West Australian Blind Cricket Club - The Venetians

Bouyed by our win against ACT we took on Queensland in the last of the qualifying games. Queensland won the toss and we were asked to field.
Mike took in an early wicked but that was to be our only one for the day as Queensland recorded a significant score of 288. Our bowling and fielding were solid and we remained positive and upbeat for the 20 overs.
Chasing a large goal we also lost our first wicket early and despite the solid partnership between Mike and Darren Coyle, we were unable to keep up with the run rate. When we lost Mike for another fantastic score of 92 our momentum slowed further and we finished on 3/216. Darren Coyle finished on 47 not out and has had an excellent tournament but ultimately we did not reach the semifinals.
Our last game is tomorrow in the placing final against ACT and despite being a long week we are looking forward to hitting the pitch for one last time for this tournament.

What a difference a day makes. We did some soul searching after our difficult Tuesday and moved closer to home to play ACT in Victoria Park. As we reached the ground we found QLD had beaten SA which made a path to the finals unlikely with our poor net run rate.
Undeterred we lost the toss and were sent in to field. Mike took a wicket with the very first ball which happened so quickly the replay wasn’t ready. Two good partnerships had ACT in a good position. We bowled and fielded well and slowed their momentum to keep them to 7/197. Darren Stevens took two wickets, Alan got two runouts and Nicki was stopping everything.
With Mike and Ryan opening the batting we started very quickly and moved to 96 after just five overs. We slowed the run rate but retained control and passed their score without losing a wicket. Mike got his first century for WA with a fantastic controlled innings and finished 104 not out while Ryan got his second 69 of the tournament 😳
Tomorrow we play QLD in the morning game.

Late report: after chasing many balls to the boundary against NSW we had a rest and came back to take on Victoria. We batted first and put on 184 with contributions from Mike, Ryan, Darren Coyle and Alan. We felt we were about 40 short as we lost momentum with our tap order all getting starts. Ryan top scored with 51 and Darren 44no.
We got an early wicket but the second wicket partnership got Victoria most of the way home and they passed us two down.
It was a long tough day for us and we had to recover to take on ACT on Wednesday to stay in finals contention.
Full score card is here:

WA Blind Team (Mixed) v Victoria BLV

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NSW hit us for a lazy 374 in this morning’s game. We were good with the ball bowling straight but NSW batted very well and a lack of mobility in the field hurt us a bit. Darren Stevens claimed his first wicket (and first run) for WA while Ryan got 68 and Mike 62 in a run chase where we ended up short at 7/198.

Now we take on Victoria in the afternoon game.
Live stream link is here:

2026 NCIC B&LV WA v VIC CASC NCIC - Blind & Low Vision (Mixed) Round 4

A big day for WA as we play a double header against the strong NSW team followed by an afternoon game against Victoria.
Live stream for the NSW game is here

2026 NCIC B&LV NSW v WA CASC NCIC - Blind & Low Vision (Mixed) Round 3

It was a bit of a tough start against SA today as they got away from us early and recorded a significant 286 at the end of 20 overs. Mikey bowled well to get four wickets and Curtis was out most economical bowler.
We started well and we had lots of good contributions led by Mikey 57 as well as Alan, Daz, Curtis and Ryan who all got starts. We lost wickets too regularly and ended up 191 all out.
Scorecard is here:

WA Blind Team (Mixed) v South Australia BLV

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It’s our first game of the 2026 National Cricket Inclusion Championships. Mike won the toss and send SA in to bat.
Live stream is here:

South Australia v Victoria CASC NCIC - Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Men) Round 1

The NCIC's are back and this time they are being hosted in Perth!

Go Well!!

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In our second game of the year we took on Bentley at Wyong Park, after Bentley's kind invitation. We were all sporting our brand new uniforms with Venetians and Applecross Cricket Club logos to show the partnership we have with ACC.
Bentley won the toss and we batted opening with two Australian representatives in Julie and Ryan.
We got off to a good start before Ryan was run out for 12. Alan came to the grease Alan and Julie really well together and Alan retired first after 8 overs on 40 out.
Julie retired soon after on 30 in the ninth over which gave us a solid foundation. Dee batted nicely for 19 before she was run out and Tash in her first game looked really good with some strong shots to score 16 before she retiring.
Adam and Arthur finished the innings out and we ended up on 151 from our 16 overs.

The Bentley players led by skipper Cameron battled a little with their newly acquired vision impairments but played the game in really good spirit and enjoyed the experience.
When it was our turn to bowl D and Arthur opened up proceedings and Bentley in true traditional cricket style started methodically if not a little slow slowly but built momentum to finish on 116 which included one over for 24 runs and a 12.
There was a bit of comedy keepers toward the end of the Bentley innings as they struggled with running while not being able to see the creases properly which culminated in two diamond ducks.

The best of our bowlers were Caitlin who took time off from also wicket keeping to take two for 16 from her two overs and was also involved
Dee bowled two overs in her always economical style and only went for five runs and took a wicket while Daz bolwed two overs and took one for nine.

Our bowling was consistent. We went for one wide and over which is good but we were bowling maximum eight ball overs.
When we get to training, we need to work on following your overs quickly and making sure our turnaround so fast because we haven't been working on those.
The feedback from Bentley was positive and they are happy to play us again next year and be very happy to head back to Wyong Park which is a great venue.
A number of Bentley players were backing up after a game earlier in the day and we really appreciate the effort they put in.
There is a shortened game this Thursday night vs Visability, then we have a couple weeks off now before we have back-to-back games on 23 November against Lewis's Rossmoyne team and on 30 November against the St. John of God Doctors. Both of these games will be on turf at Burt Jeffery.

Game 2 – Australia vs Pakistan Women’s Blind Cricket Series

After a thrilling Game 1, the action continues tonight as Australia look to bounce back against Pakistan in the second match of the Achieve Australia International Women’s Blind Cricket Series!

Come down and show your support or tune in online as these talented athletes put on another exciting contest.

Match Details:
Date: Monday 21st April
Time: 6:00 PM (AEST)
Venue: Wally Tate Park, Kuraby, Queensland

Let’s go Aussies – time to even the series!

Live scoring https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/international-inclusion-series/achieve-australia-australia-v-pakistan-summer-202425/achieve-australia-australia-v-pakistan/game-centre/75436db5

Live stream to be posted before the game.

Achieve Australia Kuraby Knights Cricket Club

Player #8 Julie Henderson-Cavallo, B3, WA

“Representing Australia on home soil means everything to me. It’s a huge honour and something I never imagined I’d get to do. To wear the green and gold in front of my community, after only 18 months in the sport, is emotional and empowering. I hope it shows others it’s never too late to start something new and dream big.”