Marvellous wielding of the willow!
Team members of the ACT Blind Cricket match celebrate the day.
22 January 2007
The ACT Vision Australia Blind Cricket match was held with resounding success on Sunday 21 January 2007.
Staff, clients, family and friends were invited to play in a social match against the ACT Blind Cricket team. Vision Australia fielded a team of 11 players, there were 35 overs per side and the ball was bowled underarm.
Vision Australia made sure to give the novices some valuable coaching tips before the game!
Briony Young, Community Development Coordinator, Vision Australia Canberra explained that "in a 25 over match, VISACT Cricket triumphed over Vision Australia in the second Annual Blind Cricket Challenge. VA made 9 for 81, with Peter Ellis top scoring with 9 and Gerald Malimg 9. Davin made 7, Rachael Walker made 5 and Briony Young made 10 (not out)".
Bowling in style.
Briony agreed that "the best of the VISACT Cricket bowlers were Jespeh Soegeng with 4 for 17, Rodney burns with 2 for 11 and David Ferguson with 2 for 18. In reply VISACT Cricket made 4 for 82 in 22 overs with Stephen Fagg top scoring with 21, Mark Haskett making 10 (not out), Rodney Burns 8 and David Ferguson 8 (not out). The best of the bowlers were Peter (1 for 12), Gerald (1 for 6) and Rachael (1 for 7)".
Combined with a social BBQ lunch, the day was a great opportunity to meet some of Vision Australia's clients and players who recently returned from the World Cup of Blind Cricket in Pakistan.