Nehemiah Odhiambo | |
Country: | Kenya |
Fullname: | Nehemiah Odhiambo Ngoche |
Nickname: | Nemi |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1983 |
Birth Place: | Nairobi, Kenya |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right arm medium-fast |
Role: | Bowler |
International: | true |
Internationalspan: | 2006–present |
Odidebutdate: | 25 February |
Odidebutyear: | 2006 |
Odidebutagainst: | Zimbabwe |
Odicap: | 31 |
Lastodidate: | 30 January |
Lastodiyear: | 2014 |
Lastodiagainst: | Scotland |
T20idebutdate: | 12 September |
T20idebutyear: | 2007 |
T20idebutagainst: | New Zealand |
T20icap: | 14 |
Lastt20idate: | 21 September |
Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
Lastt20iagainst: | Uganda |
Columns: | 4 |
Column1: | ODI |
Matches1: | 69 |
Runs1: | 528 |
Bat Avg1: | 12.00 |
100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
Top Score1: | 66 |
Deliveries1: | 2,808 |
Wickets1: | 70 |
Bowl Avg1: | 36.92 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 4/61 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
Column2: | T20I |
Matches2: | 43 |
Runs2: | 284 |
Bat Avg2: | 10.92 |
100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
Top Score2: | 41 |
Deliveries2: | 613 |
Wickets2: | 30 |
Bowl Avg2: | 27.73 |
Fivefor2: | 1 |
Tenfor2: | 0 |
Best Bowling2: | 5/20 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 10/ - |
Column3: | FC |
Matches3: | 22 |
Runs3: | 456 |
Bat Avg3: | 13.41 |
100S/50S3: | 0/1 |
Top Score3: | 50* |
Deliveries3: | 3,363 |
Wickets3: | 69 |
Bowl Avg3: | 29.36 |
Fivefor3: | 2 |
Tenfor3: | 0 |
Best Bowling3: | 5/43 |
Catches/Stumpings3: | 10/ - |
Column4: | LA |
Matches4: | 116 |
Runs4: | 896 |
Bat Avg4: | 12.61 |
100S/50S4: | 0/2 |
Top Score4: | 66 |
Deliveries4: | 4,708 |
Wickets4: | 115 |
Bowl Avg4: | 36.17 |
Fivefor4: | 0 |
Tenfor4: | 0 |
Best Bowling4: | 4/54 |
Catches/Stumpings4: | 14/– |
Date: | 8 July |
Year: | 2023 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/238612.html ESPNcricinfo |
Nehemiah Odhiambo Ngoche (born 7 August 1984) is a Kenyan cricketer. He plays both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for Kenya. He is the brother of fellow Kenyan cricketers Lameck Onyango, James Ngoche and Shem Ngoche. Their sister Margaret Ngoche is also a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of the Kenya women's cricket team.
Known for his fast-medium bowling, Odhiambo was the first player to take a T20I five-wicket haul on the home soil when he did it on 4 February 2010 against Scotland at Nairobi and also became the second bowler to grab a five-wicket haul in T20I history. He was also the first Kenyan to achieve this feat.[1]
Odhiambo was one of three brothers, others being James and Shem, in the Kenyan squad for the World Cup held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from 19 February to 2 April 2011.[2]
In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[3] In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[4] In November 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[5] 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.[6]