Kenya recall Kamande

Bowlers Jimmy Kamande and Lameck Onyango have been recalled to the Kenyan cricket team for the International Cricket Council Knock-out tournament in Nairobi in October.

Medium-pacer Kamande's promising cricket career appeared to be in jeopardy after he was accussed of throwing in his international debut at the 1999 Cricket World Cup in England.

His action was criticised by two referees during Kenya's opening World Cup match against Zimbabwe at Taunton. The 21-year-old player was subsequently barred from bowling in all cricket matches by the ICC, until his case was studied.

He has since improved his style and his renewed confidence helped the Kenyan cricket selectors to pick him for a series of international home matches against Pakistan "A", Karnataka and Plascon Academy of South Africa.

The Kenyan ICC Knock-out squad is:

Maurice Odumbe (captain), Stephen Tikolo (vice captain), Kennedy Otieno, Ravindu Shah, Thomas Odoyo, Hitesh Modi, Tony Suji, Martin Suji, Mohammed Sheikh, Collins Otieno, Lameck Onyango, Peter Ochieng, Josphat Ababu and Jimmy Kamande.

Mail Cricket Editor