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David Oluoch Obuya (born 14 August 1979) is a former Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. Obuya first played cricket at the Under-19s World Cup of 1998, where he starred as the opening batsman.^{[citation needed]}

David Obuya

Personal information
Full name	David Oluoch Obuya
Born	(1979-08-14) 14 August 1979 (age 43) Nairobi, Kenya
Nickname	Oloo, Terenge, Lion
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Collins Obuya (brother) Kennedy Obuya (brother)
International information
National side	Kenya (2001–2012)
ODI debut (cap 24)	15 August 2001 v West Indies
Last ODI	20 February 2012 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 6)	1 September 2007 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	14 March 2012 v Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006/07	Kenya Select
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 74 10 23 97 Runs scored 1,355 216 1,196 1,883 Batting average 19.35 27.00 29.17 21.15 100s/50s 0/6 0/2 2/6 0/10 Top score 93 65* 105 93 Catches/stumpings 39/5 2/1 32/3 56/14
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2017

International career

His one-day career was to follow three years later. He first represented the senior team on a tour of the West Indies in 2001, where once again he was an opener, alongside Ravindu Shah. He played in the 2003 World Cup, where in the semi-final he set a record for the best eighth-wicket partnership in a match against India, beating the previous mark set by himself and team-mate Tony Suji.^{[citation needed]}

Most recently,^[when?] Obuya has played one-day cricket for Kenya against Bangladesh. His brothers, Kennedy Otieno and Collins Obuya, both play cricket in Kenya.^{[citation needed]}

David Obuya was the first player in history of T20I as well as in ICC World Twenty20 history to be dismissed for being hit wicket and he was dismissed for a duck in that innings.[1]

In October 2018, he was named as the head coach of the Kenya national cricket team, ahead of the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[2]

References

External links

• David Obuya at ESPNcricinfo

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