Cricket

Cricketers with a Disability, opens in a new tab, Cricket Australia. Cricket Australia are committed to creating welcoming environments for people with a disability to engage with all aspects of our sport. Through partnerships with Inclusion Solutions, Deaf Sport Australia, Deaf Cricket Australia, Sport Inclusion Australia and Blind Cricket Australia, we are focused on continuing to develop strategies and commit to actions to ensure all individuals can engage with cricket authentically.

• National Cricket Inclusion Championships., opens in a new tab Held annually in January the National Cricket Inclusion Championships bring together State teams across three divisions – Blind and Low Vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Cricketers with an Intellectual Disability.
• All Abilities Cricket, opens in a new tab. Cricket has programs, competitions and pathways that ensure players of all ages, genders and abilities can play our game in a fun and fully inclusive environment. To find out more about All Abilities programs in your location please contact your local State/Territory Association
• Inclusion solutions. As a trusted inclusion partner for Cricket Australia, Inclusion Solutions deliver workshops and mentoring to community and premier cricket clubs across Australia.

Autism in Cricket, opens in a new tab, Autism Association of Western Australia (WA). The Autism in Cricket program is for everyone who is passionate about inclusion in sport. The program is designed to break down barriers to participation and support individuals with Autism to get involved in their local cricket club. The team at the Autism Association are here to support you to join and be a player in your local club or to become a part of your club community in other roles.

• Autism in Cricket: What every coach & club needs to know, opens in a new tab, Autism Association of Western Australia, (2019).

Blind Cricket, opens in a new tab. The game of Blind Cricket in Australia is administered and controlled at a National level by Blind Cricket Australia (BCA) and at a State level by respective State BCA affiliate members. A side is made up of four totally blind (B1's), three partially blind (B2's), and four partially sighted (B3's). Each sight category has a 12th person (14 players in total).

• Blind Cricket Beginners Guide to Coaching, opens in a new tab, Blind Sports Australia, (2024). An invaluable resource for people wanting to coach blind cricket or incorporate into school activities or at club level.

Deaf Cricket, opens in a new tab. Is the oldest deaf sport in Australian Deaf History, the first interstate cricket match was taken place with Victoria and South Australia in 1894. Deaf Cricket Australia (formerly named Australian Deaf Cricket Association) is the one of the longest Deaf sport organisations in Australia. We provide National and International cricket matches, we provide support for the Australia Team and we are a non profit organisation.

• What about deaf women? How one mum changed cricket, opens in a new tab, Adam Burnett, cricket.com.au, (23 September 2021). Through passion, perseverance and an unwavering dedication, Melissa Hale has made Australia's summer sport more inclusive for deaf women and girls all across the country.

Other programs

• Cricket’s for everyone at Blowfly Cricket Club, opens in a new tab, Good Sports, (13 January 2022). Blowfly Cricket Club, opens in a new tab is based in Hornsby, north of Sydney. They make it their mission for everyone to be able to participate in an Aussie favourite game. Blowfly Cricket is designed with players with intellectual disabilities in mind. When Mark and the team started the Blowfly program, all the players got their own whistle so that they could make noise and have a good time. When it was each child’s turn to bowl, they’d blow a whistle to get everyone’s attention. Then as they came through, they had to try to swat the blowfly stencil that was printed out on the stumps. “So, you’ve got the visual, audio and tactile elements. Everything’s for a reason. I firmly believe, you got to make it a lot of fun. It’s the noisiest sports game you’ve ever heard. It’s organised chaos!” laughs Mark.