Grant and scholarships awarded to next generation of Australian athletes

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Recipients of the Next Generation Athlete programme grants and scholarships with Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, Lady Mayoress Anne Quirk and Robyn Smith CEO Sport Inclusion Australia.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and Lady Mayoress Anne Quirk of Brisbane, Australia, announced Next Generation Athlete grants and scholarships to 17 local athletes at a reception held at the Town Hall on Tuesday (25 July).

The fourth round of the programme is intended to help athletes realise their sporting dreams and is supported by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust. It could also assist in their preparation for the 2019 International Federation for Intellectual Impairment Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) Global Games, which are being held in the Australian city.

“Over the last 50 years the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust has improved the wellbeing of the most marginalised and vulnerable members of our community. I would like to congratulate all recipients today and take this opportunity to thank Sport Inclusion Australia for their hard work and dedication to facilitate inclusiveness in all sports across the Brisbane community. It is our pleasure to make a positive difference in the lives of these young athletes,” Quirk, who is also an World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games Patron, said.

Inspired by fellow Brisbane resident and world welterweight boxing champion Jeff Horn, the Lord Mayor also provided some encouraging words to athletes: “Follow your dream to be the best that you can be in your sporting endeavours.”

Athletes acknowledged the support of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust and the importance of the grants in helping them meet the costs of training, equipment and competition as they strive to reach their potential.

Grants and scholarships were awarded to athletes across athletics, cricket, indoor cricket, netball, swimming and tennis.

“Sport Inclusion Australia is delighted to have developed the Next Generation Athlete programme with the support of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust. The Next Generation Athlete programme is an innovative way of identifying and supporting young athletes with an intellectual impairment in the Brisbane metropolitan region on their athletic pathway. It will assist aspiring young athletes with the help of state sporting organisations and Queensland school sport to provide an opportunity to compete at local, state, national and international level and if possible the 2019 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games here in Brisbane,” Robyn Smith, Chief Executive of Sport Inclusion Australia, said.

The presentation also provided an opportunity to release the latest Next Generation Athlete promotional video highlighting stories of current scholarship holders. Jack Ireland (swimming), Yasmin Sanders (tennis), Mac Russell (rowing) and Alberto Campbell-Staines (athletics) have all benefitted from the project.

World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games Ambassador and Paralympic medallist swimmer Daniel Fox was also in attendance.

The next round will open in December 2017 with grants and scholarships to be awarded in 2018.

Grant recipients
Alex Baker (tennis)
Haydn Brumm (cricket)
Thomas Burrows (athletics)
Harry Cahill (swimming)
Jennifer Collins (netball)
Summer Dullaway (swimming)
Caitlin Kerby (swimming)
Shane Kuilboer (indoor cricket)
Lisa Lenton (netball)
Shaun McKee (indoor cricket)
Patrick O’Brien (swimming)
Ashley-Kate Schlenner (swimming)
Chelsea Stebbing (swimming)
Brett Wilson (cricket)
Aaron Wood (cricket)

Scholarships
Yasmin Sanders (tennis)
Bailey Stewart (swimming)

The 2019 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games will gather more than 1,000 athletes from around the world to compete in nine sports between 9-20 October.

England win World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Nations T20 final

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NESTON, ENGLAND – JULY 17: Dan Bowser of England batting during the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Learning Disability Tri-Series Trophy match between England and Australia on July 17, 2017 in Neston, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

England claimed the T20 trophy with a thumping eight wicket win over South Africa as they finished the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Series supported by NatWest unbeaten.

England stuck the South Africans in at a blustery Nantwich Cricket Club. Ronnie Jackson picked up an early wicket before Elridge George and Keketso Chabedi helped South Africa ease into the game with a 37 run partnership.

As the saying goes, one quickly brought two as George (18) fell working the ball to square leg before Chabedi was bowled by Tayler Young for 25 leaving South Africa 55-3.

Matt Cowdery picked up two wickets in two balls before missing out on his hat-trick after Mzwandile Mhlongo got his bat down on another straight delivery.

