Disability Cricket

In line with the vision of Sussex Cricket, the Sussex Cricket Board is looking to increase participation opportunities for those with all forms of disability.

Forthcoming Disability Cricket Activity

See below for more information on the current Chance to Shine Disability project and the Sussex Parallel Games. 

Click here to read about the Visually Impaired team, the Sussex Sharks,

and below for information on Disability Cricket from the ECB website.

Stategy / Action Plan

The Sussex Cricket Board has a draft 3 year action plan to increase the participation opportunities available to those with disabilities. 

Initially these will be participation opportunities in schools, but phase 2 of the plan will entail the development of structures outside of schools such as clubs and competition structures.

For more information on Disability Cricket in Sussex contact Tim Shutt

Forthcoming Disability Cricket Activity

Portslade CC are holding FREE cricket sessions during August - click here for details

The Sussex Cricket Board are hosting FREE cricket sessions during August at Oak Grove College in Worthing- click here for details

A Sussex Cricket Board Holiday Camp is to be held Monday 24 th August to Wednesday 26th August in Woodmancote, near Henfield - click here for details

Chance to Shine

Managed by the Sussex Cricket Board, the project is enabling cricket participation opportunities to be provided in schools for children with learning difficulties. The project has the potential to run for a number of years and therefore will look to provide the same level of opportunities to children with all types of disability.

Parallel Games

The Sussex Parallel Youth Games is an annual event that looks to expand the opportunities for young disabled children in competitive sport in Sussex.

19 Special Schools signed up to the 2009 Sussex
Parallel Youth Games!

The Sussex County Sports Partnership annually organise the Sussex Parallel Youth Games and are delighted to announce that this year we have 19 special schools across the county signed up to compete, making 2009 our biggest Parallel Youth Games yet!

This year we will be working in partnership with the Co-operative Group again to deliver the 2009 Games!  The Co-operative Group have committed their support to this event over the next three years to ensure the ongoing success of this popular event.

For the forth year running Olympos, Leisure Centre, Burgess Hill will be hosting the event again, generously providing the venue for the event, free of charge.

The Sussex Parallel Youth Games offers young disabled athletes the opportunity to show off their skills and receive much-deserved recognition in sport in Sussex. The children compete in a number of sports including boccia, wheelchair basketball, basketball, new age kurling, tennis, cricket and swimming and it is hoped that these Games provide a springboard for local aspiring athletes.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Mizon on 01273 644153 or at smizon@brighton.ac.uk