Thomas Odoyo
86Kenya · AR · 1996 to 2014 · on scorecards: TM Odoyo
BATTING
- Matches
- 136
- Innings
- 119
- Runs
- 2420
- Average
- 23.49
- Strike rate
- 70.38
- High score
- 111*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 8
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 145
- Average
- 29.89
- Economy
- 4.6
- Strike rate
- 38.9
- Best figures
- 4/25
- 4w / 5w
- 5 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 28 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 7
CAREER IN BRIEF
Thomas Odoyo played 135 ODIs for Kenya in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2014. The first came against India at Barabati Stadium, with a score of 8, and the last against Scotland at Hagley Oval in 2014.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,689 runs at 26.4 in 87 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 111 not out from 113 balls against Canada at Gymkhana Club Ground in 2007, in a match Kenya won. The best bowling is 4 for 25 against Bermuda at Mombasa Sports Club Ground in 2006.
In all: 1 hundred, 8 fifties. At home the average was 29.0 across 47 ODIs; away it was 18.3 across 39 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 506 runs at 21.1 in 27 ODIs. Gymkhana Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 33 ODIs and 598 runs at 23.9. Thomas Odoyo captained Kenya in 2 ODIs, winning 0 and losing 1. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. Kenya won 39 of the ODIs Thomas Odoyo played and lost 90.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 135 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111* | 113 | Canada | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 84 | 97 | Bangladesh | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2006 | Lost |
| 61* | 36 | Ireland | Ruaraka Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 54 | 52 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2006 | Lost |
| 53 | 66 | South Africa | Diamond Oval | 2001 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/25 | 9 | Bermuda | Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 2006 | Won |
| 4/28 | 10 | Canada | Newlands | 2003 | Won |
| 4/33 | 10 | Ireland | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 2009 | Lost |
| 4/36 | 10 | Bangladesh | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2006 | Lost |
| 4/39 | 7 | Canada | Jaffery Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 506 | 21.08 | 0/1 | 26 | 32.92 |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 219 | 19.91 | 0/1 | 16 | 24.00 |
| India | 13 | 277 | 25.18 | 0/1 | 12 | 40.83 |
| Canada | 12 | 264 | 44.00 | 1/1 | 19 | 15.47 |
| South Africa | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 0/1 | 6 | 63.67 |
| Bermuda | 8 | 68 | 22.67 | 0/0 | 12 | 13.58 |
| Ireland | 8 | 121 | 24.20 | 0/1 | 8 | 25.00 |
| Scotland | 7 | 201 | 40.20 | 0/1 | 8 | 31.38 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0/0 | 9 | 23.00 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 40 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 22.29 |
| West Indies | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 93.50 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 61 | 30.50 | 0/1 | 5 | 25.60 |
| Asia XI | 4 | 51 | 51.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 112.00 |
| Australia | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 73.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 52 | 17.33 | 0/0 | 5 | 32.40 |
| England | 2 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 46.00 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 40.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 47 | 929 | 29.03 | 1/3 | 50 | 27.14 |
| Away | 39 | 586 | 18.31 | 0/2 | 38 | 31.76 |
| Neutral | 49 | 902 | 23.13 | 0/3 | 54 | 31.96 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32 | 475 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 30 | 37.97 |
| 2000s | 87 | 1,689 | 26.39 | 1/6 | 91 | 29.23 |
| 2010s | 16 | 253 | 18.07 | 0/2 | 21 | 23.38 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 33 | 598 | 23.92 | 1/2 | 33 | 28.24 |
| Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 7 | 142 | 47.33 | 0/0 | 7 | 25.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 0/0 | 9 | 24.11 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 5 | 58 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 9 | 23.67 |
| Newlands | 3 | 103 | 51.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 18.71 |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 96 | 32.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 33.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1996 at Barabati Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Scotland, 2014 at Hagley Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 12 May 1978
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,438
- Ducks
- 13
- Four-wicket hauls
- 5
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 62.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 91.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 33.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 53.2
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,174 balls faced in that period.
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