Jan Makololo battled for 20 before a late flurry of boundaries from Mhlongo (19*) saw South Africa up to 105-6 from their 20 overs.

Birthday boy Jonny Gale went early in the reply for 9. Dan Bowser and Jackson set about taking a chunk out of the target a rapid 43 run partnership.

Jackson fell leg before to Jali Mkhululi for 21 but Bowser continued his explosive form with the bat to finish 61 not out and lead England home with over nine overs to spare. Bowser gave one final demonstration of his skill as he ended the game with successive sixes.

Cheshire’s own Jack Perry finished a successful debut series with 13 not out.

England win World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Series Final

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NESTON, ENGLAND – JULY 17: Dan Bowser and Chris Edwards of England during the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Series Trophy match between England and Australia on July 17, 2017 in Neston, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

England took the first honours in the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Series supported by NatWest with a comprehensive eight wicket victory over Australia in the 40 over final today.

Australian skipper Gavan Hicks won the toss on a glorious day at Neston Cricket Club and had no hesitation in opting to bat first.

The decision looked justified as he and Boyd Duffield raced to 80 without loss within 12 overs. England quickly fought back as Duffield became one of three dismissals for England captain Chris Edwards (3-24) as a mini collapse saw the Australians slump to 94-5.

Hicks kept his team in the hunt as he top scored with 77 to help Australia post 165 all out. Alex Jervis was again amongst the wickets, going for only nine runs in his eight overs while picking up two wickets.

Dan Bowser and Edwards broke the back of the reply with a partnership of 123 for the second wicket. Edwards fell for 42 but Bowser steered England home to victory with an unbeaten 93 at better than a run a ball.

The competition now switches to T20 format with all three sides playing at Toft Cricket Club tomorrow.

For more: www.ecb.co.uk

World Intellectual Impairment Sport urge LOC of 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Swimming Championships to submit crucial documentation

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The International Federation for Intellectual impairment Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) has notified countries that the location of the 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Swimming Championships may change if the Local Organising Committee (LOC) cannot produce crucial documentation relating to the competition pool in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

World Intellectual Impairment Sport requires the documentation as part of the hosting agreement with the Federación Mexicana de Deportistas Especiales FEMEDE), as it is a condition of the sanctioning and recognition of results by World Intellectual Impairment Sport and other international sport bodies.

The situation arose when the LOC recently requested permission to move the venue from Morelia, the original host city in the bid document, to Aguascalientes. A subsequent site visit revealed that documents that guaranteed the proposed pool was suitable for major international competitions were not available.

FEMEDE had assured World Intellectual Impairment Sport that the paperwork would be available by Wednesday (12 July), however key documents have still not been submitted. World Intellectual Impairment Sport may now be forced to find a new host for the competition.

The World Intellectual Impairment Sport Swimming Championships are the biggest and most important competition for swimmers with intellectual impairments in 2017.

Dave Harman, World Intellectual Impairment Sport’ Sport Director for swimming, attended the site visit in late June.

“We are very keen to keep the Championships in Mexico, as it would be a landmark event,” Harman said.

“The first World Intellectual Impairment Sport event of its kind to take place in the Americas, it offers many benefits for the reach and profile of swimming for athletes with intellectual impairments, for the local community and for the country and region as a whole.

“The bid and site visit showed the huge potential and ambition of the LOC, with excellent plans for the infrastructure, facilities for the athletes, media and broadcasting.

“However, whilst I was hugely encouraged by the plans of the LOC in many areas, crucial elements of their preparations fell short of World Intellectual Impairment Sport’ standards. Primarily I was disappointed to learn that there was no certification that the newly proposed competition pool meets the requirements of a major international event, as laid out in the hosting contract.”

Following the site visit World Intellectual Impairment Sport suspended entries to give the LOC time to produce the documentation.

“FEMEDE were able to provide us with a date of when the pool would be assessed, but that has now passed,” Harman continued. “Each delay takes us closer to the Championships, which is not ideal.

“To ensure the quality of the event and in the interests of the athletes taking part, we may have no choice but to remove the right to host the competition from a very capable LOC if the necessary paperwork is not received.”

