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{{short description|Kenyan cricketer}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Nehemiah Odhiambo
| image =
| country = Kenya
| full_name = Nehemiah Odhiambo Ngoche
| nickname = Nemi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nairobi]], Kenya
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| family = {{ubl|[[Lameck Onyango]] (brother)|[[James Ngoche]] (brother)|[[Shem Ngoche]] (brother)|[[Margaret Ngoche]] (sister)}}
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2006–present
| odidebutdate = 25 February
| odidebutyear = 2006
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 31
| lastodidate = 30 January
| lastodiyear = 2014
| lastodiagainst = Scotland
| odishirt =
| T20Idebutdate = 12 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2007
| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
| T20Icap = 14
| lastT20Idate = 21 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2022
| lastT20Iagainst = Uganda

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 69
| runs1 = 528
| bat avg1 = 12.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 66
| deliveries1 = 2,808
| wickets1 = 70
| bowl avg1 = 36.92
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/61
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 43
| runs2 = 284
| bat avg2 = 10.92
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 41
| deliveries2 = 613
| wickets2 = 30
| bowl avg2 = 27.73
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/20
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 22
| runs3 = 456
| bat avg3 = 13.41
| 100s/50s3 = 0/1
| top score3 = 50*
| deliveries3 = 3,363
| wickets3 = 69
| bowl avg3 = 29.36
| fivefor3 = 2
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/43
| catches/stumpings3 = 10/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 116
| runs4 = 896
| bat avg4 = 12.61
| 100s/50s4 = 0/2
| top score4 = 66
| deliveries4 = 4,708
| wickets4 = 115
| bowl avg4 = 36.17
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/54
| catches/stumpings4 = 14/–
| date = 8 July
| year = 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/238612.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Nehemiah Odhiambo Ngoche''' (born 7 August 1984) is a Kenyan [[cricket]]er. He plays both [[One Day International]]s and [[Twenty20 International]]s for [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]]. He is the brother of fellow Kenyan cricketers [[Lameck Onyango]], [[James Ngoche]] and [[Shem Ngoche]]. Their sister [[Margaret Ngoche]] is also a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of the [[Kenya women's national cricket team|Kenya women's cricket team]].

==International career==
Known for his fast-medium bowling, Odhiambo was the first player to take a T20I [[five-wicket haul]] on the home soil when he did it on 4 February 2010 against Scotland at Nairobi and also became the second bowler to grab a five-wicket haul in T20I history. He was also the first Kenyan to achieve this feat.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/441640.html|title=6th Match: Kenya v Scotland at Nairobi (Gym), Feb 4, 2010. Cricket Scorecard |newspaper=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

Odhiambo was one of three brothers, others being [[James Ngoche|James]] and [[Shem Ngoche|Shem]], in the Kenyan squad for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] held in [[Bangladesh]], [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] from 19 February to 2 April 2011.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/238612.html Profile] espncricinfo Retrieved 16 April 2020</ref>

In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament.<ref name="KenyaWCL2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Cricket-Kenya-hire-Pakistani-match-analyst/434908-4272704-voixf9/index.html |title=Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst |access-date=25 January 2018 |work=Daily Nation}}</ref> In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the [[2018 Africa T20 Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158618.html |title=Kenya Squad |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> In November 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the [[2019 Oman Cricket World Cup Challenge League B|Cricket World Cup Challenge League B]] tournament in Oman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/football/2019-11-16-the-46-year-old-swamibapas-bowler-is-a-surprise-inclusion-in-kenya-team-as-otieno-dropped-again/ |title=The 46-year-old Swamibapa's bowler is a surprise inclusion in Kenya team as Otieno dropped again |work=The Star (Kenya) |access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref> In October 2021, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier]] tournament in Rwanda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kenya-cricket.com/2021/10/26/patel-back-as-kenya-names-africa-regional-final-squad/ |title=Patel back as Kenya names Africa Regional Final squad |work=Kenya Cricket |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|ref=kenya/content/player/238612.html}}

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