Chimezie Onwuzulike

Chimezie Onwuzulike // ^ⓘ (born 31 July 1987) is a Nigerian cricketer.^[1] He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.^[2]

Chimezie Onwuzulike

Personal information
Full name	Chimezie Nnamdi Onwuzulike
Born	(1987-07-31) 31 July 1987 (age 37) Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Nigeria
T20I debut (cap 9)	20 May 2019 v Kenya
Last T20I	9 December 2022 v Cameroon
Source: Cricinfo, 15 December 2022

In April 2018, he captained Nigeria during the 2018 ICC World Twenty20 African Sub Regional Qualifier tournament.^[3] He was the leading run-scorer for the tournament, with 234 runs in six matches.^[4]

He was in Nigeria's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup^[5] and made his Twenty20 debut for Nigeria in that tournament, on 14 September 2018.^[6]

In May 2019, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.^[7][8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Nigeria against Kenya on 20 May 2019.^[9] In October 2019, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[10] He was the leading run-scorer for Nigeria in the tournament, with 94 runs in six matches.^[11]

References

1. "Chimezie Onwuzulike". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
2. "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Cayman Islands v Nigeria at Kuala Lumpur, Mar 9, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
3. "Nigeria and Ghana make strong start in World T20 Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
4. "Simon Ateak named Player of the Tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
5. "Yellow Greens Departs the Shores of the Country for Africa T20 Cup in South South Africa". Nigeria Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
6. "Pool D, Africa T20 Cup at Paarl, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
7. "Team Nigeria set for the ICC T-20 World Cup Africa finals in Uganda". Nigeria Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
8. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
9. "4th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
10. "When opportunity meets the prepared; Nigeria T20 World Cup Qualifier preview". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
11. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Nigeria: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

External links

• Chimezie Onwuzulike at ESPNcricinfo