Blind Cricket South Australia

Blind Cricket SA volunteers Phil Penn, David Penn, Amy Roe and Adrian Roe were honoured to attend the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing’s volunteer celebration event on invitation from Blind Sports SA.

The evening celebrated and recognised the incredible contribution volunteers make across sport, recreation and racing in South Australia, with more than 250 people in attendance.

Guests enjoyed an inspiring keynote presentation from Australian netball icon Liz Ellis AO, along with a panel discussion featuring Rory Sloane, Jenny Mann and award-winning volunteer Layan Saadeh.

Blind Cricket SA is proud to celebrate all volunteers whose passion and dedication help make inclusive sport possible.

🏆 We are incredibly proud to announce that Blind Cricket SA has been recognised with the Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion Award, sponsored by the Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund, at the Sports SA South Australian Sports Awards.

This award reflects the commitment, passion and hard work of our entire Blind Cricket SA community in creating opportunities for women and girls in blind cricket and ensuring our sport is welcoming and inclusive for everyone.

Over the past four years we have proudly:
• Increased female participation across senior and junior programs
• Supported women from diverse cultural backgrounds and players living with disability
• Achieved more than 40% female representation on our Board
• Played our first majority female club match
• Seen SA players represent Australia in the first Women’s Blind Cricket World Cup
• Supported female players, coaches and umpires to grow as leaders within our sport

This recognition belongs to every player, volunteer, coach, umpire, family member and supporter who continues to help Blind Cricket SA grow both on and off the field.

Congratulations to all involved and thank you to Sports SA for this incredible honour. 💙🏏

🏏 Blind Cricket SA 2025/26 Annual Presentation Dinner 🏏
On Saturday 9th of May BCSA came together for a fantastic evening celebrating another great season of blind cricket in South Australia!
We were proud to recognise our players, volunteers and supporters after a strong season of 9 wins from 10 matches, along with outstanding state and international representation. Special congratulations to all involved in the Australian Women’s team campaigns and our State team’s efforts at the NCICs 👏
🙏 Thank you to our supporters and partners:
Cricket Lovers SA, Blind Sports SA, SACA, Taverners SA, Adelaide University Sport, Rewards Trophies, and the Cathedral Hotel, along with all our volunteers, coaches, umpires and helpers who make the season possible.
🏆 Congratulations to our 2025/26 award winners:
Rookie of the Year: Owen Roberts
Most Improved: Eva Forgacs & Matthew Divito
Best Batting : Reuben Fairbank
Runner up Best Batting: Lachlan Wallace
Best Bowling : Brad Brider
Runner Up Best Bowling: Milly Hart
Best & Fairest (Runners-Up): Ethan Cook & Brad Brider
Best & Fairest Winner: Reuben Fairbank
Club Person of the Year: Ado Roe

👏A Life Membership was awarded to Mark Haskett, the special presentation was made by member Tim Haggis on the night with many touching memories shared by both BCSA members with only one slight hiccup. Whoops Tim 👏

👏 Recognition also to David Kempe OAM (50 Years Service) and Lachlan Wallace (10 Years Service).
Thank you to everyone who contributed on and off the field; here’s to an even bigger 2026/27 season! 💛🖤

Celebrating diversity and inclusion. Congratulations to all those nominated and the finalists 👏

🏏 BCA have released their new website where all information pertaining to Blind Cricket Australia can be accessed. 🏏

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🏏 BCSA Presentation Night 2026 🏏
Join us for a fantastic evening as we celebrate the achievements, dedication and spirit of our Blind Cricket SA community!
📅 Saturday, May 9
🕕 6:00pm for a 6:30 start
📍 Cathedral Hotel, Torrens Room
45 Kermode Street, North Adelaide
🍻 Food and drinks available at the bar
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All members, family and friends are warmly invited!
📩 RSVP by May 3rd to [email protected]
We can’t wait to celebrate with you all! 🎉
Regards
BCSA Committee 2025/26

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

Today marks a truly special milestone in the history of blind cricket in South Australia and Victoria 🎉

100 years ago, right here in Adelaide’s North Parklands, the very first interstate blind cricket match was played. Remarkably, many of the rules from that game still shape how our sport is played today.

As we celebrate this incredible moment, we also acknowledge and thank our club historian, Phil Penn, for his dedication to preserving and sharing the rich history of blind cricket.

We look forward to hopefully welcoming a Victorian team next season to commemorate this monumental chapter in our game’s journey.

What a fantastic night for Blind Cricket South Australia at the SACA Community Cricket Awards, held at the prestigious Karen Rolton Oval on Friday, March 27!

We were proudly represented by our President David Penn, Secretary Amy Battams Roe, and Committee Member Adrian Roe, who were on hand to celebrate an incredible evening of recognition for our club.

We are thrilled to share that BCSA was awarded the SACA Diversity and Inclusion Award, along with a Cricket Australia Highly Commended Award. These honours highlight the dedication and impact of our programs, particularly in junior development and female participation. This achievement belongs to everyone who has contributed to our journey over the years; thank you!

It was also wonderful to see individual milestones recognised:👏 Lachlan Wallace and Amir Habib Latifi – awarded certificates for 10 years of service to cricket👏 Our valued supporter David Kempe– honoured for an outstanding 50 years of service across multiple cricket clubs.

This is a proud moment for our club and a testament to the strength of our community and commitment to growing inclusive cricket.

Congratulations to all involved.