Zephania Arinaitwe

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zephania Arinaitwe
Personal information
Full name
Zephania Arinaitwe
Born (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 22)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 1)20 May 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I15 February 2020 v Qatar
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2020

Zephania Arinaitwe (born 4 December 2001) is a Ugandan cricketer.[1] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[2][3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[4]

In March 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Africa Division 1 qualifier tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] In Uganda's final match of the qualifier, against Tanzania, Arinaitwe scored an unbeaten 102 from 40 balls,[6] and was named the player of the match.[7][8]

In May 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[9][10][11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[12] In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zephania Arinaitwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Namibia ready to get U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier underway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 1". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. ^ "History as Nigeria qualify for first ever World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ "15th Match, ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Africa Division One at Windhoek, Mar 23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  12. ^ "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

External links[edit]