The England blind cricket team will enter the 2006 World Cup to be played in Pakistan in December. Well, that’s old news.

The English local cricket clubs too, are promoting cricket among the visually impaired people. Old Sharlston Cricket Club would like to hear from any visually impaired person who is interested in playing a blind cricket match at Sharlston on, July 23 2006. The event is aimed at popularising the sport in the country.

Event organiser, Norman Waddington, explained, "We want to raise awareness in this region that partially sighted and blind people are perfectly capable of enjoying this game if they have the correct equipment”. If the event becomes a success, Sharlston will be able to host an annual blind cricket tournament and a league can be established in the West Yorkshire area, said Waddington.

All players, blind or partially sighted, have to be registered. Of the 11 players in the team, at least four must be totally blind.

The laws of cricket have been adapted to allow blind and partially sighted people to compete on equal terms. See http://www.eyeway.org/inform/sp-cric.htm for details.