Fred Achelam

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Fred Achelam
Personal information
Full name
Fred Achelam
Born (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper batsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 13)23 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I22 September 2022 v Tanzania
Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2022

Fred Achelam (born 27 January 2001) is a Ugandan cricketer.[1][2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4] He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[5]

In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[6] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[7][8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[9]

In May 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[10][11][12] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Ghana on 23 May 2019.[13] In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.[14] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[15] He made his List A debut, for Uganda against Bermuda, on 6 December 2019.[16]

In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[17] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fred Achelam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ "From baseball to cricket: Achelam finds best feeling". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Saudi Arabia arrive for Easter Bilateral Series with Cricket Cranes". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "1st match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  12. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  13. ^ "15th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  16. ^ "6th Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  18. ^ @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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