Victorian Blind Cricket Association

Congratulations to our own Ned Brewer Maiga, being recognised from the Primary Club of Australia, receiving the Sir Roden Cutler Award at the recent Australia Baggy Green Dinner.
This award is a testament to the commitment, passion and dedication that Ned brings to inclusive sport. Well done!

𝗩𝗕𝗖𝗔 𝗔𝗚𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Victorian Blind Cricket Association for the 2026/27 Season.

The details of the AGM are:
📆 DATE: Sunday August 9th
🕦 TIME: 12:30pm
📍 WHERE:
🏠 In-Person @ Charlie Bradley Pavilion (Kooyong)
💻 Online in MS Teams

Hybrid AGM
This year we are holding a hybrid AGM, with in-person and online options for attending. To encourage as many members as possible to attend in-person we the VBCA will provide lunch and refreshments at the Charlie Bradley Pavilion (Kooyong) from 12 pm onwards.

Please RSVP [email protected] if you will be attending in-person as this will help us with catering.

Agenda, 2025 Minutes and more details can be found here:
https://mailchi.mp/4f0a067c184f/vbca-agm-6427690

Blind Cricket Australia (BCA) is seeking expressions of interest from players who would like to be considered for selection for the Australian Men’s and Women’s Blind Cricket teams this season.

Selected players will participate in a training camp arranged by BCA, a second training camp arranged by CA, and a tour to Sri Lanka in December 2026 arranged by BCA.

Further details and EOI form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/a1e3szw9Tf

EOI close 21/7/26.

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SEEKING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - CENTENARY CELEBRATION WEEKEND

In 1926, the first ever state vs state blind cricket game was held between Blind Cricket South Australia and the Victorian Blind Cricket Association. To celebrate this, we are hosting a very exciting celebration event with a number of great things planned including:
- A historical tour of blind cricket in South Australia
- Fun T30 game with the Aussie ball
- Two T20s between the current Blind Cricket South Australia and Victorian Blind Cricket Association sides
- A celebration event on the Saturday evening for everyone to come together and celebrate 100 years of bringing states together
Date: 23rd–24th of October

*Please note everyone is welcome to attend the weekend, although places in the games will be reserved for players from Victoria and South Australia.*

How to register:
Please fill out the Expression of Interest form here: https://forms.office.com/r/h8Z7nUU5F3

If you have any questions, please get in contact at: [email protected]

It’s with a heavy heart to announce the passing of John Tongalea, better known as “Lucky”, on
Tuesday 12 May.
Lucky played for many seasons at VBCA. He loved a chat, a beer, the All Blacks and his beloved Melbourne Storm. Always a gentleman, he will be sadly missed. Heaven has gained an angel. RIP Lucky.

Funeral details:
Monday 18 May 2026
Bunurong memorial park
790 Frankston Dandenong Rd Dandenong South
Cirrus Reflection Space
10.30am

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Can you Help!
This year marks the centenary of the first ever interstate game of Blind Cricket, when a team travelled from Victoria to play a team in Adelaide, in April 1926.
Blind Cricket SA plans to mark the centenary with events later this year.
Victorian Blind Cricket Association has been invited to travel to Adelaide to play a series of matches in October of this year. We also hope to hold social and fundraising events that weekend.

BCSA would like to put together a sub-committee to plan and run the weekend, so we're keen to hear from BCSA members who would like to be involved.

We're looking for people who would like to be part of things like planning events, organising fundraising, or making contact with past players, to encourage them to be part of the celebration.

If you'd like to get involved, please contact Brad Brider, via the [email protected] email account

We've created some highlight reels for our four BB02 teams containing video and photos from across the tournament.

You can watch the videos by accessing our YouTube channel.
You’ll find text descriptions of each video in the ‘Description’ of each video.
Click the link here to watch and enjoy!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLupv1n3gO5ljWjuxvgV74T-G27qDkRwT_&si=SdWuh1xPIOfRl10j

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🏏𝗕𝗕𝟬𝟮 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦!🏆
Congratulations to Team Storm who took out the BB02 Grand Final yesterday.
With a clinical and skilled display of Blind Cricket, the Storm (1-134) who fielded first, were able to achieve the Stars total of 133 in the 19th over.

Well done to the whole team especially Captain Courtney Webeck and Vice Captain Matt McCarthy.

Stand out batters:
Hamish Mackenzie 36*
Aidan Kemp 29*
Courtney Webeck 28*
Muhammad Rayyan Irfan 24*
Simon Fuller 21

Wicket takers:
Matt McCarthy
Em Spencer
Corrie Heberley
David Gauci
Sherrie Harris
Ben Phillips 21

🏏𝗕𝗕𝟬𝟮 𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗜-𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦
In the final day of the BB02 tournament, the Stars finished top of the table and played fourth place Hawks in their semi-final. A close game, with the Hawks (5-180) almost pinching victory needing 4 runs from the final ball falling short of the Stars total (5-184).
Second placed Renegades took on Storm in their semi final. Renegades (5-192) set a large total in their batting innings, however the Storm (5-192) thundered home with the total in the 19th over.
Fantastic display of blind cricket.

Run scorers:
Matt Cameron 67*
Steve Obeid 61*
Matt McCarthy 57*
Ryan Honschooten 54*
Ned Brewer-Maiga 37*
Peter Robinson 32*
Brett Wilson 41*
Emily Spencer 33*
Sam Hall 25*

Wicket takers:
Ryan Honschooten
Swarit Shenoy
Ned Brewer Maiga
Sean Brown 2/19 (3)
Emily Spencer
Courtney Webeck
Bradley Brider 2/27 (3)

Stay tuned for the Grand Final result and photos and videos from the across the tournament.