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Kenyan cricketer (born 1978)

Jimmy Kamande

Personal information
Full name James Kabatha Kamande
Born (1978-12-12) 12 December 1978 (age 47)Muranga, Kenya
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right arm off break
Role Bowler
International information
National side Kenya (1999–2011)
ODI debut (cap 20) 15 May 1999 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 13 March 2011 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 3) 1 September 2007 v Bangladesh
Last T20I 11 February 2010 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
Years Team
2006/07 Kenya Select
Coast Pekee
Nairobi Gymkhana
Head coaching information
Years Team
2022–present Tanzania
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 86 12 21 117 Runs scored 1,055 83 630 1,353 Batting average 17.29 9.22 18.52 16.30 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/3 0/6 Top score 74 42 75 74 Balls bowled 2,619 206 2,394 3,339 Wickets 48 13 24 63 Bowling average 45.18 16.30 48.87 42.46 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/36 3/28 4/56 4/36 Catches/stumpings 20/– 1/– 16/0 34/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2017

James Kabatha Kamande (born 12 December 1978) is a former Kenyan cricketer and former limited over captain. He is a right-handed batsman and an off break bowler.

International career

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Kamande made his One Day International debut for Kenya in the 1999 World Cup in England.[1]

In the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, Kamande captained the Kenyan cricket team for the first time in a World Cup.[2] But poor performance in the tournament led him to be sacked him from captaincy.[3]

Kamande coached the Kenya national under-19 cricket team at the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[4]

Kamande was appointed coach of the Tanzania national cricket team in 2022.[5]

  1. ^ "ICC World Cup, 3rd Match: Kenya v Zimbabwe at Taunton, May 15, 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Ouma replaced by Kamande as Kenya captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Kamande sacked as Kenya captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ Musali, Denis (16 January 2018). "We are under no pressure, says Kenya U19 coach Jimmy Kamande". Kawowo. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ Musali, Denis (1 December 2022). "Tanzania and Nigeria come to Kigali Rwanda as favorites though others pose challenges". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 4 December 2022.