Kennedy Otieno Obuya (born 11 March 1972), also known as Kennedy Otieno, is a former Kenyan international

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er. A right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, Otieno is the brother of fellow internationals

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and David Obuya.

Domestic career

In 2008, Otieno was selected as captain of

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, a team in Kenya's recently launched domestic cricket competition the

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. His most recent big scores came when he made 93 in The Southern Stars only win in the One day edition of the Sahara Elite league. as well as two centuries in the 2-day league earning him a recall to the national squad.

International career

Kennedy made his ODI debut in 1996, but had his finest innings in 1997, a 144 against

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, in a then-world-record 225 partnership with

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. He was one of the key players during the 2003

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, where he played in every game, and he played 71 of Kenya's 74 ODIs between the 1996 World Cup and the 2005–06 tour of Bangladesh (only missing three home matches against West Indies in 2001). However, he was dropped for the first

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first class game against

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, and vowed to quit international cricket as a result.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Otieno, Kennedy 1972 births Living people Cricketers from Nairobi Kenyan cricketers Kenya One Day International cricketers Kenya Twenty20 International cricketers Southern Stars cricketers Cricketers at the 1996 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya Wicket-keepers