Kennedy Otieno
77Kenya · WK · 1996 to 2009 · on scorecards: KO Otieno
BATTING
- Matches
- 90
- Innings
- 87
- Runs
- 2016
- Average
- 23.44
- Strike rate
- 56.61
- High score
- 144
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 12
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 5
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 43 / 14
- Run-outs effected
- 6
CAREER IN BRIEF
Kennedy Otieno played 90 ODIs for Kenya in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2009. The first came against India at Barabati Stadium, with a score of 27, and the last against Ireland at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in 2009.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,159 runs at 21.1 in 57 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 144 from 146 balls against Bangladesh at Gymkhana Club Ground in 1997, in a match Kenya won. In all: 2 hundreds, 12 fifties.
At home the average was 28.6 across 26 ODIs; away it was 22.8 across 31 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 611 runs at 26.6 in 24 ODIs. Gymkhana Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 22 ODIs and 576 runs at 26.2. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Kenya won 17 of the ODIs Kennedy Otieno played and lost 69.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 90 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | 146 | Bangladesh | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1997 | Won |
| 120 | 137 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 87 | 122 | Zimbabwe | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1997 | Lost |
| 85 | 137 | Australia | Indira Priyadarshini Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
| 79 | 134 | India | Newlands | 2003 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 611 | 26.57 | 0/4 |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 354 | 29.50 | 2/0 |
| India | 13 | 337 | 25.92 | 0/3 |
| South Africa | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0/0 |
| Ireland | 5 | 112 | 28.00 | 0/1 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 163 | 32.60 | 0/1 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0/1 |
| Australia | 4 | 117 | 29.25 | 0/1 |
| Canada | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0/0 |
| West Indies | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0/0 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 63 | 63.00 | 0/1 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 714 | 28.56 | 1/3 |
| Away | 31 | 661 | 22.79 | 1/4 |
| Neutral | 33 | 641 | 20.03 | 0/5 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33 | 857 | 27.65 | 2/3 |
| 2000s | 57 | 1,159 | 21.07 | 0/9 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 22 | 576 | 26.18 | 1/3 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 5 | 153 | 30.60 | 1/0 |
| Senwes Park | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0/1 |
| Aga Khan Sports Club Ground | 3 | 101 | 50.50 | 0/0 |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 100 | 33.33 | 0/1 |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 98 | 32.67 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1996 at Barabati Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Ireland, 2009 at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 11 March 1972
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,561
- Ducks
- 12
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 37.1
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 51.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 38.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 556 balls faced in that period.
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