David Oluoch Obuya (born 14 August 1979) is a former Kenyan

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. Obuya first played cricket at the Under-19s World Cup of 1998, where he starred as the opening batsman.

International career

His one-day career was to follow three years later. He first represented the senior team on a tour of the

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in 2001, where once again he was an opener, alongside Ravindu Shah. He played in the 2003 World Cup, where in the semi-final he set a record for the best eighth-wicket partnership in a match against

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, beating the previous mark set by himself and team-mate

Tony Suji Anthony Suji (born Otieno Suji Ondik; 5 February 1976) is a former Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast pace bowler. He is the brother of player Martin Suji. He also played for The Western Chiefs. Suji sc ...

. Most recently, Obuya has played one-day cricket for Kenya against

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. His brothers,

Kennedy Otieno Kennedy Otieno Obuya (born 11 March 1972), also known as Kennedy Otieno, is a former Kenyan international cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, Otieno is the brother of fellow internationals Collins Obuya, Collins and David Obuya. ...

and

Collins Obuya Collins Omondi Obuya (born 27 July 1981) is a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of Kenyan cricket team. 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 ...

, both play cricket in Kenya. David Obuya was the first player in history of T20I as well as in

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history to be dismissed for being hit wicket and he was dismissed for a duck in that innings. In October 2018, he was named as the head coach of the

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, ahead of the

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tournament in Oman.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Obuya, David 1979 births Living people Kenyan cricketers Kenya One Day International cricketers Kenya Twenty20 International cricketers Northern Nomads cricketers Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup Wicket-keepers