Kenya cricket news thread

[b555]

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[Sidhoni]

:cleveland:

[Sachin=GOD]

:cleveland: :cleveland:

[Sidhoni]

:cleveland::cleveland: :cleveland:

[jairamesh]

so wot is it, like 55 more matches to play in this series, kenya has plenty of games for a comeback

[Sir john]

Namibia make it two out of two

Namibia captain Sarel Burger ensured his side made it two wins out of two over Kenya at the Windhoek High School. Having opted to bat first, Kenya put on a much improved batting display, led by Collins Obuya, to post 170 for 5. But Burger provided the finishing kick to Nambia's innings to take his side home with five wickets and three balls to spare. Kenya lost opener Alex Obanda in the third over but Obuya was in a determined mood, smashing five sixes and three fours in a 53-ball 79. He was well supported by Ragheb Aga, who made 45 from 32, as the pair added 112 for the fourth wicket at 9.60 runs an over. Both men lost their wickets in the final over, but had done enough to see their side to a competitive total. Louis van der Westhuizen and Raymond van Schoor gave the hosts an explosive start, racing to 57 from 5.2 overs before Westhuizen holed out off the bowling of left-arm spinner Hiren Varaiya, having made 27 from 13 balls. Van Schoor and Gerrie Snyman kept the scoreboard moving faster than the required rate, but Snyman's wicket with the score on 90 prompted a mini-collapse as Namibia lost 4 wickets for 31 runs. Having played the anchor role in the last game, Burger turned into the finisher this time, looting a quick 32 from 20 balls and sharing in a 50-run partnership with Gerhard Erasmus that took their side to victory.

[Sir john]

kenya wins :yay::yay::yay: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/538157.html

[ganeshran]

:cleveland:

[panther]

:yay:

[deathmonger]

:cleveland::cleveland::cleveland:

[Misu243]

I'm moving to Kenya in a years time in hopes of making it large in international cricket. Hopefully an ICF member will make it to the big stage. Wish me luck all.

[Sir john]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/538158.html kenya wins again. :yay::yay:

[Misu243]

Wheezy opening the batting?!?!?!:woot::woot::woot::woot:

[Cricket Tragic]

Unoffiial T20 :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Stuge]

I'm moving to Kenya in a years time in hopes of making it large in international cricket. Hopefully an ICF member will make it to the big stage. Wish me luck all.

seriously ? WOW

[jairamesh]

and another loss, Kenya have become embarrassing compared to what they were and their potential about a decade ago.

[Sir john]

Namibia complete series win over Kenya

These past ten days, Namibia and Kenya have been playing out what is probably a cricket lovers nightmare vision of the future as they took on each other in an eight match Twenty20 series in Windhoek. The series began back on 4 November with two matches played at Windhoek High School. The first saw Namibia score 141-9 before restricting Kenya to 115-9 to win by 26 runs, whilst the second saw the hosts win by five wickets with three balls to spare after Kenya had scored 170-5. The teams returned to the school grounds two days later for another double header. Kenya's bowlers had improved for this match, and they bowled Namibia out for just 108. But Namibia also bowled well and Kenya crashed to 63 all out, losing by 45 runs. The fourth match that afternoon was big scoring contest, with Kenyan captain Collins Obuya scoring an unbeaten century from 63 balls to lead his team to 194-2 from their 20 overs. But Craig Williams outscored Obuya, smashing 125 from just 60 balls to lead his team to a four wicket win with two overs to spare. The fifth game of the series, the last to be played at the school ground, saw Louis van der Westhuizen blast a quite remarkable 145 from just 50 balls. The innings, the third highest in List A Twenty20 cricket history, helped Namibia to 229-6 from their 20 overs. Kenya were then restricted to 178-7, losing by 51 runs. After a two-day break, the series resumed on Thursday at Wanderers Cricket Ground, with Kenya picking up their first win of the series. They were bowled out for 122 when they batted, but bowled well to restrict Namibia to 118-8 from their 20 overs to win by 4 runs. They won again in the seventh match of the series on Friday. After restricting Namibia to 134-7, they chased down their target with an over to spare to win by 4 wickets. The series finally came to an end today with Namibia bowling Kenya out for 93 before chasing the required runs in 14.3 overs to win by 7 wickets and complete a 6-2 series win. Kenya will now travel to Zimbabwe for another seven Twenty20 matches. Whilst preparation for the World Twenty20 Qualifier is important, this many Twenty20 matches is overkill by anybody's definition. More worrying for Kenya is how their slide downwards seems to be continuing. Their position as the number one associate side in Africa is certainly not as undisputed as it once was.

:facepalm:

[Sir john]

Security concerns put Ireland's Kenya tour in doubt

Ireland's tour to Kenya in February is in doubt because of the ongoing security situation in the country. Both British and Irish governments have warned of the increased risk of terrorist attack within 150 miles of the Somali border. While Mombasa is well away from that zone, Cricket Ireland is liaising with the ICC and the matches may be relocated if the safety of Ireland's players cannot be guaranteed. Ireland are due to play an Intercontinental Cup match, two one-day World Cup qualifiers and three T20s in Mombasa. Tom Sears, Cricket Kenya's CEO, told ESPNcricinfo that the foreign offices' advice was being taken very seriously. "The security arrangements for both sides is something of paramount importance," he said. "We are reviewing the security plans and are liaising with Cricket Ireland and the ICC. I remain confident the games can be staged without problems."

[Ultimate_Game]

I think we need a kenya tour quite badly else SRT won't score another 100 :nervous: Kenya is no guarantee but at least it will be an even match

[Sir john]

tomorrow east African cup final match. :yay: http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/current/series/527518.html