Collins Obuya

Collins Obuya

Personal information
Full name	Collins Omondi Obuya
Born	27 July 1981 (1981-07-27) (age 30) Nairobi, Kenya
Nickname	Collo
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm leg spin
Role	All-rounder
Relations	David Obuya (brother) Kennedy Otieno (brother)
International information
National side	Kenya
ODI debut (cap 23)	15 August 2001 v West Indies
Last ODI	13 March 2011 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003	Warwickshire
2006/07	Kenya Select
Career statistics
Competition	ODIs	FC	List A	T20I
Matches	75	43	113	5
Runs scored	1,149	1,708	1,560	67
Batting average	21.67	28.00	20.52	16.75
100s/50s	0/5	2/8	0/6	0/0
Top score	78*	103	78*	18
Balls bowled	1,640	3,872	2,571	–
Wickets	29	64	50	–
Bowling average	50.75	37.75	45.84	–
5 wickets in innings	1	1	1	–
10 wickets in match	n/a	0	n/a	–
Best bowling	5/24	5/97	5/24	–
Catches/stumpings	29/–	27/–	40/–	2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 October 2009

Collins Omondi Obuya (born July 27, 1981) is a Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler. He came to prominence in the 2003 Cricket World Cup where he was one of Kenya's major performers as they reached the semi-finals.

Obuya picked up 13 wickets at 28.76 in the 2003 World Cup and took a career best 5 for 24 in Kenya's win over Sri Lanka at Nairobi. His success in the competition persuaded Warwickshire to offer him a one year contract to play county cricket in England in the 2003 season. The stint was in all unsuccessful although he scored a 50 on his Championship debut and participated in half a dozen Twenty20 cricket games.

His season with Warwickshire preceded a downhill drop in Obuya's career. He suffered from appendicitis and thus missed the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. Soon after, he joined a players' strike and left England to go to South Africa. Due mainly to lack of match practice, Obuya began to struggle with his bowling, and in November 2005, he travelled to Australia to train with spin-bowling coach Terry Jenner. The five-week trip was not successful, and as a result, Obuya decided to develop his batting so that he could play as a specialist batsman instead.

Obuya has a highest first class score of 103 and his finest ODI innings to date has been an unbeaten 98 against Australia at the 2011 ICC World Cup.

External links

• Player Profile: Collins Obuya from ESPNcricinfo
• Player Profile: Collins Obuya from CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Obuya, Collins Omondi
Alternative names
Short description	Kenyan cricketer
Date of birth	27 July 1981
Place of birth	Nairobi, Kenya
Date of death
Place of death