Kenyan cricket allrounder and former captain Collins Obuya introduced his retirement on Saturday, he notably led his nation to an historic semifinal spot on the 2003 World Cup.
Obuya’s closing match was a 106-run defeat to Uganda within the third-place play-off on the African Video games, the place the Kenyan opener was clear bowled for a duck by Cosmas Kyewuta.
“I’ve determined to retire from the sport after 23 years. It’s been an enormous honour taking part in for Kenya,” mentioned Obuya, 42, who scored 184 runs within the competitors in Ghana.
Obuya in motion throughout the ICC Cricket World cup match in opposition to Australia at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru..
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Obuya in motion throughout the ICC Cricket World cup match in opposition to Australia at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru..
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He’s greatest remembered for his 13 wickets, and a profession greatest 5 for twenty-four in a 53-run in opposition to Sri Lanka, within the 2003 World Cup the place he led Kenya to the semifinals for the primary time.
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His exploits led him to be signed by English county aspect Warwickshire on a one-year contract and change into the primary Kenyan worldwide cricketer to play for a county staff.
Throughout his profession, Obuya — who relinquished the Kenya captaincy in 2013 — scored 2,044 runs in 104 one-day worldwide matches and took 35 wickets.