Assistant coach Dodd ready for cricket Tri-Nations

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A batsman and a wicket keeper

 

By University of the Sunshine Coast

A student is helping a national team take on the ‘Old Enemy’ after being appointed to the coaching staff of the Australian cricket team for players with an intellectual impairment.

Nathan Dodd, 37, was named assistant coach for the team, which is in the final build-up to the biennial International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) Cricket Tri Nations against South Africa and England from 9-21 July.

Dodd previously played as an opening batsman for the Kent and Worcester county cricket teams and worked in finance before enrolling at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) in Queensland three years ago.

He said he was delighted to have been chosen by Cricket Australia for the international tournament, and was confident his team would perform well:

“Inclusive cricket is something that the major sporting bodies are really starting to get behind, and there’s a real buzz around this tournament. It’s fantastic to be coaching on an international tour while I’m still studying.

“Generally, I don’t coach the players with an intellectual disability any differently to how I would treat any other first-grade cricketer. They just want to be considered as athletes.

“Communication-wise, I tweak things a little bit, but you do that in every team, because everyone learns in different ways.”

Dodd will hone the team’s performance throughout the three-week tournament, which will include four one-day matches, followed by a run of four Twenty20 match-ups.

He aims to use the skills he has gained in his USC degree to build a career in coaching at a national or international level.

“Coaching is a competitive field and I wanted to make sure the knowledge that I could bring to a team would be first-rate,” he said. “That’s why I decided to study sport and exercise science at USC.

“I believe that having that thorough understanding around strength and conditioning, injury recovery, statistics and performance analysis can really set me apart.

“I’ve only got one semester left, and after that I’m hoping to gain a full-time position in the coaching field – potentially in youth or women’s cricket.”

The 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Cricket Tri-Nations will take place at grounds across the county of Cheshire in Great Britain. More information, including the full list of fixtures, is available at World Intellectual Impairment Sport’ website.

Preview: July to feature world’s best athletes in cricket, cycling

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A jam-packed month of sport for athletes with intellectual impairments is on its way in July, highlighted by an International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) World Championships in cycling.

2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport World Cycling Championships

Assen, the Netherlands, will host the most important competition on the calendar for the world’s best cyclists between 30 July – 4 August.

The French duo of Jeremy Pereira Teixera and Aurelie Minodier are the defending champions in the men’s and women’s individual time trial and individual road race, respectively. A team time trial event will also be held.

Athletes will compete at Assen 2017 alongside the UCI European Junior Cycling Tour. Updates will be shared on World Intellectual Impairment Sport’ Facebook and Twitter throughout the event.

2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Cricket Tri-Nations

Defending champions England host South Africa and Australia at grounds across Cheshire between 9-21 July. Two trophies are up for grabs – T20 and 40 over.

England open their campaign against South Africa on 10 July in the first 40 over match.

Live scoring will be available for the first time at England Cricket’s website.  Updates will be shared on World Intellectual Impairment Sport’ Facebook and Twitter throughout the event.

2017 World Para Athletics Championships

Para sport returns to the Olympic Park in London, Great Britain, for what is expected to be 10 days of incredible action from 14-23 July.

A variety of track and field events for athletes with intellectual impairments (T20 for track and F20 for field) are on the programme. Brazil’s 400m T20 world and Paralympic champion and world record holder, Daniel Martins, is amongst the big names.

Live coverage will be available at World Para Athletic’s website.

2017 World Para Swimming World Series

The final World Series event of the season takes place in Berlin, Germany, from 6-9 July.

Great Britain’s Bethany Firth, who competes in S14 events for swimmers with intellectual impairments, currently leads the women’s world rankings for all Para sport classifications.

Live results will be available at World Para Swimming’s website. 

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) events

Two competitions in Asia feature players with intellectual impairments competing in class 11 competitions.

The 4th Taichung Table Tennis Open for the Disabled 2017 in Taichung, Chinese Taipei, from 16-19 July and the Korea Open in Mungyeong, South Korea from 21-24 July are both events to keep an eye on.

More information is available at the ITTF website. 

World Intellectual Impairment Sport represents more than 250,000 athletes with intellectual impairments around the world. We give elite athletes the chance to compete at an international level and on the Paralympic stage. But we cannot continue our work towards the inclusion of the people with intellectual impairments in sport and society without your support.

We are a registered charity and your help can make a big difference. Find out more. 

Australia announce squad for World Intellectual Impairment Sport Cricket Tri-Nations

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By Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia has selected a 14 player squad for the International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) Tri-Nations to be held from the 9-21 July in Cheshire, Great Britain.  The tournament will bring together the best cricketers with an intellectual disability from Australia, England and South Africa.

