Abeed Mahmud Tajdin Janmohamed (born 10 December 1978, in Mombasa) is a Kenyan former

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er. A right-handed batsman he usually took on the role of wicket-keeper. Janmohamed represented his country at Under-19 level at the 1998 Cricket World Cup, scoring 219 runs at the tournament. He would play for the senior team twice during the

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following a boycott by several players, his late call-up meant he only flew into Nairobi from London on the morning of the match against Namibia. Educated at Cranleigh School in Surrey, Janmohamed also played first-class cricket for Oxford Universities, featuring in three matches against county teams in 2000. Janmohamed graduated from

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in 2002 with a degree in business management, before going on to work in commercial roles at Cricinfo and ESPN. He joined the Trustee board of the

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in 2021.

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* 1978 births Living people Kenyan cricketers Sportspeople from Mombasa Oxford Universities cricketers Wicket-keepers {{Kenya-cricket-bio-stub