Abeed Janmohamed

{{Short description|Kenyan cricketer (born 1978)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

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| country = Kenya

| fullname = Abeed Mahmud Tajdin Janmohamed

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mombasa, Kenya

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Occasional wicket-keeper

| family =

| international = true

| club1 = Oxford Universities

| year1 = 2000

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| club2 = Kenya

| year2 = 2004

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| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 5

| runs1 = 35

| bat avg1 = 7.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 18

| deliveries1 = 36

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 6/1

| date = 16 October

| year = 2011

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10629/10629.html CricketArchive

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Abeed Mahmud Tajdin Janmohamed (born 10 December 1978, in Mombasa) is a Kenyan former cricketer. A right-handed batsman he usually took on the role of wicket-keeper.{{cite web |title=Player Profile |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/abeed-janmohamed-24787 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 October 2023}}

Janmohamed represented his country at Under-19 level at the 1998 Cricket World Cup, scoring 219 runs at the tournament.{{cite web |title=ICC Under-19 World Cup records - Kenya Under-19s batting averages |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/icc-under-19-world-cup-1997-98-3275?team=2347 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 October 2023}} He would play for the senior team twice during the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup 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.{{cite web |title=Protests and Namibia check Kenya |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/protests-and-namibia-check-kenya-142097 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 October 2023 |date=1 October 2004}}

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 Oxford Brookes University in 2002 with a degree in business management,{{cite web |title=Journalism Advisory Board Profile |url=https://www.oxfordpublish.org/industrylinks/jbmember/janmohamed/ |website=Oxford Brookes University |access-date=5 October 2023}} before going on to work in commercial roles at Cricinfo and ESPN.{{cite news |title=Careers talk: Abeed Janmohamed, commercial director, RadiumOne |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/nov/28/abeed-janmohamed-radiumone-careers-interview |access-date=5 October 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=28 November 2012}} He joined the Trustee board of the Lord's Taverners in 2021.{{cite web |title=THE LORD'S TAVERNERS - Trustees |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/306054/trustees |website=Charity Commission |access-date=5 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Our Trustee Board |url=https://www.lordstaverners.org/about-us/our-trustees/ |website=Lord's Taverners |access-date=5 October 2023}}