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| Maurice Odumbe |
After missing out on the 2015 World Cup and losing ODI status to boot, Kenyan cricket is in a desolate state. Their appearance in the 2003 World Cup semi-final embodies a better age, 11 years ago and a world away.
One member of that side is not feted today. Maurice Odumbe was Kenya’s outstanding player in that tournament, averaging 42 with the bat and taking nine wickets. No one remembers that now. In August 2004, he was banned from cricket for five years for associating with a “known bookmaker”.
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