thomas odoyo Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
thomas odoyo is a cricketer(sportsman) from Kenya. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Thomas Odoyo Migai
Born
May 12, 1978, Nairobi
Age
45 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium fast
Playing Role
Bowling Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | - | 136 | 11 | - |
Inn | - | 119 | 10 | - |
Runs | - | 2420 | 95 | - |
Avg | - | 23.5 | 9.5 | - |
SR | - | 70.39 | 79.83 | - |
HS | - | 111 | 22 | - |
NO | - | 16 | 0 | - |
100s | - | 1 | 0 | - |
50s | - | 8 | 0 | - |
4s | - | 193 | 6 | - |
6s | - | 57 | 2 | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | - | 136 | 11 | - |
Inn | - | 129 | 10 | - |
Balls | - | 5649 | 216 | - |
Runs | - | 4335 | 170 | - |
Wkt | - | 145 | 11 | - |
BBI | - | 25 / 4 | 17 / 3 | - |
BBM | - | 25 / 4 | 17 / 3 | - |
Eco | - | 4.6 | 4.72 | - |
Avg | - | 29.9 | 15.45 | - |
5W | - | 0 | 0 | - |
10W | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Teams he has played for:
- KO Migai
- NM Odhiambo
- Kenya
- Africa XI
- Nairobi Gymkhana
- Southern Rocks
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Leapfrogging into the Kenyan WC team at a tender age of 17, Odoyo is one of the few Kenyans to have played in all the 5 World Cups that they have been a part of. Labeled as the 'Black Botham' by the Kenyan commentators, Odoyo is a powerful lower middle order batsman and a handy opening medium fast bowler.
In a 134 match ODI career, Odoyo has accumulated more then 2000 runs with the bat and picked up 141 wickets with the ball. The 2003 WC was the best moment for Kenya and Odoyo played a significant part in helping them reach there. Odoyo made 156 runs with the bat and picked up 9 wickets to help Kenya reach the semis.
Odoyo is also the first player to reach the double of 1500 runs and 100 wickets amongst the associate nations. His consistency helped him win the first ever ICC award for the best player amongst the associate nations in 2007. In 2008 Thomas Odoyo was selected as captain of The Northern Nomads franchise in Kenya's domestic cricket competition the Sahara Elite League. Odoyo has played domestic cricket in Zimbabwe and was also a part of the African XI in the Afro-Asia cup.
Odoyo, the then vice-captain of the Kenyan team, announced his retirement after the 2011 World Cup. However, he continued playing in domestic tournaments. In 2013, Kenya recalled Odoyo along with veteran Steve Tikolo for the World Twenty20 Qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates. The 36-year old had not featured in a T20 international since 2008. Unfortunately, Kenya did poorly in the qualifiers and finished 11th on the list, losing their chance to get into the main tournament.
By Cricbuzz staff
As of April 2014
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Since his debut at the age of 17 at the 1996 World Cup, Thomas Odoyo has been a key performer for his side and one of Kenya's most valuable assets. A whole-hearted allrounder, his powerful middle-order hitting has brought him more than 2000 runs at international level, while he was also the first Kenyan to take 100 wickets in ODIs with his bustling medium-fast seamers, though it took him seven games to take his first international wicket, during a spell of 3 for 25 in Nairobi against Pakistan. He has been a regular performer since then, and was the first player from a non-Test playing team to achieve the double of 1500 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs. For several years, he formed a reliable new-ball partnership with Martin Suji and in 1997-98 he shared in a then-world record ODI stand for the seventh-wicket of 119 with the other Suji, brother Tony, at home against Zimbabwe.
Injury forced him out of Kenya's trip to the West Indies for the 2003-04 Carib Beer Cup first-class competition, but he was fit again for selection for the 2004 Champions Trophy. He returned from Kenya's 18-month international exile on song, and was named Player of the Series in Zimbabwe in 2005-06. He underlined his potential as an allrounder with some excellent performances in the World Cricket League in 2007, thrashing a 39-ball 61 to snatch a remarkable one-wicket victory against Ireland. He couldn't repeat his rollicking strokeplay at the World Cup in the Caribbean, but his bowling was as disciplined as ever, and he was selected for the Afro-Asia Cup, during which he shared in a 103-run partnership for the ninth wicket with Shaun Pollock in the first match at Bangalore. His consistent performances led to him winning inaugural ICC Associate ODI Player of the Year in 2007.
In the same year, he hit his maiden first-class and ODI hundreds against the touring Canadians, and continued to provide Kenya with valuable contributions with both bat and ball through 2008 in the Intercontinental Cup and, later, the World Cup qualifiers. In September 2009, he was confirmed as the second Kenyan, after Steve Tikolo, to join Zimbabwean franchise Southern Rocks, whose young side benefited from his vast experience.
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