Maurice Odumbe leads Kenya (21 Sep 1996)

21 Sep 1996

Maurice Odumbe leads Kenya

Daily News

NAIROBI, Friday - Kenya Friday named spin bowler Maurice Odumbe as captain of the Kenyan side in the four Nations Tournament starting in Nairobi on September 28.

It will pit Kenya against world champions Sri Lanka, South Africa and Pakistan.

Odumbe was the star of the Kenyan side which scored an upset defeat of West Indies in the World Cup bowling out three batsmen for 15 runs in 10 overs and being named ``Man of the Match.''

Other members of the team: Asif Karim (Deputy Captain), Steve Tikolo, Tito Udumbe, Rajab Ali, Martin Suji, Tony Suji, Kennedy Otieno, Deepak Chaudasama, Hitesh Modi, Sundip Gupta, Lameck Onyango and Joseph Angara.

Kenya meanwhile drew a three-day match Thursday at the Ruaraka Sports Club just outside Nairobi against a touring northern Transvaal side from South Africa.

At the start of the day Kenya were 261 runs behind northern Transvaal's first innings total of 420 for eight declared. Kenya finished the day on 239 for seven.

Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)