On a mild but blustery afternoon at The Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground Northants Steelbacks ended Sussex Sharks all conquering run that saw them holding all three National trophies at once, as the Steelbacks added to their 2021 BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup success at the same ground. After Northants won the toss & sent […]
Northants & Sussex Set For Primary Club Cup Final Take Two!
On a sunny day in May when Sussex celebrated cup success in Hove after the rearranged 2023 cup final you could have been excused for thinking the Northants v Sussex cup rivalry was over for this year, but here we are again with the same two teams meeting in Northampton at the end of August. […]
BCEW Make Change to Charles Ronayne Award
BCEW have made an immediate change to the Charles Ronayne Award for Outstanding Contribution to VI Cricket. In the past this prestigious award was handed out annually, from this point on it will be awarded as and when appropriate with the year of award recorded. This will enable the award to be given out more […]
Staffordshire Wolves First to Claim 2024 Silverware
Following this weekend’s action the Wolves, with their first league win, the first BCEW champions of 2024 are now joined by Somerset VICC as league winners. As Worcestershire sadly withdrew from the Midlands league and RNC Hereford only managed to complete one game in the early damp part of the summer – the league became […]
Two New Clubs Join the Blind Cricket Family
Demonstrating the strength of BCEW’s commitment to development of the game two new VI clubs have been formed in 2024. Hemel Hempstead Town Cricket Club supported by Hertfordshire Cricket have launched the Hertfordshire Comets, who will be skippered by the England 2012 Ashes series player Steve Humphreys. Steve and coach Richard Grayson have discussed the new club in […]
T10 VI Exhibition match at Lords
For the first time ever a visually impaired cricket match was played on the main ground at the home of cricket, Lords, on Monday 22nd July. The VI match preceeded a multi-disability match in what was a day celebrating disability cricket. Congratulations to those from the England international VI teams who took part in this […]
Record breaking Sussex storm to fifth Primary Club Cup success
On a glorious day at the 1st Central County ground in Hove Northants Steelbacks and Sussex Sharks finally contested the delayed 2023 BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup Final after a mix of rail strikes and rain prevented the game going ahead last season. Rail disruption still had an impact as Northants were delayed and […]
Northants & Sussex set for rearranged Cup Final
Northants Steelbacks will face Sussex Sharks on Saturday in the rearranged final of the 2023 BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup. The final was postponed at the end of 2023 due to rain and rail strikes, so now takes place on Saturday 11th May at Sussex’s 1st Central County Ground in Hove. Northants, who came […]
England to host India for Twenty20 series
The England Men’s Visually Impaired team have announced a three match series with India’s VI side as they prepare for the VI Ashes in Brisbane later this year. This series, and all international disability fixtures, will be live-streamed on the England and Wales Cricket Board’s website and YouTube channel. Men’s T20 Series Fixture Schedule All […]
A century season about to start
A season that will see a record 100 competitive blind cricket matches played is just a few days away from starting. One of those games is the completion of the 2023 – the delayed BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel cup final. The county ground at Hove has been secured as the venue for Sussex Sharks, […]