This is a list of Kenyan first-class cricketers. First-class

First-class cricket

First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...

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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...

 matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. Generally, matches are eleven players a side but there have been exceptions. Today all matches must be scheduled to have at least three days' duration; historically, matches were played to a finish with no pre-defined timespan. This list is not limited to those who have played first-class cricket for Kenya and may include Kenyan players who played their first-class cricket elsewhere. The list is in alphabetical order.

Name	Career Span	Matches	Teams
Josephat Ababu Josephat Ababu Josephat Ababu Sorongo is a Kenyan cricketer. 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...	2001–2004	4	Kenya
Ragheb Aga	2004–2009	8	Kenya Sussex
Joseph Angara Joseph Angara Joseph Oduol Angara, born 8 November 1971 in Nairobi, is a Kenyan cricketer who has played in One-Day Internationals, first-class cricket and List A cricket for Kenya....	1998–2005	7	Kenya
Bharat Shah Bharat Shah Bharat Shah is a diamond merchant and notable Hindi film financer. He is most noted for producing the superhit film Devdas starring Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai. In 2001, he was convicted for his links with mafia don Chhota Shakeel and was sentenced to one year in prison but was...	1986	1	Kenya
Jadhavji Bhimji	2001–2004	3	Kenya
Amit Bhudia	2004	2	Kenya
Rajesh Bhudia Rajesh Bhudia Rajesh Bhudia is a Kenyan cricketer. He is part of their 15 man squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.-External links:...	2004–2007	6	Kenya, Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
M de Vries	1964	1	Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI is a cricket team representing the Coast Cricket Association in Kenya.Coast Cricket Association XI first appeared as a representative side in 1957 against Sunder Cricket Club, and it later played a first-class match in 1964 against Pakistan International Airlines at...
Jamie Dalrymple Jamie Dalrymple James William Murray "Jamie" Dalrymple is a Kenyan-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler....	2001–2007	66	British Universities, England A England A cricket team The England Lions cricket team is a cricket team representing England and Wales. It is the "second-tier" of international English cricket below the full England cricket team, and is largely intended as a way for promising young cricketers to gain experience of playing international cricket... , Middlesex Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the... , Oxford UCCE Oxford University Cricket Club Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England... , Oxford University
Zafir Din	1998	1	Kenya
Sandip Gupta Sandip Gupta Sandip Gupta was a Kenyan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a fast bowler, who was also a wicket-keeper....	2001	1	Kenya
Harilal Shah Harilal Shah Harilal Raishi Shah was an East African cricketer. He played three One day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup.-References:...	1975	3	East Africa
Basher Hassan Basher Hassan Sheikh Basharat Hassan , in Nairobi, Kenya, was a Kenyan first class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made 14,394 runs at batting average 29.07 in his career. Making his first-class debut for an East African Invitation XI against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1963...	1963–1985	332	Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI is a cricket team representing the Coast Cricket Association in Kenya.Coast Cricket Association XI first appeared as a representative side in 1957 against Sunder Cricket Club, and it later played a first-class match in 1964 against Pakistan International Airlines at... , East African Invitation XI, Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws... , TN Pearce's XI Tom Pearce Thomas Neill Pearce OBE was an English cricketer and Rugby Union official. He was primarily a batsman for Essex and was captain for nearly 20 years. He also acted as secretary, chairman and president of Essex, and was also a Test selector for England.-Cricket career:Pearce made his first-class...
Jagoo Shah	1974	1	East Africa
Abeed Janmohamed Abeed Janmohamed Abeed Mahmud Tajdin Janmohamed is a Kenyan cricketer. He has represented his country at Under 19 level and currently plays for them in first class cricket. He usually takes on the role of wicketkeeper and is a right-handed batsman.Janmohamed has also played some first-class cricket for Oxford...	2000–2004	5	Kenya, Oxford Universities Oxford University Cricket Club Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
Jawahir Shah Jawahir Shah Jawahir Nathoo Shah was an East African cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup.-Notes:...	1967–1975	3	East Africa
Jimmy Kamande	2001–2010	8	Kenya, Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Muslim Kanji	1986	1	Kenya
Ashish Karia	2006	1	Kenya
Sagar Karia	2007	1	Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Aasif Karim Aasif Karim Aasif Yusuf Karim was a Kenyan cricketer. Of Indian ancestry, Karim made a reputation for himself as a useful lower-order batsman but predominantly as a left-arm spinner, frequently said to be one of the best outside the Test-playing nations...	1986–1998	2	Kenya
Anil Lakhani	1967	1	East Africa
