Joseph Angara

Joseph Angara
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Oduol Angara
Born (1971-11-08) 8 November 1971 (age 53)
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 18)19 October 1997 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI8 April 2003 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 17 7 36
Runs scored 23 53 71
Batting average 3.83 10.60 6.45
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 6 24 24
Balls bowled 588 564 1,215
Wickets 14 5 32
Bowling average 40.64 58.60 35.56
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/30 3/30 7/22
Catches/stumpings 2/– 3/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 May 2017

Joseph Oduol Angara (born 8 November 1971) is a former Kenyan cricketer who played One Day Internationals for Kenyan national team between 1997 and 2003, including at the 1999 and 2003 World Cups.[1]

Career

As player

One of Angara's best performances in ODIs came at the 2001 tri-series in South Africa. In the sixth match of the series, he returned figures of 3/30, helping his team defeat India by 70 runs. Playing his first game of the series, Angara bowled four maiden overs in his first spell, while claiming the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, bowling him out for 3.[2] He was named player of the match.[3]

As coach

Angara was appointed coach of the Botswana national cricket team in July 2015.[4] He had earlier coached the Botswana national under-19 side at the 2015 Africa Under-19 Championship, and previously worked as a development coach with Cricket Kenya, which including coaching a Sahara Elite League franchise, the Northern Nomads.[5] His contract as Botswana head coach ended in 2023.[6] [7]

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Angara". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  2. ^ Robinson, Peter (17 October 2001). "Massive upset as Kenyans beat Indians by 70 runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Standard Bank Triangular Series, match 6, India v Kenya". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ Deepak Madangarli (19 August 2015). BCA Activities Update Archived 2018-09-01 at the Wayback Machine – Botswana Cricket Association. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ^ (30 June 2015). "http://sportsnewsarena.com/angara-lands-botswana-coaching-job" – SportsNewsArena. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. ^ "New cricket coach checks in as Angara departs". Mmegi. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Ex-Kenyan cricketer Angara back from Bostwana with experience". Nation. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.


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