Naome Bagenda
Personal information | |
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Full name | Naomi Kayondo Bagenda |
Born | 15 May 1990 |
Batting | Right-handed |
International information | |
National side | |
T20I debut (cap 16) | 6 April 2019 v Kenya |
Last T20I | 19 September 2021 v Tanzania |
Source: Cricinfo, 19 September 2021 |
Naomi Kayondo Bagenda (born 15 May 1990[1]) is a Ugandan cricketer,[2] sports administrator and former skipper of the Uganda women's national cricket team. As a player, she was part of the Ugandan team that won the African Championship in August 2018 that was held in Namibia.
Background and education[]
Naomi Kayondo was in Kampala born to Edward Kayondo, a doctor on 15 May 1990. She is also the younger brother to Ugandan Cricketer Hamu Kayondo.[3]
She attended Kings College, Budo and also pursued an MSc in Real Estate at Nottingham Trent University.
Cricket career[]
Naomi Kayondo initially played cricket in her first year of high school before being selected to represent Uganda for the U-19 Uganda women's national cricket team while in her third year of high school
Domestically, she features for Soroti Challengers CC,[4] As of January 2020, she was the assistant coach for the Uganda U-19 female cricket team[5][6]
She is also a fan of Indian cricketer, MS Dhoni.
References[]
- ^ ESPN Sports Media Ltd (1 January 2019). "ESPN CricInfo". ESPN Cric Info. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Naomi Kayondo
- ^ "Naomi Kayondo- Valuer, Rotaractor and MS Dhoni Fanatic". www.cricketuganda.world. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ CricClubs (1 January 2019). "Uganda Cricket National League". Uganda Cricket National League. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Kawalya, Brian (2020-01-03). "Naomi Kayondo Joins U19 Coaching Team For Tanzania Encounter". The SportsNation. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Ltd, Tanzania Standard Newspapers. "Tanzanian wins best wicketkeeper award at Bilateral Serie". dailynews.co.tz. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Cricketers from Kampala
- Ugandan cricketers
- Ugandan women cricketers
- East African cricket captains
- Women cricket captains
- Ugandan cricket coaches
- Ugandan sportspeople stubs
- African cricket biography stubs