Disability Cricket - schedule
The schedule of matches and major events for 2008 across the disability cricket impairment groups can be found below.
If you have any dates, fixtures or results to add, please email us at disabilitycricket@ecb.co.uk
Physical & Learning Disability
April 27 - Old Trafford, England v Wales 'A'
May 24 - England LD Squad v Hardball County Champions (Lancashire), Euxton CC
May 25 - England LD Squad Training Session
June 1 - The Brit Oval, South v North
June 2 - MLD day, Edgbaston, four schools festival
June 9 - SLD day, Edgbaston, four schools festival
18 June - Newcastle & Hartshill CC, North Staffordshire Special School Sports Association, Inter Cricket, Years 9 & 10 (10am)
25 June - Newcastle & Hartshill CC, North Staffordshire Special School Sports Association, Kwik Cricket, Years 6,7 & 8 (10am)
June 29 - Sherborne School, Dorset - South West v South East
July 6 - Headingley, North v South
July 7 - Specials schools festivals, Exhall and Wixford CC
July 13 - Newport, Wales v England
July 20 - Luctonians CC, Herefordshire, Midlands v Mid Wales
July 22 - Whittington CC, Shropshire, West v East Midlands
July 26-27 - Inaugural regional tournament for cricketers with a physical disability
August 20 - England Learning Disability v Physical Disability Select XI, Chesterfield
September 7 - County Championship Final (Incrediball Division), Leamington CC - 10.30am
September 14 - County Championship Final (Hardball Division), Walmley CC - 10.30am
October 19 - Indoor 8-A-Side Tournament, County Ground, Taunton
Deaf cricket
April 19-20 - England Deaf Squad Training Weekend, Trent Bridge
Friendly matches
April 26-27 - ECAD North v ECAD South, Campbell Park, Milton Keynes (11am)
May 18 - ECAD North v ECAD South, Campbell Park, Milton Keynes (11am)
June 20 - ECAD v Marylebone CC, Lord’s Nursery Ground, London (11.30am)
July 6 - ECAD v Christleton CC, Little Heath, Chester (12:30pm) and ECAD (development squad) v Australia, Southport & Birkdale CC, Southport (11am)
The Ashes Series for Deaf Cricketers, July 2008 - England v Australia
July 8-10 - First Test match - Southport & Birkdale CC Southport (10am)
July 13-15 - Second Test match - Colwyn Bay CC, Conwy (10am)
July 17 - Twenty/20 international - Colwyn Bay CC, Conwy (5pm)
July 21 - First one-day international - Walmley CC, Warwickshire (11am)
July 22 - Second one-day international - Worcestershire CCC, Worcester (11am)
July 24 - Third one-day international - Campbell Park, Milton Keynes (11am)
July 25 - Fourth one-day international - Campbell Park, Milton Keynes (11am)
Blind cricket
March 15-16 - England VI Squad Training Weekend, Loughborough
May 3-4 - England Training
May 23-25 - Euxton Cricket Festival - Euxton Festival 2008 - Schedule (32 KB)
May 31-June 1 - England Training
July 5-6 - England Training
August 3 - England v West Indies, one-day international (10.30am, King Edwards School, Edgbaston)
August 4 - England v West Indies, one-day international (10.30am, Moseley CC, Solihull)
August 5 - England v West Indies, one-day international (10.30am, Harbourne CC, Birmingham)
September 6-7 – England Training
September 20 - End of season Festival
British Blind Sport Primary Club National Knockout Cup 2008
May 10 - Round 1 - Eastern Vipers v Birmingham SCVI
June 7 - Quarter-finals - Game A: Sussex Sharks v Northern Galloways; Game B: Metro v London Sports; Game C: South Wales Dragons v Northants VI; Game D: Vipers/Birmingham v Warwickshire Bears
June 28 - Semi-finals - Winner Game A v Winner Game B; Winner Game C v Winner Game D
August 9 - Final (Lord’s Nursery Ground)
BCEW Season 3 – Nemesys Blind Cricket League 2008
April 26 - Birmingham Sports v Warwickshire CCVI; Metro v Northants; London Sports v Sussex Sharks VICC
May 17 - South Wales Dragons v London Sports; Sussex Sharks VICC v Metro; Northants v Birmingham Sports
June 14 - Warwickshire CCVI v Northants; Birmingham Sports v Sussex Sharks VICC; Metro v South Wales Dragons
June 21 - Sussex Sharks VICC v South Wales Dragons; Northants v London Sports; Warwickshire CCVI v Metro
July 12 - London Sports v Metro; South Wales Dragons v Birmingham Sports; Sussex Sharks VICC v Warwickshire CCVI
July 19 - Northants v Sussex Sharks VICC; Warwickshire CCVI v South Wales Dragons; Birmingham Sports v London Sports
July 26 - Metro v Birmingham Sports; London Sports v Warwickshire CCVI
The league then splits in to two. The top four play each other again, as do the bottom three. The home advantage goes to the club that was away in the corresponding fixture in the first part of the season.
August 16 - 1 v 4; 2 v 3; 5 v 7
August 23 - 1 v 3; 2 v 4; 6 v 7
August 30 - 1 v 2; 3 v 4; 5 v 6