Full name David Oluoch Obuya
Born August 14, 1979, Nairobi
Current age 41 years 162 days
Major teams Kenya
Nickname Oloo, Terenge or Lion
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Relation Brother - KO Otieno, Brother - CO Obuya
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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ODIs | 74 | 73 | 3 | 1355 | 93 | 19.35 | 2135 | 63.46 | 0 | 6 | 152 | 12 | 39 | 5 |
T20Is | 10 | 10 | 2 | 216 | 65* | 27.00 | 228 | 94.73 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
First-class | 23 | 43 | 2 | 1196 | 115 | 29.17 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 3 | ||||
List A | 97 | 95 | 6 | 1883 | 93 | 21.15 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 14 | ||||
T20s | 19 | 14 | 3 | 264 | 65* | 24.00 | 289 | 91.34 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
List A | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODI debut | Kenya v West Indies at Nairobi, Aug 15, 2001 scorecard |
Last ODI | Kenya v Ireland at Mombasa, Feb 20, 2012 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | Ireland v Kenya at Dubai (DSC), Mar 14, 2012 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2001 |
Last First-class | Kenya v Afghanistan at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 2-5, 2010 scorecard |
List A debut | 2001 |
Last List A | Kenya v Ireland at Mombasa, Feb 20, 2012 scorecard |
T20s debut | Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | Italy v Kenya at ICCA Dubai, Mar 23, 2012 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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9 | Rift | v Kanbis | Nakuru | 19 Aug 2012 | Other OD |
4 | Rift | v Kanbis | Nakuru | 18 Aug 2012 | Other T20 |
13 | Rift | v Rwenzori | Kampala | 12 Aug 2012 | Other OD |
9 | Rift | v Rwenzori | Kampala | 11 Aug 2012 | Other T20 |
11, 0c/1s | Rift | v Coast Pekee | Mombasa | 5 Aug 2012 | Other OD |
0c/0s, 44 | Rift | v Coast Pekee | Mombasa | 4 Aug 2012 | Other T20 |
4*, 0c/3s | Kenya | v Italy | ICCA Dubai | 23 Mar 2012 | T20 |
0c/0s | Kenya | v Nepal | ICCA Dubai | 22 Mar 2012 | T20 |
1c/0s | Kenya | v Uganda | ICCA 2 Dubai | 20 Mar 2012 | T20 |
3c/0s | Kenya | v U.S.A. | Abu Dhabi | 19 Mar 2012 | T20 |
David Obuya was the wicketkeeping understudy to older brother Kennedy Otieno, but when Kennedy chose to play club cricket in Australia, he took over the gloves. He did enjoy a long run in the side between 2001 and 2003 but failed to make the hoped-for impression with the bat and when he was recalled in 2005-06 it was something of a surprise, but he has turned in some better performances since then to cement his position. Obuya missed out on selection for the games against a visiting Pakistan Academy side in 2008 - a quiet cricketing year for him - but received more opportunities in 2009 and his batting was one of the only bright spots in an otherwise disastrous tour to Zimbabwe in October 2009 as he registered scores of 49, 56, 49 and 27 in the series. Obuya also seemed to have found his feet as a Twenty20 batsman in Kenya's rout of Uganda and Scotland in the home tri-series, striking consecutive half-centuries in two thumping wins over Scotland in February 2010. Later that month, he hit his second first-class century - and highest score in four-day cricket - in making 115 in the first innings of an Intercontinental Cup game against Netheralnds, and followed that up with 58 as Kenya wrapped up a five-wicket win. Obuya's run of form was cut short by injury, however, and he was forced to miss Kenya's controversial trip to the World Cricket League Division One tournament in Netherlands in July 2010.
Liam Brickhill