George Greenway

George Edward Greenway (born 11 March 1993 in Exmouth, Devon) is an English deaf cricketer who plays for Devon and has captained the England national deaf cricket team in all formats of the game.[1][2][3]

Early life

Greenway was born with hearing but contracted meningitis when he was seven months old leaving him profoundly deaf. He has a cochlear implant and also uses British Sign Language to communicate.[4][5]

Despite being profoundly deaf he attended mainstream school at St Joseph's Roman Catholic School, Exmouth. Aged 16 he went on to complete an apprenticeship in site carpentry. He resides in his home town of Exmouth.[4][5]

Playing career

A right-arm fast-medium pace, all-rounder, Greenway began playing cricket at Exmouth CC from the age of eight after his parents took him to a Friday night colts training session. He progressed from Colts to the third, second and first teams at Exmouth CC. In 2010, he was selected to play for the Deaf England Lions cricket team on its three-match summer tour, where he took wickets and scored runs in all three matches, including an innings of 50 not out against Alvaston and Boulton Cricket Club.[4]

Deaf England

After attending a trial weekend for the Deaf England elite squad at Shrewsbury School when he was 16, Greenway, aged 17, played for the England national deaf cricket team in the 2011 Deaf Ashes series in Australia.[6]

Greenway took over as Deaf England captain in 2021 and was a guest of the ECB at Lord’s when he was presented with a tasselled England cap to mark his contribution to disability cricket.[7]

In 2022 he captained the England Deaf cricket team who won the Deaf Ashes series in Brisbane, Australia - Deaf England's first win since 1992.[8][9][10]

In 2022 in South Africa, the Deaf England team was successful in an international inclusion tri-series, and Greenway — who took seven wickets in the final match — won the award for bowler of the series.[11]

In 2023 he was about to lead the Deaf England cricket team in the T20 World Cup to be held in Qatar but the Qatar Cricket Association and the Deaf International Cricket Council cancelled the tournament due to regional challenges and uncertainties.[12][13][14]

Other teams

In the summer of 2024, the inaugural match between the ECB Chair's Disability XI and the MCC was held at Lord's, supported by the Lord's Taverners. The mixed disability team (deaf, physical and learning disabilities) featured all three international captains, including Greenway, and beat the MCC on their home ground.[15][16][17]

Greenway was called up in 2025 to represent Devon CCC in the National Counties Cricket Championship and on his debut against Cornwall took 4 wickets for 34 runs.[18][19] He plays his club cricket with his older brother Lawrence, at Exmouth CC who compete in the Devon Cricket Premier League.[20]

He plays for Hawks in the Disability Premier League showcase tournament, and helped his side win the Disability Premier League trophy at Derby in September 2023.[21][22] He also plays for the Middlesex CCC Mixed Disability cricket team. He currently plays his international cricket for the England Mixed Disability side,[23][24] being called up to play in a series against India in August 2026.[25] On 15 August 2026, in his fourth appearance, he top-scored in the Mixed Disability side's T20 win over India at Arundel.[26][27]

Honours

He won the silver medal in the 2023 Deaf Sports Personality of the Year Award.[3][28]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Park, Anna (4 December 2023). "George Greenway: England Deaf Cricket Captain". Signature. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "England Men's Mixed Disability team announce squad for India series". ECB. 3 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Meet the England Men's Deaf Squad". ECB. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Exmouth's Greenway set for National team appearance". Exmouth Journal. 8 September 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "George's Story". Devon deaf role models. Devon County Council. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Cricket Archive https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1651/1651284/Miscellaneous_Matches.html. Retrieved 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "ECB honour for Woodman and Greenway for services to disability cricket". Devon Cricket. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Greenway, George (14 June 2022). "England Deaf on the verge of a historic Ashes win". Mynewsdesk.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Six Middlesex Disability players return home after triumphant ashes series down under as England Deaf and Learning Disability sides both win Ashes series down under". Middlesex County Cricket Club. June 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Greenway, George. "Skipper Greenway steers England Deaf side to victory in Ashes Series - Devon Cricket". Devon Cricket Foundation. Retrieved June 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  11. ↑ "Ashes rivalry continues in International Cricket Inclusion Series". ECB. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Greenway, George (November 2023). "George captains England again for the World Cup". Exmouth Journal. Exmouth Joirnal. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Organisers confirm postponement of T20 Deaf World CupIn 2024, a seven-match series against Deaf India was announced, with Greenway captaining the Deaf England host side". ECB. Retrieved 14 August 2026..
  14. ↑ "England Men's Deaf and Visually Impaired squads to host India this summer". ECB. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "MCC v ECB Chair's Disability XI". Lord's.org.
  16. ↑ "MCC v ECB Chair's Disability XI". PlayCricket - England.Disability. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Disability Premier League Final to be held as double header with England Men's IT20". ECB. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Devon v Cornwall". Cornwall Cricket. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  19. ↑ Sutcliffe, Conrad (August 2025). "Six-wicket win over Cornwall sends Devon to top of Western Division table". Devon Cricket. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Exmouth CC". Play Cricket. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Flynn and George Greenway lead Hawks to victory". Sky Sports. 6 September 203. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Flynn and Greenway steer Hawks to Disability Premier League title". ECB. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
  23. ↑ "George Greenway". Middlesex CCC. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "England Disability". ECB. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Middlesex Disability players, George Greenway and Mohammad Farooq, have been selected for England's upcoming mixed-disability series against India". Middlesex Cricket (@Middlesex_CCC). Twitter/X. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Team effort puts England ahead at Arundel". ECB. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "England Mixed Disability Men v India Mixed Disability Men". BBC Sport. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  28. ↑ Herbert, Tim (11 July 2023). "Exmouth cricketer wins silver medal at Sports awards". Exmouth Journal. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
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