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Another win for England in latest tri-nations match

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By England and Wales Cricket Board

The England Learning Disability side have qualified for the 40 over final of the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Series supported by NatWest after a 224 run victory over South Africa.

After England posted an imposing total of 316-3 South Africa could only muster 92 in reply.

After losing the toss and being put into bat, skipper Chris Edwards and Jonny Gale built an excellent platform with an opening stand of 109. After Gale fell for 41, Dan Bowser took control with an extraordinary innings of 108 from 56 balls.

Bowser hit eight sixes as he moved from 50 to 100 in only 12 balls. Edwards fell ten short of his century after being caught at midwicket for 90 but Ronnie Jackson provided able support to Bowser with a quick-fire 40*.

South Africa’s reply got off to the worst possible start as Tayler Young removed Phaphama Mthana for a second ball duck in the first over. A run out and a second wicket for Young saw South Africa slump to 27-3.

In-form Edrich George (38) attempted to launch a fightback but saw wickets regularly fall around him. Edwards (4-12) picked up three wickets in his first over to leave South Africa with little hope of reaching their target.

They were eventually dismissed for 92 with Young finishing with 3-49.

 

For a full match report head to www.ecb.co.uk

World’s best athletes with an intellectual impairment to return to London

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Credit: Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images)

The world’s best athletes with an intellectual impairment have arrived in London, Great Britain, ahead of the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships which get underway on Friday (14 July).

Many of those returning to the Olympic stadium – scene of athletics at the London 2012 Paralympic Games – are International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) Global Games champions, defending world title holders and Paralympic Games medallists.

Headlining the men’s field in T20 track events is Brazilian Daniel Martins, 21. At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Martins won the men’s 400m in world record time.

He made his international debut just the year before at the 2015 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games in Ecuador where he won the 400m. Later that year he claimed gold at his first World Championships.

Polish teammates Sylwester Jaciuk and Daniel Pek are the 2015 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games champions in the men’s 800m and 1,500m, respectively. Pek is the 2016 Paralympic silver medallist.

Japan’s Daisuke Nakagawa is the defending world champion in the men’s 5,000m. Two years ago in Ecuador Nakagawa beat teammate Ryo Kaneko to the Global Games title, with Kaneko settling for silver.

Portugal’s World Intellectual Impairment Sport Ambassador and Global Games gold medallist Lenine Cunha heads out in the men’s long jump T20. He will face tough competition from Rio 2016 silver medallist Zoran Talic of Croatia and Ukraine’s bronze medallist Dmytro Prudnikov.

Cunha is also the Global Games and defending world champion in the triple jump.

In the women’s track events Poland’s Barbara Niewiedzial is the Paralympic champion in the 1,500m. She will go against Ukraine’s Liudmyla Danylina, the Global Games title holder and Rio 2016 silver medallist.

Hungary’s Illona Biacsi just missed out on a medal at the 2015 World Championships but regained some form at the Paralympics, leaving with silver after taking the same colour in Ecuador.

Ewa Durska will look to dominate for Poland once again in the women’s shot put F20. The 40-year-old is unbeaten at a World Championships since 2011 and in 2016 won her third Paralympic title. Durksa is also the Global Games champion.

The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships run from 14-23 July. All the action is being livestreamed at worldparaathetics.org. Fans can follow the T20 events on World Intellectual Impairment Sport’ Facebook and Twitter. 

 

 

 

World Intellectual Impairment Sport launches search for sponsorship and fundraising Governing Board member

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The International Federation for Intellectual Impairment Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) has launched a search for people with a flare for fundraising and a substantial network to fill a new sponsorship and fundraising position on its Governing Board.

The volunteer role was one of a number of new positions signed off by the World Intellectual Impairment Sport membership in May alongside significant governance changes. The organisation also agreed to a trial of two new impairment groups for athletes with autism and down syndrome.

In order to support its work at the start of an exciting new era, World Intellectual Impairment Sport is asking for individuals with expertise in fundraising and partnerships to come forward.

