Kenya / Players
Full name Maurice Omondi Odumbe
Born June 15, 1969, Nairobi
Current age 40 years 146 days
Major teams Kenya, Aga Khan Sports Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - EO Odumbe
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 61 | 59 | 5 | 1409 | 83 | 26.09 | 2014 | 69.96 | 0 | 11 | 112 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| First-class | 17 | 26 | 0 | 893 | 207 | 34.34 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 102 | 97 | 9 | 2363 | 119 | 26.85 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 61 | 52 | 2237 | 1807 | 39 | 4/38 | 4/38 | 46.33 | 4.84 | 57.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 17 | 2016 | 782 | 40 | 6/64 | 19.55 | 2.32 | 50.4 | 4 | 1 | |||
| List A | 102 | 3908 | 2982 | 88 | 5/38 | 5/38 | 33.88 | 4.57 | 44.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ODI debut | India v Kenya at Cuttack, Feb 18, 1996 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Kenya v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 8, 2003 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1997/98 - 2004 |
| List A span | 1995/96 - 2004 |
Maurice Odumbe was one of Kenya's genuinely international-class players, an allrounder who could hold his own in the side as either an aggressive middle-order batsman or naggingly accurate offspinner. Ever since he made his debut for Kenya in 1990 he was an automatic choice - he won the Man of the Match award in their sensational victory over West Indies during the 1996 World Cup for his 3 for 14 in his first senior tournament - but his career hit a brick wall when he was slapped with a five-year ban after being found guilty of associating with a known bookmaker.
In 2003 he was instrumental in Kenya reaching the World Cup semi-finals, averaging 42 with the bat and taking nine wickets. When Kenya took part in the Caribbean's Carib Beer Series in 2003-04 he again excelled with bat and ball, hammering a career-best 207 against the Leeward Islands. But then came an ICC investigation and in August 2004 he was thrown out of the game.
Martin Williamson September 2009
- No remorse, no return (Aug 28, 2009)
- Odumbe continues to dream as ban ends (Aug 28, 2009)
- Tikolo steps down as Kenya captain (Apr 21, 2009)
- ICC denies Odumbe debt allegations (Mar 5, 2009)
- Banned Odumbe harbours World Cup ambitions (Oct 23, 2008)
Aug 26, 2004
Maurice Odumbe stands behind his lawyer
© Getty Images
Jun 18, 2004
Maurice Odumbe and his lawyer in court
© AFP
May 19, 2004
Maurice Odumbe arrives for his hearing at a Nairobi hotel
© AFP
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