Blind Cricket South Australia

Blind Cricket South Australia is incredibly proud to celebrate one of our own, Amy Roe, who graduated on Tuesday 25 August from the Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Centre for Women’s Sport program.

Amy’s graduation is a wonderful recognition of the hard work, commitment and passion she continues to bring to sport and, in particular, to creating opportunities and pathways for people with disability through blind cricket.

We also want to acknowledge another valued member of our Blind Cricket SA family, Emma Hart, whose hard work and dedication will see her graduate from the program in 2027. We look forward to celebrating that achievement with Emma when the time comes.

Creating pathways for women to lead in sport helps build stronger, more inclusive sporting communities — and we are incredibly proud to have Amy and Emma helping to make their mark.

Congratulations, Amy! 🎓👏
And Emma, keep up the fantastic work — your time is coming! 💚🏏

Blind Cricket SA is proud to support women who lead, inspire and create change through sport.

🎾 WORLD BLIND TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS – TODAY’S MATCHES 🇦🇺

See the times below where you can watch Blind Cricket SA members Ethan Cook and Reuben Fairbank representing Australia at the 2026 IBTA World Blind Tennis Championships in Lithuania!

🇦🇺 Ethan Cook
🎾 Match 1 – After the 9:00am match on Court 5
🇦🇺 Adelaide time – After 3:30pm

🎾 Match 2 – 2:30pm on Court 5
🇦🇺 Adelaide time – 9:00pm

🇦🇺 Reuben Fairbank
🎾 Match 1 – 10:45am on Court 6
🇦🇺 Adelaide time – 5:15pm

🎾 Match 2 – After 2:30pm on Court 6
🇦🇺 Adelaide time – After 9:00pm

⏰ Adelaide is 6 hours 30 minutes ahead of Lithuania.

📺 WATCH LIVE
Catch the action via the official live stream:
Blind Sport Lithuania – Live Stream⁠

Best of luck to Ethan and Reuben from everyone at Blind Cricket SA! 💚💛

🏏 Thank you, Taverners Australia! 💙

Blind Cricket South Australia is incredibly grateful for the ongoing support of Taverners Australia and their commitment to creating sporting opportunities for people living with disability.

Your support helps us grow blind cricket, create opportunities, build connections and ensure everyone has the chance to experience the joy and benefits of sport.

Thank you for helping us give everyone a sporting chance! 🏏💙

Congratulations to all the players picked to represent Australia in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. Well done to SA members listed below.
BRAD BRIDER
REUBEN FAIRBANK
MUHAMMAD FURQAN (debut)
LACHLAN WALLACE
MICHEAL ZANNIS

🇦🇺🏏 AUSTRALIA TOUR: SRI LANKA 2026 🇱🇰

Blind Cricket Australia (BCA) is excited to announce the Australian Men’s Blind Cricket Team that will travel to Sri Lanka from 10–20 December 2026.

Congratulations to all players and staff selected to represent Australia!

B1
* Muhammad Furqan
* Lachlan Hayward
* Sean Kendrick
* Lincoln Muddle
* Michael Zannis

B2
* Bradley Brider
* Matthew Cameron
* Chris Gould
* Ned Brewer Maiga
* Lachlan Wallace

B3
* Michael Berg
* Reuben Fairbank
* Matthew McCarthy
* Steve Obeid
* Oscar Stubbs

Team Staff
* Coach: Paolo Franzoni
* Assistant Coach: Matthew McCarthy
* Team Manager: Darren Kendrick

Blind Cricket Australia is looking for sponsors and supporters to help make this tour possible. If you, your business or someone you know may be interested in supporting the Australian team and Blind Cricket Australia, we would love to hear from you.

Please get in touch with Blind Cricket Australia via either socials or [email protected] to find out how you can support the team.

More details and information around the tour will be shared in due course. We look forward to seeing our Australian team proudly wearing the green and gold in Sri Lanka this December! 🇦🇺🏏🇱🇰

🏏 Blind Cricket South Australia AGM – Venue Confirmed! 🏏

All members are invited to attend the Blind Cricket South Australia Annual General Meeting.

📅 Sunday 9 August 2026
⏰ 11:00 am
📍 Karen Rolton Pavilion
🍕🥤 Light refreshments, will be provided following the AGM.

Please RSVP to: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAFugPzi9GRUM1RFR0E0RjEyMUM5Skk5VlBJMFo5UzhGOS4u

or [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there and thank you for your ongoing support of Blind Cricket South Australia! 🏏

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Blind Cricket South Australia AGM – Save the Date!

All members are invited to attend the Blind Cricket South Australia Annual General Meeting.

Sunday 9 August 2026
11:00 am
Venue: To be confirmed

Committee nominations for the 2026/2027 BCSA Committee are now open! If you'd like to get involved and help shape the future of Blind Cricket SA, we'd love to hear from you. (please advise if you interested or would like to be sent a nomination form)

Please RSVP and submit your nomination form to [email protected] by Friday 31 July 2026.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the AGM and thank you for your ongoing support of Blind Cricket South Australia.

For all the Blind cricketers wishing to be considered, please complete the expression of interest. All details in the form.

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Blind Cricket SA congratulates all those appointed to the Australian Women’s and Men’s Blind Cricket programs for the upcoming season. 🏏🇦🇺

Congratulations to Linda Bayfield, Danielle Chivers, Sue Art, Paolo Franzini, Matt McCarthy and Darren Kendrick on your appointments. We look forward to seeing both programs continue to grow and achieve great things.

Exciting times ahead for blind cricket across Australia and we wish everyone every success for the season ahead!

🏏👏 Blind Cricket South Australia congratulates Sophie Patton on her outstanding presentation as guest speaker at the June Cricket Lovers SA meeting hosted by friend of BCSA David Kempe.

Sophie shared her inspiring sporting journey as a blind athlete, highlighting her achievements across multiple sports, including representing South Australia in Blind Cricket, Tennis, and Cycling, where she proudly won a Bronze Medal at the World Championships.

Her determination, resilience, and commitment to sport continue to inspire those around her, and we are incredibly proud to have Sophie as a member of our Blind Cricket SA family.

Well done Sophie on representing our sport so brilliantly and thank you for sharing your story with the Cricket Lovers community! 🏏👏

Image description:
1: Sophie speaking with an iPad in her hands, a member of the audience to the left is smiling and applauding.
2: Sophie stands wi the iPad in had ready to speak with David Kempe motioning in Sophie’s direction, audience members show attention to Sophie.
3-5: Sophie speaking with David Kempe smiling.
6: Sophie and David Kempe chatting while audience members watch on.