Peter Aho (born 2 March 2003) is a Nigerian cricketer.[1][2] In March 2019, he was named in the Nigeria national under-19 cricket team that qualified for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] It was the first time that Nigeria had qualified for a Cricket World Cup tournament.[4][5]
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| Full name | Peter Aho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 19) | 11 September 2021 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 July 2024 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In September 2021, Aho featured in Nigeria's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021–22 Uganda Tri-Nation Series tournament.[6] He made his T20I debut on 11 September 2021 against Kenya.[7] The following month, he was also named in Nigeria's T20I squad for their home series against Sierra Leone.[8] In the fifth match of the series, Aho took six wickets for five runs to record the best ever bowling figures in a T20I match.[9][10] He also became the first bowler for Nigeria to take a five-wicket haul[11] and a hat-trick in a T20I match.[12]
In October 2021, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Peter Aho". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Peter Aho - 17-year-old prodigy from Nigeria". CricView. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria make history after sealing U-19 WC spot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria qualifies for first U-19 Cricket World Cup". Premium Time SNG. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "How Nigeria's cricket team 'shocked the world'". BBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria Senior Men's team set to feature in tri-series in Uganda". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "3rd Match, Entebbe, Sep 11 2021, Uganda T20 Tri-Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria announce squad list for Sierra Leone bilateral series (via Facebook)". Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Peter Aho breaks world record as the dest bowling figures in a T20I series". Wild Flower. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "T20 cricket: Aho shines as Nigeria extends lead over Sierra Leone". The Cable. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "N.C.F announces 14 man squad for T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Rwanda". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2021.