Chimezie Onwuzulike
Personal information
Full name
Chimezie Nnamdi Onwuzulike
Born (1987-07-31) 31 July 1987 (age 36)
Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 9)20 May 2019 v Kenya
Last T20I9 December 2022 v Cameroon
Source: Cricinfo, 15 December 2022

Chimezie Onwuzulike // ⓘ (born 31 July 1987) is a Nigerian cricketer.[1] He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.[2]

In April 2018, he captained Nigeria during the 2018 ICC World Twenty20 African Sub Regional Qualifier tournament.[3] He was the leading run-scorer for the tournament, with 234 runs in six matches.[4]

He was in Nigeria's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup[5] and made his Twenty20 debut for Nigeria in that tournament, on 14 September 2018.[6]

In May 2019, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[7][8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Nigeria against Kenya on 20 May 2019.[9] In October 2019, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10] He was the leading run-scorer for Nigeria in the tournament, with 94 runs in six matches.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Chimezie Onwuzulike". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Cayman Islands v Nigeria at Kuala Lumpur, Mar 9, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Nigeria and Ghana make strong start in World T20 Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Simon Ateak named Player of the Tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Yellow Greens Departs the Shores of the Country for Africa T20 Cup in South South Africa". Nigeria Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Pool D, Africa T20 Cup at Paarl, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Team Nigeria set for the ICC T-20 World Cup Africa finals in Uganda". Nigeria Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  8. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. ^ "4th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. ^ "When opportunity meets the prepared; Nigeria T20 World Cup Qualifier preview". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  11. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Nigeria: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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