Kenneth Waiswa

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Kenneth Waiswa
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Waiswa
Born (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25)
NicknameWai
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAllrounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 17)12 February 2020 v Qatar
Last T20I23 December 2022 v Tanzania
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2022

Kenneth Waiswa (born 11 November 1998) 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 second match of the tournament, against Bermuda.[5] Prior to the World Cricket League tournament, he was part of Uganda's under-19 team for the 2015 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[6]

In July 2018, Waiswa was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[7] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup,[8][9] and made his Twenty20 debut in that tournament on 15 September 2018.[10] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[11]

In July 2019, he was among the 25 players included in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.[12] In November 2019, Waiswa was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[13] He made his List A debut against Kenya, on 5 December 2019.[14]

In February 2020, he was named in Uganda's team for their three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Qatar.[15] He made his T20I debut against Qatar, on 12 February 2020.[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. ^ "Kenneth Waiswa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Brave Waiswa relishes perfect senior debut at Malaysia Div IV". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Kenneth Waiswa Selected To Be Part Of The Tatenda Taibu High Performance Program". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "6th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Bangi, Apr 30 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Uganda Under-19s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "5th Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Interim Uganda coach Davis Turinawe takes charge for Qatar and India tour". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  16. ^ "1st T20I (N), Uganda tour of Qatar at Doha, Feb 12 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  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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