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Shem Obado Ngoche (born 6 June 1989) is a Kenyan cricketer. He is the brother of three other Kenyan international cricketers, Lameck Onyango, James Ngoche and Nehemiah Odhiambo.

International career

Ngoche was one of three brothers, others being James and Nehemiah, in the Kenyan squad for the 2011 Cricket World Cup held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. During the tournament, he batted three times and was dismissed for a golden duck each time. He did not hit any of the three deliveries he faced.

In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. The following month, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. Initially, Collins Obuya was named captain, but he was ruled out of Kenya's squad due to personal commitments, and Ngoche was named captain in his place. He was the leading wicket-taker for Kenya in the tournament, with six dismissals in five matches.

In May 2019, he was named as the captain of Kenya's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Kenya's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In November 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman, but not as the team's captain.

In October 2021, he was named as the captain of Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.

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v t e Kenya squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup
4 Waters 5 Odoyo 11 Kamande (c) 17 Ouma 21 D. Obuya 25 Tikolo 27 C. Obuya 29 J. Ngoche 35 Odhiambo 39 Otieno 52 Patel 66 S. Ngoche 77 Ongondo 89 Mishra 99 Obanda Coach: Baptiste

• 1989 births
• Living people
• Kenyan cricketers
• Kenya One Day International cricketers
• Kenya Twenty20 International cricketers
• Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
• Cricketers at the 2023 African Games