Peter Aho

Peter Aho
Personal information
Full name
Peter Aho
Born (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 19)11 September 2021 v Kenya
Last T20I12 July 2024 v Kenya
Career statistics
Competition T20I T20
Matches 17 17
Runs scored 169 169
Batting average 15.36 15.36
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 44* 44*
Balls bowled 341 341
Wickets 22 22
Bowling average 15.77 15.77
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 6/5 6/5
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2023

Peter Aho (born 2 March 2003) is a Nigerian cricketer.[1][2] In March 2019, he was named in the Nigeria national under-19 cricket team that qualified for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] It was the first time that Nigeria had qualified for a Cricket World Cup tournament.[4][5]

In September 2021, Aho featured in Nigeria's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021–22 Uganda Tri-Nation Series tournament.[6] He made his T20I debut on 11 September 2021 against Kenya.[7] The following month, he was also named in Nigeria's T20I squad for their home series against Sierra Leone.[8] In the fifth match of the series, Aho took six wickets for five runs to record the best ever bowling figures in a T20I match.[9][10] He also became the first bowler for Nigeria to take a five-wicket haul[11] and a hat-trick in a T20I match.[12]

In October 2021, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Peter Aho". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Peter Aho - 17-year-old prodigy from Nigeria". CricView. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Nigeria make history after sealing U-19 WC spot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Nigeria qualifies for first U-19 Cricket World Cup". Premium Time SNG. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ^ "How Nigeria's cricket team 'shocked the world'". BBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Nigeria Senior Men's team set to feature in tri-series in Uganda". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  7. ^ "3rd Match, Entebbe, Sep 11 2021, Uganda T20 Tri-Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Nigeria announce squad list for Sierra Leone bilateral series (via Facebook)". Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Peter Aho breaks world record as the dest bowling figures in a T20I series". Wild Flower. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. ^ "T20 cricket: Aho shines as Nigeria extends lead over Sierra Leone". The Cable. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  13. ^ "N.C.F announces 14 man squad for T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Rwanda". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2021.