One day games : Kenya's distinction
When JO Ngoche made his one day debut for Kenya against Ireland in the one day game today at Rotterdam in the ICC World Cricket League Division one Tournament, he earned the distinction of becoming the third brother of LN Onyango and N Odhiambo to represent Kenya in One day games.
Prior to this game, LN Onyango and N Odhiambo are listed in two brother’s list and with J Ngoche making his one day debut, they moved to the three brother’s list who have reprsesented a country in one day games
Kenya now boasts of having two three brothers list who have played one day games, the other being – KO Otieno, DO Obuya and CO Obuya brothers
The following is the list of three brothers who have represented a country in one day games. GS, IM and TM Chappell of Australia, KO Otieno, DO Obuya and CO Obuya of Kenya, LN Onyango, N Odhiambo and JO Ngoche of Kenya, BG, DR and RJ Hadlee of New Zealand, Manzoor, Zahoor and Saleem Elahi of Pakistan and MD, S and SRD Wettimuny of Sri Lanka
Apart from these two three brothers list, Kenya has two pairs of two brothers who have played one day games – AO and MA Suji brothers and LO and SO Tikolo brothers
There is only one occasion of four brothers representing a team in one day games – Ranatunga Brothers of Sri Lanka – Arjuna, Dhammika, Nishantha and Sanjeeva