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Information about County Cricket with the ECB
Snapshot
Deaf and hard of hearing players can play in these Pan-disability competitions with the ECB
- Super 9's (softball)
- D40
- DPL
Pan-Disability cricket is mixed teams of deaf/hard of hearing - Physical disabilities and learning disabilities.
Blind crickets has its own separate arrangements.
Women & Girls - While some Women do play in these fixtures, the ECB and ECAD are working hard to develop more training and playing opportunities for Deaf women and girls. One ambition is to set up the Women's Disability Premier League! (See below for current information)
What is Super 9's ?
County cricket has S9 - Super 9's this is softball cricket programme based on a pairs format and is seen as a pathway to the D40 hardball competitions in which more experienced players compete.
More information on the ECB website
What is D40 ?
The D40 s the ECB's national hardball disability competition.
There are 40 overs a side and have all the same laws and regulations as a mainstream county game of cricket with powerplays and 30 yard fielding circle
More information on the ECB website
What is DPL ?
The Disability premier league brings together players from the three different disability groups.
There are four teams, each one is pan-disability Each teams plays six t20 games across three weekends, with the top two sides through to the final
Each squad has 16 players with everyone playing a minimum of two games each subject to availability. Each disability group must bowl at least 20% of a team's overs.
The teams are: Black Cats, Pirates, Tridents and Hawks
Diagram on the left shows how players can be selected for DPL.
More information on the ECB website
Women & Girls' Cricket
Moving ahead into the 2024 season, we are excited to offer an expanded programme, which will start with two weekend winter training camps. Both camps will take place at the Indoor School at Edgbaston stadium, Birmingham. The first camp was held on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th February, the second will take place on the 2nd and 3rd March.
Following those camps, we are working on holding three match days in 2024. One will be at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough. That is likely to take place on Saturday 24th August.
In addition, we are very keen to keep increasing the group of players that we have. Our intention is that once the group is sufficient in size, we will look to create two ‘Franchised’ squads that will form the start of a Women’s Disability Premier League. This very exciting departure and one that I know is gaining some good traction internally at ECB. Once we achieve this, we will truly all be part of a ground-breaking, first of its kind (as far as we are aware), anywhere in the cricketing world, pan disability cricket competition for women.
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to any deaf , hard of hearing women who are currently playing hard ball cricket who would like to get involved please contact Katie Harrison or Richard Hill at ECB. .
COMPETITIONS & EVENTS 2024
Find your playing opportunity using the links below
DPL - DISABILITY PREMIER LEAGUE
COUNTY DIVISIONS
COUNTY TOURNAMENTS
Training and other events Dates Contact for details
Women and Girls Winter Training
Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham
3rd and 4th February 2024
2nd and 3rd March 2024
Women and Girls' Disability Matches
National Cricket Performance Centre
Loughborough
24th August 2024
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