Thomas Odoyo

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playername = Thomas Odoyo


country = Kenya
fullname = Thomas Odoyo Migai
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dayofbirth = 12
monthofbirth = 5
yearofbirth = 1978
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batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right arm medium-fast
role = All-rounder
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odidebutdate = 18 February
odidebutyear = 1996
odidebutagainst = India
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lastodidate = 25 August
lastodiyear = 2008
lastodiagainst = Ireland
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IT20debutdate = 1 September
IT20debutyear = 2007
IT20debutagainst = Bangladesh
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lastIT20date = 4 August
lastIT20year = 2008
lastIT20against = Ireland
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deliveries = balls
columns = 4
column1 = ODIs
matches1 = 104
runs1 = 1,945
bat avg1 = 25.25
100s/50s1 = 1/6
top score1 = 111*
deliveries1 = 4,416
wickets1 = 110
bowl avg1 = 30.72
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = n/a
best bowling1 = 4/25
catches/stumpings1 = 23/–
column2 = FC
matches2 = 29
runs2 = 1,087
bat avg2 = 27.17
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top score2 = 137
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wickets2 = 68
bowl avg2 = 22.35
fivefor2 = 3
tenfor2 = 0
best bowling2 = 5/21
catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
column3 = List A
matches3 = 152
runs3 = 2,955
bat avg3 = 25.92
100s/50s3 = 1/13
top score3 = 111*
deliveries3 = 6,106
wickets3 = 167
bowl avg3 = 27.41
fivefor3 = 1
tenfor3 = n/a
best bowling3 = 5/27
catches/stumpings3 = 38/–
column4 = IT20
matches4 = 8
runs4 = 85
bat avg4 = 12.14
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tenfor4 = n/a
best bowling4 = 2/13
catches/stumpings4 = 4/–

date = 11 October
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2267/2267.html CricketArchive

Thomas Odoyo Migai (born May 12, 1978 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed medium-fast bowler.Odoyo went to city primary school Then City High school. He was a ball boy at Gymkhana as a kid but once they let him play he never stopped amazing the officials and eventually fans. He played a great role in making cricket popular in Kenya.

Having represented Kenya in the 1996 World Cup, Odoyo's performances have since been critical to the team. His powerful batting throughout the middle-order and his seam bowling has led to Kenyan commentators labelling him the "Black Botham". Odoyo has since formed a bowling partnership with Martin Suji, and in 1997-98 set a then-world record One Day International seventh-wicket stand of 119 with Suji's brother Tony.

He is the first and only Kenyan bowler thus far to achieve the double of 50 wickets and 1000 runs and the only to have reached 100 wickets. Though injury forced him out of the Carib Beer Cup in 2003-04, he played once again for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy

Thomas Odoyo performed well in Kenya's tour of Zimbabwe in 2006. He scored a few runs and took 8 wickets in 4 matches as Kenya drew the series with Zimbabwe at 2-2. In 2008 Thomas Odoyo was selected as captain of The Northern Nomads franchise in Kenya's domestic cricket competition the Sahara Elite League

Man of the Match awards

* 1996 - 32 and 3/25 vs Pakistan in Karachi
* 2003 - 27 not out and 4/28 vs Canada in Cape Town
* 2006 - 3/13 vs Zimbabwe in Harare
* 2006 - 4/25 vs Bermuda in Mombasa
* 2007 - 61 not out vs Ireland in Nairobi
* 2007 - 4/39 vs Canada in Nairobi

External links

*cricinfo|ref=kenya/content/player/24705.html
*cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/2/2267/2267.html

Persondata
NAME = Migai, Thomas Odoyo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Odoyo, Thomas
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Kenyan cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH = 12 May 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH = Nairobi, Kenya
DATE OF DEATH =
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