James Moses (cricketer)

James Moses

Personal information
Full name	James Walton Nathaniel Moses
Born	(1965-08-08) 8 August 1965 (age 59) Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm Medium
International information
National side	Botswana
T20I debut (cap 6)	20 May 2019 v Uganda
Last T20I	7 November 2021 v Tanzania
Career statistics
Competition T20I Matches 7 Runs scored 45 Batting average 7.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 20 Balls bowled 48 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 November 2021

James Walton Nathaniel Moses (born 8 August 1965) is an Antiguan-born Botswana cricketer.[1]

Career

Moses represented Botswana in the 2002 Africa Cricket Association Cup in Zambia. He captained Botswana in the 2011 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Two.[2]

He played in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.[3] In October 2018, he represented Botswana in the Southern sub region group in the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[4] In the final match of the group, against Namibia, he was named the man of the match for his all-round performance, with Botswana finishing top of the group.[5]

In May 2019, he was named in Botswana's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[6][7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Botswana against Uganda on 20 May 2019.[8] As a result, he became the oldest player to debut in a T20I as well as the oldest player to play in a T20I match.[9][10][11]

In October 2021, he was named in Botswana's squad for their matches in Group B of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[12]

References

1. "James Moses". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
2. "Miscellaneous matches played by James Mose". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
3. "Group A, ICC World Cricket League Division Six at Feering, Sep 7 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
4. "1st Match, ICC World Twenty20 Africa Region Qualifier C at Gaborone, Oct 28 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
5. "Moses leads Botswana to victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
6. "Cricket team in Uganda for World Cup qualifiers". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
7. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
8. "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
9. "Oldest T20I players on debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
10. "Oldest T20I players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
11. "Is Imran Khan the oldest man to play in a World Cup final?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
12. "Botswana Cricket Association are proud to announce the traveling squad to take part in the ICC Men's T20 world cup Africa Sub regional qualifiers in Rwanda, Kigali". Botswana Cricket Association (via Facebook). Retrieved 27 October 2021.

External links

• James Moses at ESPNcricinfo