The person will work with the Executive Director and an existing group of industry experts, also volunteers, who form the current World Intellectual Impairment Sport Fundraising and Marketing Committee.

It is hoped the new Governing Board member can help to identify new funding streams and open the door to organisations who may be looking to support a global para-sport charity.

Nick Parr, World Intellectual Impairment Sport’ Executive Director, said: “The increasing profile of para-sport means that this is an exciting time to be involved in our work and big opportunities are clearly out there.

“The potential is massive but like other small charities, even though we are an international organisation, we need a helping hand to capitalise on it.

“Whoever fills this position has the chance to make a real difference to the lives of 100,000s of people around the world.”

World Intellectual Impairment Sport is a member of the International Paralympic Committee. It is formed of more than 80 member organisations who manage sport of athletes with an intellectual impairment nationally. The World Intellectual Impairment Sport programme features 14 sports, three of which – swimming, athletics and table tennis – are in the Paralympic Games. World Intellectual Impairment Sport manages part of the pathway for elite athletes in all its sports, as well as World Championships and other competitions, promoting social inclusion along the way.

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Rain causes draw for England and Australia in cricket Tri-Nations

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Credit: ECB

By England and Wales Cricket Board

The second match of the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Nations between England and Australia was lost to the weather at Grappenhall Cricket Club in Cheshire, Great Britain, on Tuesday (11 July), with just 21 overs possible on a frustrating day.

It was enough time though for England’s Alex Jervis, the 22-year-old seamer from Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire who represents Yorkshire, to follow up his five for 46 against South Africa from Monday (10 July) with a mightily impressive three for 19 from his five overs.

That display helped England restrict Australia to 110-4 from the 21 overs. But Australian captain and opener Gavan Hicks had provided a hint of his talents, making 36 from 43 balls before being sensationally caught by Lee Stenning – the highlight of the play that was possible.

An early lunch was called at 1.35pm, when the third spell of light rain arrived, but that rain became torrential during the interval and play was abandoned at 2.24pm. Both teams took a point.

All matches in the 40-over and T20 tournament are being played at grounds across Cheshire.

Australia move on to Nantwich CC to take on South Africa on Wednesday (12 July), with both sides looking for their first win of the series. England are back in action on Thursday (13 July) when they take on South Africa at Bramhall CC.

Speaking after the match was abandoned, England captain Chris Edwards said: “Weather unfortunately beat us, which is a bit frustrating because we were making good inroads and fighting back well. First 20 overs I thought we bowled well early doors, contained them fairly well.

“It was wet from overnight rain but it was firm and the wicket played true and well.

“A win yesterday [Monday] was very important for us. To not get any result out of today means it will be very interesting going in to Thursday and Friday. Also how tomorrow’s [Wednesday] result pans out as well.

“For us it’s about working hard now on Thursday and Friday and using that energy we could perhaps have used today.

“Australia look very good batting at the top of the order. They got off to a really good start. We had some opportunities that didn’t quite go to hand but we pushed back well against them.”

Edwards was also full of praise for seamer Jervis: “He’s hungry for wickets. He’s got that enthusiasm that rubs off on the rest of the team. That self belief and determination he’s worked so hard for and it’s starting to pay rewards in these first two games.”

Australia skipper Hicks said: “It is frustrating. The first few days we were here were absolutely glorious and now we try to play cricket and it’s a completely different matter. But you can’t control the weather.

“It was very competitive. Good wicket, the ground was quick enough even with the rain on it. It would have been a pretty good match if it had gone ahead.

“It was nice to have a hit and get used to English conditions and the way the pitches are a bit different to home. It was nice to get a few in the middle, unfortunately got out and the weather set in.

“England are very disciplined in the way that they go with their bowling. They set very straight fields and make you make the mistakes. Very good batting order too, especially their top four. It’s always a good battle against them and I’m looking forward to the next match.

“We’ll certainly be wary of Alex Jervis next time we play them.

“We played a practice match against South Africa. They’ve had five guys from a previous tournament so it was good to face them again. You never know what you’re going to get, they’re athletes and it should be a good game tomorrow.”

