Nehemiah Odhiambo

{{short description|Kenyan cricketer}}

{{Use Kenyan English|date=August 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Nehemiah Odhiambo

| image =

| country = Kenya

| fullname = Nehemiah Odhiambo Ngoche

| nickname = Nemi

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right arm medium-fast

| role = Bowler

| family = {{ubl|Lameck Onyango (brother)|James Ngoche (brother)|Shem Ngoche (brother)|Margaret Ngoche (sister)}}

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2006–present

| odidebutdate = 25 February

| odidebutyear = 2006

| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| odicap = 31

| lastodidate = 30 January

| lastodiyear = 2014

| lastodiagainst = Scotland

| odishirt =

| T20Idebutdate = 12 September

| T20Idebutyear = 2007

| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand

| T20Icap = 14

| lastT20Idate = 21 September

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = Uganda

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 69

| runs1 = 528

| bat avg1 = 12.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 66

| deliveries1 = 2,808

| wickets1 = 70

| bowl avg1 = 36.92

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/61

| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 43

| runs2 = 284

| bat avg2 = 10.92

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 41

| deliveries2 = 613

| wickets2 = 30

| bowl avg2 = 27.73

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/20

| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 22

| runs3 = 456

| bat avg3 = 13.41

| 100s/50s3 = 0/1

| top score3 = 50*

| deliveries3 = 3,363

| wickets3 = 69

| bowl avg3 = 29.36

| fivefor3 = 2

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 5/43

| catches/stumpings3 = 10/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 116

| runs4 = 896

| bat avg4 = 12.61

| 100s/50s4 = 0/2

| top score4 = 66

| deliveries4 = 4,708

| wickets4 = 115

| bowl avg4 = 36.17

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/54

| catches/stumpings4 = 14/–

| date = 8 July

| year = 2023

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/238612.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Nehemiah Odhiambo Ngoche (born 7 August 1984) is a Kenyan cricketer. He plays both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for Kenya. He is the brother of fellow Kenyan cricketers Lameck Onyango, James Ngoche and Shem Ngoche. Their sister Margaret Ngoche is also a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of the Kenya women's cricket team.

International career

Known for his fast-medium bowling, Odhiambo was the first player to take a T20I five-wicket haul on the home soil when he did it on 4 February 2010 against Scotland at Nairobi and also became the second bowler to grab a five-wicket haul in T20I history. He was also the first Kenyan to achieve this feat.{{Cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/441640.html|title=6th Match: Kenya v Scotland at Nairobi (Gym), Feb 4, 2010. Cricket Scorecard |newspaper=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2020-04-16}}

Odhiambo was one of three brothers, others being James and Shem, in the Kenyan squad for the World Cup held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from 19 February to 2 April 2011.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/238612.html Profile] espncricinfo Retrieved 16 April 2020

In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Cricket-Kenya-hire-Pakistani-match-analyst/434908-4272704-voixf9/index.html |title=Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst |access-date=25 January 2018 |work=Daily Nation}} In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158618.html |title=Kenya Squad |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2020-04-16}} In November 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/football/2019-11-16-the-46-year-old-swamibapas-bowler-is-a-surprise-inclusion-in-kenya-team-as-otieno-dropped-again/ |title=The 46-year-old Swamibapa's bowler is a surprise inclusion in Kenya team as Otieno dropped again |work=The Star (Kenya) |access-date=17 November 2019}} In October 2021, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.{{cite web|url=https://kenya-cricket.com/2021/10/26/patel-back-as-kenya-names-africa-regional-final-squad/ |title=Patel back as Kenya names Africa Regional Final squad |work=Kenya Cricket |access-date=26 October 2021}}

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