# Raymond Otim

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{{Short description|Ugandan cricketer (born 1986)}}
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|            fullname = Raymond Otim
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| birth_place = [Kampala](/source/Kampala), [Uganda](/source/Uganda)
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'''Raymond Otim''' (born  21 October 1986) in [Kampala](/source/Kampala)) is a [Uganda](/source/Uganda_national_cricket_team)n cricketer who played in the [2005 ICC Trophy](/source/2005_ICC_Trophy) in [Ireland](/source/Ireland) and the [2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup](/source/2006_U-19_Cricket_World_Cup) in [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka). He has also played in [List A cricket](/source/List_A_cricket) for Uganda.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/62/62453/62453.html| title = Raymond Otim | publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2010-03-02}}</ref>

== Career ==
Otim played for [Uganda](/source/Uganda_national_cricket_team) in the [2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier](/source/2014_Cricket_World_Cup_Qualifier) tournament in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand). However, Otim and team-mate [Faruk Ochimi](/source/Faruk_Ochimi) did not return to Uganda with their team when the tournament ended, and remained in New Zealand where they sought [asylum](/source/Asylum_seeker).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/75884339/former-ugandan-international-faruk-ochimi-to-debut-for-hamilton |title=Former Ugandan international Faruk Ochimi to debut for Hamilton |work=Stuff |access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/sports/cricket/two-cricketers-disappear-in-new-zealand-1564712 |title=Two cricketers disappear in New Zealand |work=Monitor |access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref> Both players planned to travel to [Australia](/source/Australia) to play with other Ugandan cricketers in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/the-wireless/371102/ugandan-cricketers-seek-asylum-in-nz |title=Ugandan cricketers seek asylum in NZ |work=Radio New Zealand |access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/ugandan-cricketers-liable-for-deportation/254bhq6ya |title=Ugandan cricketers liable for deportation |work=SBS |access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref> However, before reaching Australia, both cricketers turned themselves in to the New Zealand authorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kawowo.com/2014/02/18/ochimi-otim-turn-themselves/ |title=Ochimi, Otim turn themselves in |work=Kawowo |access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [Irfan Afridi](/source/Irfan_Afridi)
* [Hamza Almuzahim](/source/Hamza_Almuzahim)
* [Davis Arinaitwe](/source/Davis_Arinaitwe)
* [Zephania Arinaitwe](/source/Zephania_Arinaitwe)

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Otim, Raymond}}
Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:Ugandan cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Kampala

== External links ==

* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/raymond-otim-26150 Raymond Otim]
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