The 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Nations features a series of 40-over and T20 games between hosts England, Australia and South Africa. Matches are being played at grounds across Cheshire until 21 July.

Live scoring is available throughout at the England and Wales Cricket Board website.

Jervis stars for England in cricket Tri-Nations opening win

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Alex Jervis and Dan Bowser combined to earn England a comfortable win in the first game of the International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) Cricket Tri-Nations at a blustery Chester Boughton Hall in Cheshire on Monday (10 July).

Jervis, a 22-year-old seamer who plays club cricket for Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire but represents Yorkshire, took five for 46 as South Africa lost momentum after a flying start.

Then Bowser, a powerful left-hander from Devon who has played second team cricket for Leicestershire and Somerset, made short work of the target with an unbeaten 84 from 56 balls, as England cruised home with six wickets and more than 15 of their 40 overs to spare.

“It’s a very good start to the series for us,” said Jervis, who was named man of the match after claiming his first five-wicket haul for England.

“We were a little bit over-excited in the first few overs but after that we calmed down and played well. Taking five wickets for England is a great feeling but I had great support from the bowlers at the other end and also our fielding. And Dan Bowser played some great shots to give us a perfect start.

“Now we are looking forward to meeting up with some old friends in our first game against Australia.”

That game will be played at Grappenhall on Tuesday (11 July), and another victory would leave England on the brink of qualification for the 40-over Tri-Series final at Neston next Monday (17 July) – before the three teams play a T20 Tri-Nations over the next four days.

Tayler Young, a tall fast bowler from Chessington in Surrey, provided a spectacular start to the two weeks of competition, uprooting the off stump of opener Keketso Chabedi with a superb delivery after South Africa had won the toss and chosen to bat.

But England were then thrust on to the back foot by a second-wicket stand of 80 inside nine overs between Phaphama Mthana and Eldrich George.

A squally rain shower gave them a chance to regroup, and it was Young again who broke the partnership with the wicket of George, a left-hander who hit 10 fours in racing to 44 from 30 balls – but was brilliantly caught by Jonny Gale low down at backward point.

Then Jervis took over, claiming five of the next six wickets as skipper Chris Edwards let him bowl his eight-over allocation in a single spell.

Mthana was the first to go lbw, before Mzwandile Mhlongo drove to Matt Cowdery at mid-off.

Matt Browne, another of the five Surrey-based players in the team, interrupted the Jervis show with a beauty to bowl Ayanda Kolisi, a wicket which was the least his bustling spell deserved on an impressive debut.

South Africa’s captain Jan Makololo counter-attacked with a big six off Jervis before he was the victim of another fine catch, this time by Bowser at extra cover.

Jack Perry, a teenage wicketkeeper making his England debut in his home county – and looking forward to playing at his home club of Oxton later in the series – claimed Winston Johnson as his first victim standing up to Jervis.

Browne and Edwards then polished off the last couple of wickets, meaning South Africa had lost their last nine for 81.

But England made a nervous start to their reply, with Gale surviving one dropped catch before he was out for 10, driving to mid-off.

Edwards, England’s experienced captain who was on familiar territory near his base on the Wirral, seemed determined to play patiently but he fell for 11 in the 10th over.

Then Lee Stenning went lbw to Makololo, and England were wobbling slightly at 86 for three.

But Bowser, who also spent his early years on the Wirral before moving to the south-west where he now plays and coaches at the North Devon club, eased their nerves by hitting regular boundaries all around the wicket. He reached his half century from only 32 balls and continued to dominate the scoring as Yorkshire’s Rob Hewitt played a sensible supporting role in a fourth-wicket stand of 74 in 10 overs.

Hewitt fell for 20 with only 14 runs required but Bowser completed the job with a flurry of boundaries. “I’m just pleased to be enjoying my cricket again,” he said afterwards. “But the credit today should go to Alex Jervis, for taking those five wickets.”

The 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Nations features a series of 40-over and T20 games between hosts England, Australia and South Africa. Matches are being played at grounds across Cheshire until 21 July.

