Nelson Odhiambo

Nelson Odhiambo
Personal information
Full name
Nelson Mandela Odhiambo
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
RelationsThomas Odoyo (uncle)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 40)16 February 2010 v Netherlands
Last ODI4 October 2013 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 29)4 February 2010 v Scotland
Last T20I12 July 2024 v Nigeria
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 8 64 7 46
Runs scored 56 538 117 510
Batting average 9.33 15.82 11.70 13.42
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0 0/1
Top score 29 67 35* 54
Balls bowled 318 462 808 1,628
Wickets 8 22 12 55
Bowling average 32.00 28.72 38.00 24.92
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/48 3/30 3/93 4/46
Catches/stumpings 1/0 6/0 2/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2025

Nelson Odhiambo (born 21 March 1989) is a Kenyan cricketer. He played for Kenya in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.

In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. The following month, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. He was the leading run-scorer for Kenya in the tournament, with 158 runs in five matches.

In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. In September 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.