Kenneth Waiswa

Kenneth Waiswa (born 11 November 1998) is a Ugandan cricketer.^[1][2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.^[4] He played in Uganda's second match of the tournament, against Bermuda.^[5] Prior to the World Cricket League tournament, he was part of Uganda's under-19 team for the 2015 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.^[6]

Kenneth Waiswa

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Waiswa
Born	(1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25)
Nickname	Wai
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Allrounder
International information
National side	Uganda
T20I debut (cap 17)	12 February 2020 v Qatar
Last T20I	23 December 2022 v Tanzania
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2022

In July 2018, Waiswa was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.^[7] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup,^[8][9] and made his Twenty20 debut in that tournament on 15 September 2018.^[10] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.^[11]

In July 2019, he was among the 25 players included in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.^[12] In November 2019, Waiswa was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.^[13] He made his List A debut against Kenya, on 5 December 2019.^[14]

In February 2020, he was named in Uganda's team for their three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Qatar.^[15] He made his T20I debut against Qatar, on 12 February 2020.^[16] In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.^[17] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.^[18]

In May 2024, he was named in Uganda’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[19]

References

1. "Kenneth Waiswa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
2. "Brave Waiswa relishes perfect senior debut at Malaysia Div IV". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
3. "Kenneth Waiswa Selected To Be Part Of The Tatenda Taibu High Performance Program". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
4. "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
5. "6th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Bangi, Apr 30 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
6. "Uganda Under-19s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
7. "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
8. "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
9. "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
10. "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
11. "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
12. "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
13. "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
14. "5th Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
15. "Interim Uganda coach Davis Turinawe takes charge for Qatar and India tour". Emerging Cricket. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
16. "1st T20I (N), Uganda tour of Qatar at Doha, Feb 12 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
17. "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
18. @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
19. "Uganda's 15-Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

• Kenneth Waiswa at ESPNcricinfo