Peter Blueitt
Peter Blueitt is an English blind cricketer who represents England national blind cricket team in B1 classification.
Biography
[edit]His eyesight gradually began to deteriorate in 2008 after sustaining a bleed into a pituitary tumour. He was later accompanied by a guide dog Kyso, when he was confined to use white cane ever since his eye sight began to decline.[1][2] In November 2013, he met his girlfriend Claire Doidge in a serendipitous occasion when he met her to thank her for training his first guide dog, Kyso.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In September 2016, he was a key member of the England’s Ashes tour of Australia, where England played 3 T20 matches ans 5 One Day matches.[3]
In January 2017, he was named in England's squad for the 2017 Blind T20 World Cup which was held in India.[4][5] England eventually reached semi-finals of the 2017 Blind T20 World Cup.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Love at first sniff for couple who met through guide dog". The Star. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ a b "Blind cricketer finds love... thanks to his matchmaking GUIDE DOG". Express.co.uk. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ Fuller, John (2016-11-11). "Going in to bat for Yorkshire visually impaired cricket". cricketyorkshire.com. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "England name squad for Blind World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "England Visually Impaired squad named for UAE tour". www.ecb.co.uk. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "England reach Blind World Cup semi-finals". ESPNcricinfo. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "Blind Cricket WC: India hammers England by 10 wickets". Sportstar. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2024-12-05.