Martin Armon Suji, born June 2, 1971 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...

, is a Kenya

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

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er who has played first-class cricket

First-class cricket

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 and One-Day Internationals for the Kenyan national side. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Suji has been part of the Kenyan team for more than a decade, having first appeared for them in 1990, and having played in the 1996, 1999 and 2003 Cricket World Cup

Cricket World Cup

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s. His brother is fellow player Tony. He participated in Kenya

Kenyan cricket team

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's Super Six win against Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean cricket team

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 in 2003 and was named man of the match.

Following the departure of Roger Harper

Roger Harper

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 after the T20 World championships in 2007, Suji was made assistant national team coach assisting Alfred 'Boi' Njuguna who was filling in as caretaker coach before Cricket Kenya appointed Andy Kirsten as full time coach in May 2008

Suji also took part in the 1990, 1994 and 1997 ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

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competitions.