Alex Obanda
80Kenya · OP · 2007 to 2014 · on scorecards: AA Obanda
BATTING
- Matches
- 49
- Innings
- 45
- Runs
- 1306
- Average
- 30.37
- Strike rate
- 74.03
- High score
- 96*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 9
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 15 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Alex Obanda played 49 ODIs for Kenya in CricArcade's archive, from 2007 to 2014. The first came against Canada at Gymkhana Club Ground, with a score of 30, and the last against Scotland at Hagley Oval in 2014.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 814 runs at 35.4 in 28 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 96 not out from 93 balls against Zimbabwe at Gymkhana Club Ground in 2009, in a defeat. In all: 9 fifties.
At home the average was 53.5 across 15 ODIs; away it was 23.0 across 19 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 377 runs at 34.3 in 12 ODIs. Gymkhana Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 11 ODIs and 566 runs at 70.8. Kenya won 13 of the ODIs Alex Obanda played and lost 33.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 49 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96* | 93 | Zimbabwe | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2009 | Lost |
| 89 | 101 | Scotland | Hagley Oval | 2014 | Lost |
| 85 | 103 | Canada | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 79* | 82 | Bermuda | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 77 | 116 | Afghanistan | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2010 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 377 | 34.27 | 0/3 |
| Canada | 8 | 210 | 30.00 | 0/1 |
| Ireland | 8 | 195 | 32.50 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0/1 |
| Scotland | 5 | 155 | 31.00 | 0/1 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 0/1 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 94 | 94.00 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0/0 |
| Australia | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 588 | 53.45 | 0/6 |
| Away | 19 | 391 | 23.00 | 0/2 |
| Neutral | 15 | 327 | 21.80 | 0/1 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 | 814 | 35.39 | 0/6 |
| 2010s | 21 | 492 | 24.60 | 0/3 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 11 | 566 | 70.75 | 0/6 |
| Harare Sports Club | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0/1 |
| Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 4 | 22 | 7.33 | 0/0 |
| Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 3 | 125 | 41.67 | 0/1 |
| Hazelaarweg | 3 | 99 | 33.00 | 0/0 |
| ICC Academy | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Canada, 2007 at Gymkhana Club Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Scotland, 2014 at Hagley Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 25 December 1987
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,764
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 87.8
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 64.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 55.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 47.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 675 balls faced in that period.
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