Maurice Odumbe
80Kenya · AR · 1996 to 2003 · on scorecards: MO Odumbe
BATTING
- Matches
- 61
- Innings
- 59
- Runs
- 1409
- Average
- 26.09
- Strike rate
- 69.96
- High score
- 83
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 11
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 39
- Average
- 46.33
- Economy
- 4.84
- Strike rate
- 57.3
- Best figures
- 4/38
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 12 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Maurice Odumbe played 61 ODIs for Kenya in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2003. The first came against India at Barabati Stadium, with a score of 26 and 1 wicket, and the last against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 742 runs at 25.6 in 33 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 83 from 91 balls against India at Captain Roop Singh Stadium in 1998, in a match Kenya won. The best bowling is 4 for 38 against Bangladesh at Wanderers Stadium in 2003.
In all: 11 fifties. At home the average was 18.4 across 21 ODIs; away it was 31.5 across 14 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 352 runs at 25.1 in 16 ODIs. Gymkhana Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 17 ODIs and 333 runs at 20.8. Maurice Odumbe captained Kenya in 20 ODIs, winning 1 and losing 18. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. Kenya won 11 of the ODIs Maurice Odumbe played and lost 48.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 61 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 91 | India | Captain Roop Singh Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 82 | 95 | Sri Lanka | County Ground | 1999 | Lost |
| 67 | 70 | Zimbabwe | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1997 | Lost |
| 60 | 94 | South Africa | Diamond Oval | 2001 | Lost |
| 58* | 58 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/38 | 10 | Bangladesh | Wanderers Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 3/14 | 4.1 | India | Captain Roop Singh Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 3/15 | 10 | West Indies | Nehru Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 3/51 | 8 | India | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1999 | Lost |
| 2/24 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 352 | 25.14 | 0/2 | 10 | 41.40 |
| India | 11 | 305 | 30.50 | 0/2 | 8 | 37.88 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 210 | 70.00 | 0/2 | 8 | 28.38 |
| South Africa | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0/1 | 3 | 80.33 |
| West Indies | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0/0 | 6 | 37.33 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 153 | 30.60 | 0/1 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 20.50 |
| England | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 349 | 18.37 | 0/3 | 13 | 48.08 |
| Away | 14 | 410 | 31.54 | 0/3 | 7 | 59.43 |
| Neutral | 26 | 650 | 29.55 | 0/5 | 19 | 40.32 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33 | 742 | 25.59 | 0/6 | 26 | 38.42 |
| 2000s | 28 | 667 | 26.68 | 0/5 | 13 | 62.15 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 17 | 333 | 20.81 | 0/3 | 12 | 43.25 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 5 | 147 | 36.75 | 0/2 | 2 | 64.50 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 3 | 113 | 37.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Aga Khan Sports Club Ground | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 47.00 |
| Diamond Oval | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 51.50 |
| Newlands | 2 | 60 | 60.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 33.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1996 at Barabati Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2003 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 15 June 1969
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,014
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 84.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 133.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 43.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 351 balls faced in that period.
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