Kenya retain squad for Intercontinental Cup ties
Kenya's have retained the same squad who featured in the first two Intercontinental Cup matches against Bermuda and Canada in Nairobi last year, for their forthcoming matches against Namibia and UAE
Cricinfo staff
21-Jan-2008
Kenya have retained the same squad that featured in the first two Intercontinental Cup matches against Bermuda and Canada in Nairobi last year, for their forthcoming matches against Namibia and UAE.
Kenya had a squad of 24 which has been cut to 14 led by Steve Tikolo. The only real question was whether Kennedy Otieno, back from a coaching and playing assignment in Australia, would be brought back into the fold, especially given some ill-advised comments he made about Kenyan cricket last year. The selectors opted to stick with a settled side.
The match against Namibia was scheduled to be played in Nairobi at the end of the month but Kenya has been rocked by civil unrest since the highly disputed presidential elections on December 27. More than 250,000 people have fled their homes and over 500 killed in ongoing violence.
The team leaves for UAE this Saturday ahead of their first match against Namibia on January 29. Kenya are unbeaten in this season's Intercontinental Cup, and lead the table with 40 points and top the standings.
Squad Steve Tikolo (capt), Thomas Odoyo, Jimmy Kamande, Alfred Luseno, Alex Obanda, Collins Obuya, David Obuya, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Peter Ongondo, Lameck Onyango, Elijah Otieno, Maurice Ouma (wk), Tony Suji, Hiren Varaiya
| Team |
|---|
Mat
Won
Lost
Tied
Draw
Aban
Pts
Quotient
For
Against
Kenya
2
2
0
0
0
0
40
1.757
961/23
951/40
Netherlands
3
2
1
0
0
0
34
1.001
1410/50
1380/49
Ireland
2
1
0
0
1
0
29
2.882
997/15
692/30
Scotland
3
1
0
0
2
0
26
1.142
766/20
1040/31
Canada
4
1
3
0
0
0
26
0.981
2085/69
1909/62
Namibia
1
1
0
0
0
0
20
1.821
582/11
581/20
U.A.E.
3
1
1
0
1
0
17
0.745
988/44
904/30
Bermuda
4
0
4
0
0
0
6
0.521
1657/80
1989/50