Nehemiah Odhiambo

Nehemiah Odhiambo is a right arm medium fast bowler and a right handed batsman in the Kenya cricket team. He has also played for Kenya Under-19s and Africa XI.

Nehemiah Odhiambo debuted in One day Internationals on 25th February 2006 against Zimbabwe in Kenya (Queens Sports Club). In this match, he was the No. 11 batsman and remained unbeaten on no score. He bowled 4.3 overs in which 29 runs were scored and he failed to take any wicket. None of his overs were maidens. Zimbabwe was victorious in this match by 8 wickets with 39 deliveries to spare. Odhiambo played his first Twenty20 International on 12th September 2007 at Durban (Kingsmead) and the opponent was New Zealand. He was allocated the No. 7 batting slot where he was out for no score. He bowled 1 over in which 8 runs were scored. New Zealand won this match by 9 wickets with 74 balls to spare.

Career Highlights

In 28 One day Internationals, Nehemiah Odhiambo has taken 23 wickets in the 969 deliveries he has bowled in which 847 runs have been scored. His economy rate was 5.24, bowling average was 36.82 and bowling strike rate was 42.1. He has appeared in 5 Twenty20 Internationals in which he has bowled 30 balls, conceded 65 runs and made 1 dismissal. His bowling strike rate has been 30, bowling average has been 65 and economy rate has been 13.