Kenneth Waiswa (born 11 November 1998) is a Ugandan cricketer.[1][2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4] He played in Uganda's second match of the tournament, against Bermuda.[5] Prior to the World Cricket League tournament, he was part of Uganda's under-19 team for the 2015 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[6]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Kenneth Waiswa |
Born | (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 23) |
Nickname | Wai |
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm medium |
Role | Allrounder |
International information | |
National side |
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T20I debut (cap 17) | 12 February 2020 v Qatar |
Last T20I | 22 September 2022 v Tanzania |
Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2022 |
In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[7] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8][9] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2018.[10] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[11]
In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.[12] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[13] He made his List A debut, for Uganda against Kenya, on 5 December 2019.[14]
In February 2020, he was named in Uganda's team for their three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Qatar.[15] He made his T20I debut for Uganda, against Qatar, on 12 February 2020.[16] In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[17] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[18]