Martin Armon Suji (born 2 June 1971) is a former Kenyan

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er who played

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s for the Kenyan national side between 1996 and 2006. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler, his overall international career spanned from 1990 to 2006, and included matches at the 1996,

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, and 2003 World Cups, as well as at the

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, and 1997 ICC Trophies. Suji is the older brother of

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 ...

, who also had a long career for Kenya. The brothers played together at the 1999 and 2003 World Cups.

Coaching career

Following the departure of

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after the

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, Suji was made assistant coach of the national team, assisting the caretaker Alfred Njuguna (later replaced by Andy Kirsten as full time coach in May 2008). In February 2011, he was appointed senior coach of the Ugandan national team, replacing South African Shukri Conrad. He remained in the role until May 2013, and oversaw the team at several major tournaments, including the 2011 WCL Division Two and 2013 Division Two tournaments, and the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier. One of Suji's assistant coaches at Uganda was Steve Tikolo, his former teammate. In March 2018, Suji was appointed head coach of the

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on an initial four-month contract, encompassing the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier Eastern Subregion tournament.

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* 1971 births Living people Cricketers from Nairobi Kenyan cricketers Kenya One Day International 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 Western Chiefs cricketers Kenyan cricket coaches Coaches of the Uganda national cricket team Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Uganda Coaches of the Rwanda national cricket team Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Rwanda Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya {{Kenya-cricket-bio-stub