Seren Waters heads off to ICC Cricket World Cup

Seren Waters’ inclusion in Kenya’s squad for the forthcoming ICC Cricket World Cup is a fantastic achievement for him and also for Cranleigh cricket.

Waters, who made his debut for Cranleigh’s 1st XI as a 14-year-old, broke the record aggregate of runs scored in a season in his final year, and is now on the books at Surrey while he studies at Durham University.

He made his Kenya debut against Ireland in October 2008, and the following month made his best ODI score of 74 against South Africa. In 14 full ODIs he has made 299 runs at 21.35.

His first-class debut for Kenya also came in October 2008, and in 2009 he made a career-best 157 not out against Canada, sharing a record third-wicket stand of 330 with Steve Tikolo.

His club cricket recently has been played at Weybridge, alongside another Kenya international, Abeed Janmohamed, and he has also played a number of times for the OCCC.

All Kenya’s matches in the World Cup can be seen on Sky Sports. Their first game is against Pakistan on February 23 (0900GMT).