Josephat Ababu
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Josephat Ababu Sorongo is a Kenya
n cricket
er. He is a paceman who returned to the Kenyan cricket squad for the Champions' Trophy in 2004 after a three-year absence along with Brijal Patel
, Rageb Aga
and Malhar Patel
, having impressed with his bowling earlier in the year against Pakistan's A team.
Ababu became one of the few bowlers to take a wicket with his first ever delivery in a One Day International when he dismissed Neil Johnson, during the Kenya v Zimbabwe match in Nairobi
in 1999.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a paceman who returned to the Kenyan cricket squad for the Champions' Trophy in 2004 after a three-year absence along with Brijal Patel
Brijal Patel
Brijal Jagdish Patel, born 14 November 1977 in Nairobi, is a Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a part-time slow left-arm bowler, and has played in 31 One-Day International matches for Kenya, as well as first-class and List A cricket....
, Rageb Aga
Rageb Aga
Rageb Gul Aga is a Kenyan cricketer and allrounder who currently plays for Sussex and Kenya. He became Kenya's third captain in two months in October and November 2004 in Sharjah in place of Hitesh Modi...
and Malhar Patel
Malhar Patel
Malhar L Patel is a Kenyan cricketer. A right-handed middle order batsman, he made his One Day International debut in the 2004 Champions Trophy match versus Pakistan at Edgbaston in Birmingham.-References:...
, having impressed with his bowling earlier in the year against Pakistan's A team.
Ababu became one of the few bowlers to take a wicket with his first ever delivery in a One Day International when he dismissed Neil Johnson, during the Kenya v Zimbabwe match in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
in 1999.