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Lord Patel becomes first British-Asian appointee to England and Wales Cricket - 1shanemarsh - 07-08-2015
Professor Lord Kamlesh Patel of Bradford, an OBE and a leading voice on health, social care and community cohesion in the UK, has become the first British Asian to join the England and Wales Cricket Board.
He currently sits in the House of Lords as a Labour Peer and formerly worked for the Yorkshire Cricket Academy as a part-time coach. Last year, he served on the judging panel of the inaugural Asian Cricket Awards supported by ECB.