Alfred Luseno	2001–2007	9	Kenya
Daniel Macdonald	1986	1	Kenya
Mehmood Quaraishy Mehmood Quaraishy Mehmood Quraishy, born February 4, 1942, in Kenya, was a Kenyan cricketer who played three One day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup for East Africa...	1964–1974	2	Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI is a cricket team representing the Coast Cricket Association in Kenya.Coast Cricket Association XI first appeared as a representative side in 1957 against Sunder Cricket Club, and it later played a first-class match in 1964 against Pakistan International Airlines at... , East Africa
Hitesh Mehta	1986	1	Kenya
Tanmay Mishra Tanmay Mishra Tanmay Mishra is a Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed aggressive middle-order batsman and made his One Day International debut for Kenya in 2006 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. In 2007, Tanmay enrolled himself in an Indian University, and this prevented him from making any appearances for the...	2004–2007	10	Kenya, Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Hitesh Modi Hitesh Modi Hitesh Subhash Modi is a former Kenyan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler....	2001–2006	25	Kenya
Mohsin Ali Mohsin Ali Mohsin Ali Is a Pakistani track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles event of the 11th South Asian Federation Games in Dhaka in February 2010.- References :...	2000	1	Kenya
Alfred Njuguna	1986	1	Kenya
Alex Obanda	2007–2009	5	Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Collins Obuya	2001–2007	36	Kenya, Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by... , University of West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI, Warwickshire Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
David Obuya	2001–2009	11	Kenya, Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Nehemiah Odhiambo	2006–2010	7	Kenya, Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Thomas Odoyo	1997–2009	23	Kenya, South Africa Academy
Maurice Odumbe Maurice Odumbe Maurice Omondi Odumbe is a Kenyan cricketer who was suspended from cricket in August 2004 after being found guilty of receiving money from bookmakers....	1998–2004	17	Kenya
David Okumu	2004	1	Kenya
Peter Ongondo	2000–2009	26	Kenya
Lameck Onyango Lameck Onyango Lameck Onyango Ngoche is a Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.- Career :...	1998–2005	20	Kenya
Elijah Otieno Elijah Otieno Elijah Otieno Asoyo is a Kenyan cricketer. A right arm medium-fast bowler, Otieno is a former Kenyan under-19 representative. He made his senior debut playing for Kenya Select in the 2006/07 Logan Cup. A genuine tailender, he made five ducks from his first seven first-class innings. He was then...	2007–2010	3	Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Francis Otieno Francis Otieno Francis Otieno Ndege is a Kenyan first class cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman and previously represented Kenya Under-19's with whom he got a top score of 70 not out.-References:*...	2001–2004	5	Kenya
Kennedy Otieno	1998–2006	31	Kenya, University of West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI
Maurice Ouma Maurice Ouma Maurice Amollo Ouma is a Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and also plays as a wicket-keeper. He has played for the Kenyan cricket team since 2000....	2004–2010	20	Kenya, Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
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....	1998–2006	17	Kenya
Dipak Patel Dipak Patel Dipak Narshibhai Patel played 37 Tests and 75 One Day Internationals for the New Zealand cricket team....	1976–1997	358	Auckland Auckland Aces The Auckland domestic cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 26 Plunket Shield titles, eight Domestic One Day Championships and the HRV... , DH Robin's XI, New Zealand, New Zealand Cricket Council President's XI, Worcestershire Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
Kalpesh Patel Kalpesh Patel Kalpesh Ashok Patel is a Kenyan cricketer who played two One Day Internationals for the national side, although he had no success in either.Patel's ODIs are the only List A games he played, but he appeared four times at first-class level...	2004–2005	4	Kenya
Harshad Patel Harshad Patel Harshad Vallabhbhai Patel is a Kenyan-born former English cricketer: an opening batsman and very occasional off-spinner who appeared in one first-class match for Worcestershire in 1985, and has since played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire and Herefordshire...	1985	1	Worcestershire Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
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:...	2004	6	Kenya
Narendra Patel	1963	1	East African Invitation XI
Raghuvir Patel	1974	1	East Africa
Ramanbhai Patel	1962–1964	3	Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI is a cricket team representing the Coast Cricket Association in Kenya.Coast Cricket Association XI first appeared as a representative side in 1957 against Sunder Cricket Club, and it later played a first-class match in 1964 against Pakistan International Airlines at... , East African Invitation XI, International XI
