Umesh Valjee
Personal information
Full name
Umesh Damdor Valjee
BornSeptember 30, 1969
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
RoleBatsman

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.

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]

References

  1. ↑ "CricHQ - Umesh Valjee career". CricHQ. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Players – Umesh Valjee". cricketarchive.com. CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Ugra, Sharda (17 October 2011). "The captain who paved the way with signs". espncricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Valjee hails crowning moment". ecb.co.uk England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Umesh Valjee rewarded with MBE". club-cricket.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Olympic Torch: Day 69". ITV News. 18 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Umesh Valjee". IMDb.
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