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Odoyo Joins Tikolo at Rocks

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:02 pm
by maehara
http://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/conten ... 27305.html
Allrounder Thomas Odoyo has been confirmed as the second Kenyan joining new Zimbabwean franchise Southern Rocks.

Former Kenya captain Steve Tikolo is arriving in Harare on Tuesday afternoon after signing as player-coach for the Rocks.

Odoyo, a veteran of 117 ODIs, will arrive early October with the rest of the Kenyan team for an Intercontinental Cup tie and five ODIs. He will then remain in the country to play for the Rocks.

The arrival of the two experienced Kenyans will almost certainly boost a Rocks side that had an indifferent start to the restructured Zimbabwe domestic season. They lost to Manicaland Mountaineers in Mutare by eight wickets in the Logan Cup and by five wickets in the Faithwear one-day series.

The news will be a blow to the game inside Kenya where the NPCA league has for a long time not been considered tough enough to bring on young players. The decision of two of the country's best cricketers to play abroad will only further weaken it.

Re: Odoyo Joins Tikolo at Rocks

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:56 am
by Train Driver
I guess that i may have missed it somewhere else, but is Steve Tikolo playing for Kenya during the forthcoming series the same as Thomas Odoyo, or has he given up with Kenya and now permanently with Southern Rocks ?

Re: Odoyo Joins Tikolo at Rocks

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:06 pm
by Sir Mupariwa
no he will play for Kenya but will play club cricket here...this is good news these are good players they wil nake our league a bit more competitive

Re: Odoyo Joins Tikolo at Rocks

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:32 am
by Detective RDS
That's good for the game...

Senior overseas players can definitely impart their cricket knowledge and experience to the young Zimbabwean players.