There is a strong Yorkshire contingent who have been selected in the England Women’s Blind squad for the upcoming 2023 IBSA World Blind Games in Birmingham. The IBSA World Games is the world’s largest sporting event for those athletes who are blind and partially sighted. This is the first time the Games come to the […]
Visually Impaired Cricket
How did Yorkshire’s visually impaired cricketers do in 2019?
Captain John Garbett (above) reflects on a promising season for Yorkshire’s visually impaired county squads as well as updating us on coaching and community work. Over to John! *** Winter training went very well both on & off the field, with more members signing up and a new kit with a shirt sponsor for the […]
Going in to bat for Yorkshire visually impaired cricket
What must it be like to play cricket if you’re visually impaired? It was a thought preoccupying me on the walk up to the Indoor Cricket Centre at Yorkshire County Cricket Club to watch a taster session run by Yorkshire VICC. I’ve written about VI cricket before with Cricket Yorkshire but it has been a […]