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Umesh Valjee

Umesh Valjee

South African cricketer

Umesh Damdor Valjee, MBE (born 30 September 1969 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African-born English deaf cricketer.[1][2] He is a BSL user.

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He is a right-handed batsman and very occasional right-arm medium pacer.[3] Valjee came into professional cricket after being signed to British Deaf Sports Council in 1989. He is the longest-serving deaf cricketer of England, and wear same number shirt (No. 1) as was worn by Tom Armitage—the first capped England player.[4]

Valjee is former captain of the England national deaf cricket team, and was awarded with the England Disability Cricketer of the Year in 2011.[5] He was also awarded an MBE in the 2011 New Year's Honours list for services to disabled sport.[6]

He was one of the torchbearers at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[7]

Valjee played Jamil in the BBC's series "Switch" (2001-2006), which featured deaf signing actors.[8]

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