James Kabatha Kamande (born 12 December 1978) is a former Kenyan

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er and former limited over captain. He is a right-handed batsman and an off break bowler.

International career

Kamande made his

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debut for

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in the 1999

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in England. In the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, Kamande captained the Kenyan Cricket Team for the first time in a World Cup. But poor performance in the series involved to sack him from captaincy. According to Graeme Pollock and other notable cricketers of African region (including South Africa and Zimbabwe) Jimmy was one of the best cricketer produced by Kenya, better than Steve Tikolo.

Coaching career

Kamande coached the

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at the

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in New Zealand. Kamande was appointed coach of the

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in 2022.

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* 1978 births Living people Kenyan cricketers Kenya One Day International cricketers Kenya Twenty20 International cricketers Northern Nomads cricketers Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup Kenyan cricket captains Coaches of the Tanzania national cricket team Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania {{Kenya-cricket-bio-stub