the Kenyan team for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[10] He made his List A debut on 23 June 2022, against Italy.[11]