Kennedy Otieno
Cricket Bowler
1972 –
Who is Kennedy Otieno?
Kennedy Otieno Obuya, aka Kennedy Obuya, is a former Kenyan international cricketer.
A right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, Otieno is the brother of fellow internationals Collins and David Obuya. Kennedy made his debut in 1993, but had his finest innings in 1997, a 144 against Bangladesh, in a then-world-record 225 partnership with Dipak Chudasama. He was one of the key players during the 2003 Cricket World Cup, where he played in every game, and he played 71 of Kenya's 74 ODIs between the 1996 World Cup and the 2005–06 tour of Bangladesh. However, he was dropped for the first 2006 Intercontinental Cup first class game against the Netherlands, and vowed to quit international cricket as a result. In 2008, Otieno was selected as captain of The Southern Stars, a team in Kenya's recently launched domestic cricket competition the Sahara Elite League. His most recent big scores came when he made 93 in Ths Southern Stars only win in the One day edition of the Sahara Elite league. as well as two centuries in the 2-day league earning him a recall to the national squad.
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- Born
- Mar 11, 1972
Nairobi - Siblings
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Lived in
- Nairobi
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on July 23, 2013
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