Deusdedit Muhumuza
Personal information
Full name
Deusdedit Muhumuza
Born (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 (age 34)
Kakira, Uganda
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 4)20 May 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I22 September 2022 v Tanzania
Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2022

Deusdedit Muhumuza (born 30 September 1989) is a Ugandan cricketer.[1][2] In July 2022, Muhumuza was named as the captain of the Uganda cricket team.[3]

Career

Muhumuza played for Uganda in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4]

In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[5] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6][7] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[8]

In May 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[9][10][11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[12] On 15 February 2020, in the third and final match against Qatar, Muhumuza became the first bowler for Uganda to take a five-wicket haul in T20I cricket.[13]

In November 2021, he was named as the vice-captain of Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[14] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Deusdedit Muhumuza". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Muhumuza determined to end Cheema trauma". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Deus Muhumuza to lead Cricket Cranes ODI Quest in Jersey". Kawowo. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  12. ^ "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. ^ "EC weekly roundup: Thailand's debut, Nepal central contracts, and more". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  15. ^ @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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