Players Overseas still in good touch

With national team players stealing the limelight in the first week of the NPCA League, is should also be noted that a few Kenyan players went well this week in England.

Seren Waters (Pictured taking a catch v Ireland in this year's Intercontinental Cup - courtesy Cricket Europe) is again back in the runs as he made 89 for Surrey 2nd XI.


Ragheb Aga has made two consecutive 50's for Eastbourne and backed one of those 50's up with a 3 wicket haul.

Also turning in a good all round performance was Moses Otieno who scored a personal season's best for his side (Combined Forces) with 46 against Sandhurst and followed it up with 3 for 22 as Sandhurst won by 4 wickets chasing 177.

Ex Kenyan International Hitesh Modi took 2-36 against Fleet CC for club side Chesham then followed it up by top scoring with 52 off 57 in their Thames Valley League Division 1 match which ended in a tie.

Maurice Ouma is Kenya's new Captain

Cricket Kenya have today released the squad to travel to Ireland along with the new appointments for Captain and Vice Captain. In a move that was guessed at by only 2% of the readership of this blog, Kenya's new Captain will be Maurice Ouma (Right) with Jimmy Kamande acting as Vice Captain. It is a bold decision by Kenya's selectors and is certainly made with an eye on the future as both players are likely to be around for a long time yet.

There is only one change to the rest of the 15 man squad with Rajesh Bhudia making way for the in-form David Obuya to return to national colours. Ragheb Aga, who has been in fine wicket taking form and Peter Kituku are the two other players who could count themselves unlucky to have missed out. Aside from the captaincy, this is a squad that contains few surprises. David Obuya brings much needed depth to the batting while the recent form of Lameck Onyango (Ngoche) allows the selectors to sacrifice a bowler in order to do this. As announced earlier, Andy Kirsten will travel as coach for the Intercontinental Cup tie and the one day series which will consist of three games rather than two as initially thought.

Full squad:

1. Morris Ouma (Captain)
2. Jimmy Kamande (Vice Captain)
3. Kennedy Obuya
4. Alex Obanda
5. Steve Tikolo
6. Collins Obuya
7. Thomas Odoyo
8. Nehemiah Odhiambo
9. Lameck Ngoche
10. Peter Ongondo
11. Hiren Varaiya
12. Rakep Patel
13. Elijah Otieno
14. Seren Waters
15. David Obuya

Further comment to follow shortly.

Photo courtesy of Joseph Mutisya.