Thomas Odoyo’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Kenyan cricketer
Is Athlete
Cricketer
From Kenya
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

12 May 1978, Nairobi, Kenya

Age 42 years
Star sign Taurus
Education
City High School, Nairobi
Sports Teams
Kenya national cricket team
Southern Rocks
Sahara Elite League

Thomas Odoyo Migai (born May 12, 1978 in Nairobi) is a former Kenyan cricketer and a former ODI captain. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed medium-fast bowler, often regarded as the best ever bowler produced by Kenya in international arena.

International career

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 (ODI) seventh-wicket stand of 119 with Suji’s brother Tony.

He was the first player from a non-Test nation to score 1,500 runs and take 100 wickets in ODIs. Though injury forced him out of the Carib Beer Cup in 2003–04, he played once again for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy

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 Thomas Odoyo was selected as captain of The Northern Nomads franchise in Kenya’s domestic cricket competition the Sahara Elite League.

Coaching career

Odoyo was appointed the national cricket team’s assistant coach under Robin Brown as well as head coach of Kenya national under-19 cricket team in September 2012.

In March 2016, Odoyo was named as interim head coach of Kenya national cricket team replace Sibtain Kassamali. His support squad former teammate Lameck Onyango

In February 2018, Kenya finished in sixth and last place in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament and were relegated to Division Three. As a result, Odoyo resigned as coach of the Kenyan team.

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