Fred Achelam (born 27 January 2001) is a Ugandan cricketer.[1][2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4] He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fred Achelam |
| Born | 27 January 2001 |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| T20I debut (cap 13) | 23 May 2019 v Ghana |
| Last T20I | 14 June 2024 v New Zealand |
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2024 | |
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.[6] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[7][8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[9]
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.[10][11][12] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Ghana on 23 May 2019.[13] In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.[14] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[15] He made his List A debut, for Uganda against Bermuda, on 6 December 2019.[16]
In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[17] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[18]
In May 2024, he was named in Uganda’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[19]
References
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- ^ "1st match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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- ^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "15th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "6th Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Uganda's 15-Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.