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Jimmy Kamande

Jimmy Kamande

Kenyan cricketer


James Kabatha Kamande (born 12 December 1978) is a former Kenyan cricketer and former limited over captain. He is a right-handed batsman and an off break bowler.

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International career

Kamande made his One Day International debut for Kenya in the 1999 World Cup in England.[1]

In the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, Kamande captained the Kenyan Cricket Team for the first time in a World Cup.[2] But poor performance in the series involved to sack him from captaincy.[3]

According to Graeme Pollock and other notable cricketers of African region (including South Africa and Zimbabwe) Jimmy was one of the best cricketer produced by Kenya, better than Steve Tikolo.[citation needed]

Coaching career

Kamande coached the Kenya national under-19 cricket team at the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[4]

Kamande was appointed coach of the Tanzania national cricket team in 2022.[5]


References

  1. "ICC World Cup, 3rd Match: Kenya v Zimbabwe at Taunton, May 15, 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. "Ouma replaced by Kamande as Kenya captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "Kamande sacked as Kenya captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. Musali, Denis (16 January 2018). "We are under no pressure, says Kenya U19 coach Jimmy Kamande". Kawowo. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. Musali, Denis (1 December 2022). "Tanzania and Nigeria come to Kigali Rwanda as favorites though others pose challenges". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 4 December 2022.



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