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Full name | Shem Obado Ngoche | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kenya | 6 June 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 39) | 16 February 2010 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 30 January 2014 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 19) | 1 February 2010 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 21 June 2023 v Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 8 July 2023 |
Shem Obado Ngoche (born 6 June 1989) is a Kenyan cricketer. He is the brother of three other Kenyan international cricketers, Lameck Onyango, James Ngoche and Nehemiah Odhiambo. [1]
Ngoche was one of three brothers, others being James and Nehemiah, in the Kenyan squad for the World Cup held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from 19 February to 2 April 2011. [1]
Ngoche's claim to fame is his bowling consistency. During the tournament, he batted in 3 innings, was dismissed each time and only faced 3 balls. He did not hit any of them.[ citation needed]
In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. [2] In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. [3] The following month, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. [4] Initially, Collins Obuya was named captain, but he was ruled out of Kenya's squad due to personal commitments, and Ngoche was named captain in his place. [5] [6] He was the leading wicket-taker for Kenya in the tournament, with six dismissals in five matches. [7]
In May 2019, he was named as the captain of Kenya's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. [8] [9] In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Kenya's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [10] [11] In November 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman, but not as the team's captain. [12]
In October 2021, he was named as the captain of Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda. [13]