Live scoring is available throughout at the England and Wales Cricket Board website.

Tri-Nations to get underway with England v South Africa

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By England and Wales Cricket Board

It is a long way from Lord’s to Chester Boughton Hall – but Chris Edwards and his team will be representing England with as much pride as Joe Root and co when they face South Africa in the first match of the International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) Tri-Nations, also involving Australia, on Monday (10 July).

It will be an especially significant occasion for Edwards, a mainstay of a dominant period for England against their rivals, as Chester is so close to his cricketing roots on the Wirral.

“It’s a dream come true to have an international series right on your doorstep,” the 24-year-old told the mini-magazine that has been produced to accompany the series – which itself provides tangible evidence of the growing stature of cricket for athletes with an intellectual impairments, and the England team, with the series also being supported by British bank NatWest.

It is only 12 years since they played for the first time, in a series involving the same three nations in Cape Town, South Africa.

Australia won that series, and the two that followed in 2007 and 2009 – when Edwards made his debut, at the age of 17.

So he was well-established by 2011, when the Tri-Nations returned to South Africa and England were crowned champions for the first time after winning the final in Kimberley.

And two years ago Edwards led from the front in Australia as England won a bilateral series 5-1 – rounding things off with a century in Melbourne.

This time Derek Morgan’s team will have home advantage on a number of leafy Premier League grounds around Cheshire, with the first phase of two weeks of competition involving 40-over matches before the action switches to T20.

After the opener in Chester, England face Australia in Grappenhall near Warrington on Tuesday (11 July), with return matches against South Africa in Bramhall, and the Aussies at Tattenhall, on Thursday and Friday (13-14 July).

They will then hope to be involved in the final in Neston, even nearer to Edwards’ home club ground of Caldy, on Monday 17 July – with the two Australia-South Africa matches in the Tri-Nations being staged at Nantwich on Wednesday, and Oxton on Sunday (16 July).

The T20 competition involves three double-headers, starting at Toft near Knutsford on Tuesday 18 July.

England play both South Africa and Australia the following day, back at Chester Boughton Hall, before the series returns to Oxton and then finally to Nantwich on Wednesday 21 July.

“What an exciting and competitive two weeks of cricket we have in prospect,” said Ian Martin, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB’s) Head of Disability Cricket, also expressing his gratitude to those who have helped to stage an Opening Ceremony and cap presentation night on Sunday at the beautiful Cranage Hall.

“ECB would like to thank the Cheshire Cricket Board and the hosting clubs as well as Richard Morrell and his team at Cranage Estate for all their help in making this event a success. We can’t wait to watch some fantastic cricket at the wonderful venues across Cheshire that are hosting the matches.

“We hope that this tournament will be a fantastic advert for our sport. Our aim is to raise the profile of disability cricket for all cricket fans, no matter their background or challenges in life.

England’s team is drawn from all parts of the country. Dan Bowser, a 29-year-old from Devon, made a major impact in Australia two years ago.

Alex Jervis and Robert Hewitt will be the Yorkshire voices in the squad, with Thomas Wilson ensuring Lancashire representation.

Wilson is one of four uncapped players with Dan Thomas of Essex, Jack Perry – who is from Oxton so will be playing on home territory like Edwards – and Matt Browne of Ashtead, one of five Surrey-based players in the squad.

Match schedule

10 July: England v South Africa, Chester Boughton Hall CC (40 over)
11 July: England v Australia, Grappenhall CC (40 over)
12 July: South Africa v Australia, Nantwich CC (40 over)
13 July: South Africa v England, Bramhall CC (40 over)
14 July: Australia v England, Tattenhall CC (40 over)
16 July: South Africa v Australia, Oxton CC (40 over)
17 July: Final, Neston CC (40 over)
18 July: England v Australia and Australia v South Africa, Toft CC (T20)
19 July: South Africa v England and England v Australia, Chester Boughton Hall CC (T20)
20 July: England v South Africa and South Africa v Australia, Oxton CC (T20)
21 July: Final, Nantwich CC (T20)