Collins Obuya
79Kenya · BAT · 2001 to 2014 · on scorecards: CO Obuya
BATTING
- Matches
- 104
- Innings
- 89
- Runs
- 2044
- Average
- 25.55
- Strike rate
- 68.56
- High score
- 98*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 11
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 35
- Average
- 46.77
- Economy
- 5.4
- Strike rate
- 51.9
- Best figures
- 5/24
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 43 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 12
CAREER IN BRIEF
Collins Obuya played 104 ODIs for Kenya in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2014. The first came against West Indies at Simba Union Ground, with a score of 27, and the last against Scotland at Hagley Oval in 2014.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,177 runs at 22.2 in 75 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 98 not out from 129 balls against Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2011, in a defeat. In all: 11 fifties.
At home the average was 25.7 across 40 ODIs; away it was 27.1 across 27 ODIs. The most runs came against Canada: 330 runs at 30.0 in 15 ODIs. Gymkhana Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 26 ODIs and 513 runs at 27.0. Collins Obuya captained Kenya in 10 ODIs, winning 3 and losing 7. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Kenya won 32 of the ODIs Collins Obuya played and lost 71.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 104 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98* | 129 | Australia | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2011 | Lost |
| 86* | 96 | Afghanistan | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2010 | Won |
| 78* | 69 | Ireland | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 2009 | Lost |
| 75 | 108 | Zimbabwe | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2009 | Lost |
| 68* | 63 | Scotland | Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/24 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2003 | Won |
| 3/24 | 6 | Ireland | Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 2012 | Won |
| 3/32 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Mangaung Oval | 2003 | Won |
| 2/15 | 5 | Canada | ICC Academy | 2013 | Won |
| 2/31 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2003 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 15 | 330 | 30.00 | 0/1 | 4 | 25.25 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 279 | 25.36 | 0/3 | 7 | 44.00 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 179 | 22.38 | 0/1 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 138 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 97.00 |
| Bermuda | 8 | 125 | 31.25 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 8 | 130 | 21.67 | 0/1 | 1 | 21.00 |
| Ireland | 7 | 200 | 33.33 | 0/1 | 3 | 15.00 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 197 | 39.40 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| India | 5 | 56 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 87.00 |
| South Africa | 5 | 20 | 6.67 | 0/0 | 3 | 83.33 |
| West Indies | 5 | 91 | 22.75 | 0/0 | 2 | 107.00 |
| Australia | 4 | 123 | 41.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 77.50 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 64.50 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 75 | 37.50 | 0/1 | 7 | 10.71 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| England | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 770 | 25.67 | 0/4 | 14 | 39.50 |
| Away | 27 | 541 | 27.05 | 0/4 | 1 | 268.00 |
| Neutral | 37 | 733 | 24.43 | 0/3 | 20 | 40.80 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75 | 1,177 | 22.21 | 0/5 | 29 | 50.76 |
| 2010s | 29 | 867 | 32.11 | 0/6 | 6 | 27.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 26 | 513 | 27.00 | 0/3 | 8 | 48.38 |
| Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 10 | 177 | 22.13 | 0/1 | 6 | 23.50 |
| Harare Sports Club | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 5 | 12 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 25.00 |
| Senwes Park | 4 | 67 | 22.33 | 0/0 | 1 | 72.00 |
| Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 3 | 126 | 63.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2001 at Simba Union Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Scotland, 2014 at Hagley Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 July 1981
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,981
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 69.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 68.0
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 92.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 30.0
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 59.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,020 balls faced in that period.
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