When a person turns 18 it’s a day he or she will long remember, no doubt that’s how Metro’s players will feel about Saturday 3rd September when their team claimed a 53 run win over Sussex at the Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground to win the competition now called the BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup […]

On Saturday 3rd September London Metro will face Sussex Sharks in the 2022 final of the newly renamed BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup. This year’s final is being held at the Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground as the 2022 BCEW National League winners Sussex take on last season’s beaten finalists Metro, who have won this […]

Dorset Dolphins & Surrey VICC are set to clash in the final of the BCEW Southern Regional Twenty20 Cup on Sunday 4th September. This year’s final is being held at the historic BroadHalfPenny Down, also known as the Cradle of Cricket, where the game of cricket is said to have originated. Dorset’s path to the […]

By Paul Toplis, As well as the planned Blind Ashes trip to Australia this summer and the possible UK Women’s Team International Series in August, other international blind cricket is now being played as the pandemic eases. South Africa had a winless tour of Pakistan in early March; where the hosts won both the ODI […]

After winning both national level blind cricket cup competitions for the first time in 2021 Northants Steelbacks have been handed a vicious draw as they attempt to defend both trophies. BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup In the former BBS Cup Northants travel to Cheshire Cobras in the quarter final with the winner set to […]

A number of major changes have been made following the 2021 BCEW AGM, here’s a rundown of the most significant ones. Rules Changes Relating To Total Batters In all matches two Total batters will be required to bat in the top six, regardless of where low partials bat. Total batters can no longer be out […]

By John Garbett, BCEW Development Director BCEW in conjunction with the ECB have just finished another level 2 coaching course, giving 11 people from the VI game, including 9 of our players, a qualification which will allow them to run coaching sessions anywhere, but specifically within VI cricket, to help develop players at their local […]

In light of recent events in the world BCEW & BBS Cricket wish to make the following heart felt statement. There is no room in blind cricket for any kind of discrimination, direct or indirect. We are absolutely opposed to anyone being treated unfairly or being physically, verbally or emotionally abused due to their race, […]

For the second season in a row Northants Steelbacks were most successful in BCEW’s End of Season Awards, this time after their cup double. Gerald Porter won Wicketkeeper of the Year for the fifth time, whilst Mark Turnham won Total Batter of the Year to add to his previous wins in the bowler & overall […]

By Paul Toplis While the current pandemic crisis prevented test cricket this weekend, not even that combined with the regular Sunday rail travel disasters could put off the BCEW Johnners Trust development festival at Leicester University. It was a more limited affair than in many recent years with just five teams, but these were from […]