England Deaf cricket team
England Deaf Cricket Team represents England and Wales in international deaf cricket. The team, consisting of players who are Deaf or hearing impaired, is one of the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) four disability teams. The team has participated in international cricket since 1992, runners-up in 1995/6, 2005 Deaf world cups and the 2011 DICC champions trophy.
At the international level, Deaf Cricketers must have a minimum hearing loss of 55dB in both ears. On the playing field, players must play without their hearing aids/cochlear implants. In terms of communication; the England Deaf cricket team has a mixture of BSL users, Sign Supported English users and Spoken English.
The current head coach is Mark Nash. He is assisted by former captain, Paul Allen.
History[]
1992 - 1st Deaf Ashes[]
The first ever deaf cricket test match was played between Australia and England in 1992. A game in which was hoped to be quickly forgotten by the English side, they were defeated by 10 wickets. Australia went onto Whitewash the England team 5-0 in the inaugural Deaf ashes.[1]
1995/96 - 1st Deaf World Cup.[]
The first ODI Deaf World Cup was hosted in Melbourne, Australia between 27th December 1995 - 7th January 1996.[2] The Victorian Cricket Club hosted the competition, which was played between 7 teams ( Australia, India, Great Britain (GB), New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka).[3]
Round Robin:
Game 1. India 134/9 beat GB 130.[4]
Game 2. GB 264/5 beat South Africa 81 - Ben Young Scoring 80, well supported by Mike O'Mahony 50.[5]
Game 3. GB 332/4 beat Pakistan 184ao - Mike O'Mahony 140, Umesh Valjee 77*[6]
Game 4. GB 215/7 beat Sri Lanka 88ao.
Games 5 and 6. GB next games against New Zealand and Australia was abandoned due to heavy rainfall.
Team | |
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1st | Australia |
2nd | Great Britain |
3rd | India |
4th | Pakistan |
5th | Sri Lanka |
6th | New Zealand |
7th | South Africa |
Semi-Final 1: Aus vs Pakistan - Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Pakistan 116ao lost to Australia 117/0 - Adam Wood 75*
Semi-Final 2: Great Britain vs. India - Ivanhoe Cricket Club.
Great Britain batted first, lost 3 early wickets but then a partnership between Philip Ottaway (117) and Umesh Valjee (96, ran out controversially) took them to imposing 245/6. India fell short in their chase, regularly losing wickets to be bowled out for 207.[7]
Final: Australia vs Great Britain - Ivanhoe Cricket Club
After the early wicket of Jeffrey Khan, Mike O'Mahony scored 115 had useful support from Ben Young, Umesh Valjee, Phil Ottoway. GB ended up on 262.
In front of their home crowd, Australia's Chris Ashenden scored 111 before being caught out in the deep giving the home crowd a nervy finsh. However, Australian Captain Jon Webb steered the home team home to beat Great Britain by 5 wickets:
Great Britain: 261/6
Aus: 263/5 [8]
2005 - 2nd Deaf World Cup.[]
The 2nd ODI World Cup was held in Lucknow, India between 16 November 2005 to 27 November 2005. Competing countries included India (host), Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, England, South Africa, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Round Robin:
Game 1. England beat Sri Lanka by 96 runs. Chris Hughes was Man of the Match.
Game 2. England lost to Australia.
Game 3. England beat Nepal by 290 runs. Farooq Mohammed was Man of the Match.
Game 4. England lost to India by 50 runs. Umesh Valjee was Man of the Match.
Game 5. England beat South Africa by 8 runs. Stefan Pichowski was Man of the Match.
Game 6. England beat New Zealand by 178 runs. Ben Young was Man of the Match.
Game 7. England lost to Pakistan by 163 runs.
Game 8. England Beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets. Darrell Sykes was Man of the Match.
Semi Finals:
Semi Final 1: England beat Australia by 4 wickets. Paul Allen was Man of the Match.
Semi Final 2: India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets.
Final:
India was crowned champions after beating England by 79 runs. [9]
2009 - Present : England and Wales Cricket Board Era[]
Bob Denning took over from Ron Young in 2009, as head coach and took the team to Australia in 2011 and South Africa in 2013.[10] He won DSPY Coach of the Year in 2012.[11]
In March 2016, a new-look England side became runners up in the Deaf ICC Championship hosted in Dubai, despite beating eventual winners earlier in the competition.[12][13][14]
Players[]
There are 400 known deaf/hearing impaired cricketers in England and Wales. The current national squad is the selected players from this pool.
Current Squad[]
Name | County | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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George Greenway | Devon | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Captain |
Andrew Wood | Yorkshire | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Dean Bedford | Essex | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
Darrel Sykes | Yorkshire | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Farooq Mohammed | Middlesex | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Jake Oakes | Yorkshire | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
James Dixon | Lancashire | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
James Schofield | Wales | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Joel Harris | Lancashire | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Luke Hughes | Lancashire | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Matthew Bailey | Staffordshire | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
Mike O'Mahony | Surrey | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Mike Weatherby | Wales | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Wicketkeeper |
Moazzam Rashid | Middlesex | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
Nathan Caddell | Wiltshire | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Stephen George | Devon | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Wicketkeeper
2014 England Disability Cricketer of the Year[15] |
Stephen Pope | Surrey | Right-handed | - | Wicketkeeper |
Umesh Valjee M.B.E. | Middlesex | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2010 England Disability Cricketer of the Year[16]
2012 Deaf Sports Personality of the Year[17] |
Notable Past Players[]
- Les Townsend
- Mark Woodman
- Stefan Pichowski (Now Chair of Deaf ICC)
- Ben Young
- Jeffrey Khan
- Phil Ottoway
- Chris Hughes
- Paul Allen
References[]
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- ^ "Pennant, World Cup Deaf Cricket Association - 1995-96". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ Nauright, John. Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice.
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- ^ 1st World Cup Deaf Cricket 1995-96 - Part 2/4, retrieved 2022-01-08
- ^ 1st World Cup Deaf Cricket 1995-96 - Part 3/4, retrieved 2022-01-08
- ^ 1st World Cup Deaf Cricket 1995-96 - Part 4/4, retrieved 2022-01-08
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- ^ England Deaf go 2-0 up in South Africa series (signed), retrieved 2022-01-07
- ^ "Past Winners – Deaf Sports Personality of the Year". www.dspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "New-look England ready for Deaf ICC Championship". English Cricket Board. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Highlights - England v Pakistan Deaf ICC Championship, retrieved 2022-01-07
- ^ "England lose to Pakistan in Deaf ICC final". English Cricket Board. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Stephen George wins England Disability Cricketer of the Year award, retrieved 2022-01-07
- ^ "The captain who paved the way with signs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Past Winners – Deaf Sports Personality of the Year". www.dspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
External links[]
- Men's national sports teams of England
- Deaf cricket teams
- Deaf culture in the United Kingdom
- Parasports in England
- Disability organisations based in England