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. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Uganda against Kenya in the 2019 Victoria Tri-Series on 6 April 2019.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Naomi Kayondo Bagenda |
| Born | 15 May 1990 |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| T20I debut (cap 15) | 6 April 2019 v Kenya |
| Last T20I | 25 April 2022 v Namibia |
Source: Cricinfo, 25 April 2022 | |
Background and education edit
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.[4]
She attended Kings College, Budo and also pursued an MSc in Real Estate at Nottingham Trent University.
Cricket career edit
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,[5] As of January 2020, she was the assistant coach for the Uganda U-19 female cricket team[6][7] In March 2023, Bagenda became one of the Uganda Cricket Association's first twelve women players to be awarded central contracts.[8]
References edit
- ^ ESPN Sports Media Ltd (1 January 2019). "ESPN CricInfo". ESPN Cric Info. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Naomi Kayondo
- ^ "2nd Match, Kampala, Apr 6 2019, Victoria Tri Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Musali, Denis (8 March 2023). "Women's Day present for Victoria Pearls as 12 Players are awarded contracts". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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