Alex Obanda

Kenya

Full name Alex Auma Obanda

Born December 25, 1987, Nairobi, Kenya

Current age 31 years 149 days

Major teams Kenya, Africa XI, Southern Rocks

Playing role Opening batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
ODIs	49	45	2	1306	96*	30.37	1764	74.03	0	9	127	39	15
T20Is	27	25	2	359	79	15.60	328	109.45	0	1	48	7	4
First-class	17	33	1	856	114	26.75	1726	49.59	1	4	110	2	8
List A	92	86	4	2221	100	27.08			1	14			30
T20s	70	66	4	1240	86*	20.00	1033	120.03	0	4	139	44	22

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
ODIs	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
List A	92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20s	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

ODI debut	Kenya v Canada at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 18, 2007 scorecard
Last ODI	Kenya v Scotland at Christchurch, Jan 30, 2014 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Kenya v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 4, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	Uganda v Kenya at Kampala, May 22, 2019 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	Westerns v Kenya Select XI at Bulawayo, Apr 19-22, 2007 scorecard
Last First-class	Scotland v Kenya at Aberdeen, Jul 7-9, 2013 scorecard
List A debut	Kenya v Sri Lanka A at Nairobi (Gym), Aug 16, 2007 scorecard
Last List A	Kenya v Oman at Windhoek, Feb 14, 2018 scorecard
T20s debut	Kenya v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 4, 2007 scorecard
Last T20s	Uganda v Kenya at Kampala, May 22, 2019 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
0	Kenya	v Uganda	Kampala	22 May 2019	T20I # 784
7	Kenya	v Ghana	Kampala	21 May 2019	T20I # 781
27	Kenya	v Nigeria	Kampala	20 May 2019	T20I # 776
59	Kenya	v Denmark	Al Amerat	18 Nov 2018	Other OD
23	Kenya	v Singapore	Al Amerat	16 Nov 2018	Other OD
11	Kenya	v Uganda	Al Amerat	13 Nov 2018	Other OD
11	Kenya	v U.S.A.	Al Amerat	12 Nov 2018	Other OD
0	Kenya	v Oman	Al Amerat	9 Nov 2018	Other OD
49	Kenya	v Namibia	East London	16 Sep 2018	T20
28	Kenya	v Border	East London	15 Sep 2018	T20

Profile

Alex Obanda, a top-order strokemaker who is particular strong through the off side, he has been considered one of the most promising young batsmen for some time. He represented Kenya at Under-17 level while still only 14, and in 2007 he was one of the successes of Kenya's participation in Zimbabwe's Logan Cup, scoring 386 runs at 38.60 including a maiden first-class hundred. That won him selection for the Africa XI in the Afro-Asia Cup in June, but he struggled in two outings against India A in August, making three ducks in four innings. He was nevertheless rewarded with selection for the full Kenya side in the Twenty20 World Championship.
Martin Williamson

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