Rakep Patel Rakep Patel Rakep Rajendra Patel is a Kenyan international cricketer. He made his lone performance for the Kenya Select team in their inaugural season, and found himself called up to the national squad for their tour of Europe, including a tour of the Netherlands and the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier...	2007–2010	1	Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Vinoo Patel	1964	1	Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI is a cricket team representing the Coast Cricket Association in Kenya.Coast Cricket Association XI first appeared as a representative side in 1957 against Sunder Cricket Club, and it later played a first-class match in 1964 against Pakistan International Airlines at...
Derek Pringle Derek Pringle Derek Raymond Pringle is an English former Test and ODI cricketer for England, and is now a cricket journalist.He was educated at Felsted School and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University.-Life and career:...	1978–1993	295	Cambridge University Cambridge University Cricket Club Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University... , Combined Cambridge/Oxford Oxford University Cricket Club Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...  University, England, England A England A cricket team The England Lions cricket team is a cricket team representing England and Wales. It is the "second-tier" of international English cricket below the full England cricket team, and is largely intended as a way for promising young cricketers to gain experience of playing international cricket... , England B, Essex Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games... , MCC Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of... , TN Pearce's XI Tom Pearce Thomas Neill Pearce OBE was an English cricketer and Rugby Union official. He was primarily a batsman for Essex and was captain for nearly 20 years. He also acted as secretary, chairman and president of Essex, and was also a Test selector for England.-Cricket career:Pearce made his first-class...
Ranchod	1964	1	Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI is a cricket team representing the Coast Cricket Association in Kenya.Coast Cricket Association XI first appeared as a representative side in 1957 against Sunder Cricket Club, and it later played a first-class match in 1964 against Pakistan International Airlines at...
Ramesh Sethi Ramesh Sethi Ramesh Kumar Sethi is a former Kenyan cricketer who represented East Africa in one first-class match and three One-Day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup. He was in the combined East African team for every match the team played in the World Cup. Sethi was primarily selected as an all rounder...	1975	3	East Africa
Ravindu Shah Ravindu Shah Ravindu Dhirajlal Shah, born 28 August 1972 in Nairobi, is a Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batman. He was part of Kenya's 1999 World Cup squad...	1998–2004	21	Kenya
Mohammad Sheikh Mohammad Sheikh Mohammad Sheikh, born August 29, 1980 in Nairobi, is a Kenyan cricketer who has played One-Day Internationals and first-class cricket for the Kenyan national side. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler....	2000–2005	7	Kenya
Zahoor Sheikh	1986	1	Kenya
Sibtan Kassamali	1986	1	Kenya
Rajinder Sood	1964	1	Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI Coast Cricket Association XI is a cricket team representing the Coast Cricket Association in Kenya.Coast Cricket Association XI first appeared as a representative side in 1957 against Sunder Cricket Club, and it later played a first-class match in 1964 against Pakistan International Airlines at...
Tony Suji	1998–2007	22	Kenya, Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Martin Suji Martin Suji Martin Armon Suji, born June 2, 1971 in Nairobi, is a Kenyan cricketer who has played first-class cricket and One-Day Internationals for the Kenyan national side...	2001–2005	23	Kenya
Narendra Thakker	1974	1	East Africa
Steve Tikolo Steve Tikolo - Career :He is a right-handed middle order batsman and part time right-arm medium pace bowler. He bowls quite effective offspin in the shorter form of the game. Tikolo has previously represented Border in South African domestic cricket and has also spent time playing in England and Bangladesh...	1995–2010	38	Border Border cricket team Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898.... , Kenya, University of West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI, Nairobi Province Cricket Association (NPCA) XI
Tom Tikolo Tom Tikolo Tom Jones Tikolo is a former Kenyan cricketer. He captained Kenya in 22 ICC Trophy games, more than anyone else. Despite this he only played in one first class match, although he did well scoring 79 in one innings. After ending his playing career, Tikolo became the development officer for East...	1986	1	Kenya
Cleophas Udoyi	1986	1	Kenya
Alpesh Vadher Alpesh Vadher Alpesh Vallabhdas Vadher , named after his dad is a former Kenyan cricketer of Indian origin. He is a right-handed batsman...	1998–2000	2	Kenya
Hiren Varaiya Hiren Varaiya Hiren Ashok Varaiya is a Kenyan cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a left arm spin bowler. He made his debut for Kenya in an ICC Intercontinental Cup game against Canada at Maple Leaf Cricket Club on 29 July 2006. He has since represented Kenya in three One Day Internationals...	2006–2010	7	Kenya, Kenya Select Kenya Select Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
Naguib Verjee	1986	1	Kenya
Zulfiqar Ali Zulfiqar Ali Zulfiqar Ali was a right-handed cricket bowler who played three ODIs for East Africa. In his third match, against England, he took three wickets for 63 runs, the best figures by any East African bowler....	1974–1975	2	East Africa