Richard Okia (born 26 June 1983) is a Ugandan

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. A right-handed

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and fast-medium bowler,Cricket Archive profile
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since 2001.Teams played for by Rchard Okia
at CricketArchive His matches include two first-class matchesFirst-class matches played by Richard Okia
at Cricket Archive and eight

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matches.List A matches played by Richard Okia
at Cricket Archive

Playing career

Okia first represented the

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at the

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, playing four matches. His senior debut came five months after, in a warm-up match against

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during the

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. His only first class matches were against

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and

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during the

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in the

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. He represented Uganda at the 2004 ICC Six Nations World Cup Qualifiers, where they finished second. He also played during the

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. Uganda finished first and qualified for the

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, where Okia made his

debut, playing four matches in the tournament. He was a part of the final 16-man squad selected for the

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, where Uganda finished 10th. His

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career started when he was selected for the

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. He played seven matches in a 13th-place finish for his country, and was named Man of the Match in Uganda's one wicket win over

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on November 18 in

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. He gave Uganda the victory "with an unbeaten 30-ball 33 that stole the show." Domestically, he played for the Nile Knights in the

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and East Africa Cup between 2012 and 2013.Miscellaneous matches played by Richard Okia
at Cricket Archive

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Okia, Richard 1983 births Living people Ugandan cricketers East African cricketers