Playing Cricket
All Abilities
Cricket is a sport for all and at Cricket NSW our programs for people with special needs are called ‘All Ability’ programs.
Our programs are generously sponsored by Lord's Taverners NSW with the aim to grow disability participation at all levels from participation to coaches to administrators and officials.
Our programs include:
Junior Blasters programs in Schools
Junior Blasters skills program runs over four weeks with a set curriculum developing the fundamental skills needed to play Cricket.
We can run programs specifically for children with Special needs at your school. Please contact julie.stafford@cricketnsw.com.au for more details.
Junior Blasters programs at Clubs
Junior Blasters introduces boys and girls to Australia’s favourite sport. The program runs over 8 weeks and is delivered at local Clubs or centres.
To find your nearest Junior Blasters Centre for your child, please visit www.playcricket.com.au
We can also work directly with Clubs that are interested in setting up Junior Blasters centres for children and young adults with Special needs. These clubs offer cricket specifically for children with special needs, please contact them directly.
| Cricket Club | Location | Contact | Phone | |
| Blowfly Cricket Club | Hornsby | Mark Rushton | m.rushton1@bigpond.com | 0401 743 747 |
| Macquarie Cricket Club | Macquarie Park | Greg Brown | gregbrown4a@gmail.com | |
| Bankstown DCC | Bankstown | David Clifton | thecliftons@ozemail.com.au | 0417 679 169 |
| Collegians Cricket Club | Campbelltown | Steven Cantrill | spc17n@gmail.com | 0415 896 442 |
| Trytons Cricket Club | Eastern Suburbs | Andrew Doyle | doylepacpac@gmail.com | 0415 896 442 |
| Orange Rainbow Cricket | Orange | Matthew Tabbernor | matthew.tabbernor@cricketnsw.com.au | 0425 297 719 |
| Wollongong Northern Suburbs | Wollongong | Matt Benstead | mbenstead77@optusnet.com.au | |
| Northern Power Cricket Club | Central Coast | Andrew Beattie | haggisbeattie79@gmail.com | |
| Bradman Foundation | Bowral | Jock Mcilhatton | coach@bradman.com.au | 0439 690 026 |
If you are a cricket club and want to start a Junior Blasters Centre we have created a resource to guide you and there could be some funding available.
To see an example for a wonderful Junior Blasters Centre please watch this short video
Cricket for elite players
Cricket NSW will be sending 3 teams to the National Cricket Inclusion Championships in Geelong from January 22nd – 27th 2018.
NSW team for Cricketers with an Intellectual Disability
NSW Blind Cricketers
NSW Deaf Cricketers
Sixers v Thunder All Abilities T20 Cup - for cricketers with an intellectual disability
Games :
Thunder v Sixers : Sunday 15th October Bankstown Oval 1.30 – 4.30pm
Sixers v Thunder : Sunday 12th November (Venue TBC)1.30 – 4.30pm
Thunder v Sixers: Sunday 10th December (Venue TBC) 1.30 – 4.30pm
Other Organisations
We work closely with these key organisations to provide opportunities for people to play:
All Ability Alliance
In 2015, An All Ability Alliance will be established and led by Cricket NSW allowing the following groups to meet quarterly, share best practice and capture the outcomes of cricket programs being delivered.
- Special Olympics NSW
- Lords’ Taverners NSW
- Northcott
- School Sport Unit – Disability Unit
- Blind Cricket NSW
- Department of Sport and Rec – Disability unit
- Dream Cricket
- Blowfly Cricket Club
- Deaf Sports NSW
- Primary Club
- Australian Foundation for Disability
- Wheelchair Sports NSW
- Variety Club
- Ability Links
- All Kids Can Play
For an overview of different types of disabilities with strategies for inclusion:
http://www.disability-resource.org.au/disability-information.html
Resources and tips from Australian Sports Commission
http://www.ausport.gov.au/participating/disability/resources
For further information regarding any of our programs, please contact Julie Stafford, Community Engagement Manager on julie.stafford@cricketnsw.com.au
