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Full name Thomas Odoyo Migai
Born May 12, 1978, Nairobi
Current age 30 years 5 days
Major teams Kenya, Africa XI, Nairobi Gymkhana
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Relations Brother - KO Migai

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
ODIs	100	88	14	1896	111*	25.62	2689	70.50	1	6			23
T20Is	4	3	0	45	22	15.00	46	97.82	0	0	5	1	2
First-class	28	44	5	1080	137	27.69			2	7			10
List A	148	133	22	2906	111*	26.18			1	13			38
Twenty20	4	3	0	45	22	15.00	46	97.82	0	0	5	1	2

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
ODIs	100	96	4313	3334	107	4/25	4/25	31.15	4.63	40.3	4	0
T20Is	4	3	60	64	3	1/14	1/14	21.33	6.40	20.0	0	0
First-class	28		2940	1473	64	5/21		23.01	3.00	45.9		3
List A	148		6003	4532	164	5/27	5/27	27.63	4.52	36.6	5	1
Twenty20	4	3	60	64	3	1/14	1/14	21.33	6.40	20.0	0	0

Career statistics
ODI debut	India v Kenya at Cuttack, Feb 18, 1996 scorecard
Last ODI	Kenya v Bermuda at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 28, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	Kenya v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Sep 14, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1997/98
Last First-class	United Arab Emirates v Kenya at Sharjah, Feb 4-7, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	1995/96
Last List A	Kenya v Bermuda at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 28, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Kenya v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Sep 14, 2007 scorecard

Profile

Ever since representing Kenya as a 17 year old at the 1996 World Cup, this whole-hearted allrounder has been a key performer for his side. His bustling medium-fast seamers and powerful middle-order batting led some commentators to label him `the black Botham', but it took him until his seventh match to take his first ODI wicket, during a spell of 3 for 25 in Nairobi against Pakistan. Since then he has become established as one of the lynchpins of the side, and has formed a reliable new-ball partnership with Martin Suji. In 1997-98 he shared in a then-world record ODI stand for the seventh-wicket of 119 with the other Suji, brother Tony, at home against Zimbabwe. He was the first, and so far only, Kenyan bowler to reach 50 ODI wickets, and has done the `mini double' of also passing 1,000 ODI runs. However, injury forced him out of Kenya's trip to the West Indies for the 2003-04 Carib Beer Cup first-class competition, but he was fit again for selection for the 2004 Champions Trophy. He returned from Kenya's 18-month international exile on song, and was named Player of the Series in Zimbabwe in 2005-06. He underlined his potential as an allrounder with some excellent performances in the World Cricket League in 2007. He couldn't repeat his rollicking strokeplay in the World Cup in the Caribbean, but his bowling was as disciplined as ever. Consistent performances led him winning inaugural ICC Associate ODI Player of the Year in 2007.
Ed Oliver September 2007

Feb 5, 2008

Thomas Odoyo defends during his 137
© United Arab Emirates Cricket Board

Feb 4, 2008

Thomas Odoyo on his way to a first-day 79 not out
© AFP

Sep 12, 2007

Thomas Odoyo appeals unsuccessfully for Lou Vincent's wicket in his first over
© AFP

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