Alfred Njuguna

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Alfred Njuguna
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Boy Njuguna
BornKenya
BattingUnknown
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2005–2008Kenya
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 21
Batting average 10.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Balls bowled 42
Wickets 1
Bowling average 42.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/27
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 September 2021

Alfred Boy Njuguna is a Kenyan former first-class cricketer and coach of the Kenya national cricket team.

Njuguna represented Kenya in three editions of the ICC Trophy between 1986 and 1994, playing 17 matches.[1] In the latter ICC Trophy event, Kenya gained qualification to the 1996 World Cup, but Njuguna was not part of the Kenya squad for their inaugural world cup. He also made one appearance in first-class cricket for Kenya against the touring Pakistan Starlets at Nairobi in 1986.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed by Sajjad Akbar in the Kenyan first innings without scoring, while in the second innings he was dismissed for 21 runs by the same bowler. With the ball, he took the wicket of Rizwan-uz-Zaman in the Starlets first innings.[3] After his playing career, Njuguna moved to coaching and was appointed head coach of Kenya by Cricket Kenya in March 2005, replacing Mudassar Nazar.[4] He held the post until 2006. Following his spell as Kenya's coach, he was critical of the way cricket in Kenya was governed,[5] but did praise the actions of the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association in 2021 for taking action to resolve the internal leadership disputes which had been ongoing in Cricket Kenya for over a decade.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ICC Trophy Matches played by Alfred Boy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Boy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Kenya v Pakistan Starlets, 1986". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Njuguna named as new coach". ESPNcricinfo. 8 March 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Backers of cricket in Kenya lament lack of interest in game". Xinhua News Agency. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ^ Okinyo, Dun (3 March 2021). "'Boi' buoyant about cricket's future after Nairobi elections". The Star. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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