Maurice Odumbe

Maurice Odumbe
Personal information
Full name
Maurice Omondi Odumbe
Born (1969-06-15) 15 June 1969 (age 55)
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 7)18 February 1996 v India
Last ODI8 April 2003 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995/96–2003/04Kenya
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 61 17 102
Runs scored 1,409 893 2,363
Batting average 26.09 34.34 26.85
100s/50s 0/11 3/3 1/14
Top score 83 207 119
Balls bowled 2,237 2,016 3,968
Wickets 39 40 88
Bowling average 46.33 19.55 33.88
5 wickets in innings 0 4 1
10 wickets in match 0 1 0
Best bowling 4/38 6/64 5/38
Catches/stumpings 12/0 14/0 34/0
Source: Cricinfo, 8 May 2017

Maurice Omondi Odumbe (born 15 June 1969) is a Kenyan former cricketer and a former ODI captain for the Kenya national cricket team. Odumbe was suspended from cricket in August 2004 for allegedly receiving money from bookmakers.[1] He was appointed the coach of Kenya's national cricket team in April 2018.[2] However, he was replaced as national coach by David Obuya in October 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "I never stole anybody's money, yet I was given five years'". Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Ex-Kenyan international named national cricket team coach". Daily Nation. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 20 October 2018.