The historic tour marks the first time an Australian cricket team for players with any type of impairment has travelled abroad since the country’s Commonwealth Bank and Cricket Australia announced the single largest investment in women’s sport and diversity sports programmes. A key milestone of that investment being that cricket is the first non-Paralympic Australian sport to fully fund its national teams.

As a consequence, players in this squad will not have to pay to represent their country where previously they had to find up to AUD 5,000 each to participate.

Vittoria Shortt, Group Executive of Marketing and Strategy at Commonwealth Bank, said the bank’s partnership with Cricket Australia is particularly focused on strengthening the foundations of cricket for women, Indigenous players, players with impairments, and the local clubs around the country that are the lifeblood of the game.

“Supporting players with disabilities is a focus of our partnership, and we are delighted to be able to play a role in helping the 14 outstanding players that have been selected to represent Australia in the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Nations series.

“We wish the team all the very best for the tournament and know they will be excellent ambassadors for the country.”

The Australian side depart for Great Britain on 4 July looking to claim back the title it last won in 2009. After bringing home silverware at the first three editions of the event, Australia finished third in 2011 and runner-up in 2015.

At this event Australia will have two opportunities to claim a title with separate 40 over and T20 tournaments being contested between the three nations.

Head coach John Lonergan believes increased professionalism and a targeted approach over the last two years gives his squad every chance of making up significant ground on defending champions England.

“In 2015 the coaching team identified a large gap between the athleticism and fielding ability of England compared to that of the Australian Squad,” said Lonergan. “This has been a specific focus right from the start in identifying the initial training squad of 22 players.”

“At our training camp at the BUPA National Cricket Centre we called out three key focus areas for this tour.  We must enjoy this experience of representing Australia and touring overseas.  Each individual should strive to be the best cricketer they can be and finally, we are an elite cricket team representing Australia, so as with Cricket Australia’s overall philosophy we want to be the No.1 cricket nation in our respective division,” continued Lonergan.

Former Australian Test and ODI cricketer Julien Wiener will also join the support coaching staff on this tour as a player mentor having worked closely with several members of the squad at the National Cricket Inclusion Championships in Geelong.

“I’ve been so impressed with how excited and proud these guys are to represent their country and how this has positively reflected in their preparation and willingness to learn and get better,” said Wiener. “This is a squad with a strong team first ethic who are always looking for ways to support their teammates.”

2017 Australia squad

Gavan Hicks (Captain)
Lachlan MacRae
Mitchell Cutter Rabl
Daynah Hopkins
David Alford
Brett Wilson
Haydn Brumm
Brendan Westlake
David Baird
Nicholas McConnell
Boyd Duffield
Anthony Kalimeris
Luke Goodman
Justin Nilon

John Lonergan – Head Coach
Nathan Dodd – Assistant Coach
Jo Connolly – Team Manager
Julien Wiener – Coach and Player Mentor

Australia will open their campaign on 11 July against England in a 40 over match.

2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Cricket Tri-Nations schedule

9 July: opening ceremony, Cranage Hall

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)

World Intellectual Impairment Sport Vice President nominated to IPC Governing Board

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The International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) is pleased to announce that its Vice President Ms. Robyn Smith has been nominated to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board. The nomination was confirmed by the IPC on Monday (19 June) with Ms. Smith amongst 22 candidates for 10 Member-at-Large positions.

The first woman to hold the Governing Board position of World Intellectual Impairment Sport as Vice President, Ms. Smith has more than 25 years of national and international experience working in senior leadership roles in Paralympic sport management, coaching and administration. This includes the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games where she was Australia’s Assistant Chef de Mission and more recently as the country’s Chef de Mission at the 2015 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games.

Ms. Smith has a wealth of experience successfully engaging with all levels of government, corporations, sports and the community to lobby for the development and enhancement of inclusive sporting opportunities for athletes with an impairment.

“It is a true honour to be nominated by the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Governing Board and have the opportunity to contribute to the Paralympic Movement in a positive way for all athletes globally,” Ms. Smith said.

“We are very pleased to be able to nominate someone of Robyn’s ability,” Marc Truffaut, President of World Intellectual Impairment Sport, said. “She has been a driving force within our organisation and if elected will also be a positive contributor within the Paralympic Movement.”

If elected Ms. Smith will be the first nominee from World Intellectual Impairment Sport on the IPC Governing Board since Australia’s Marie Little OAM in 1993.

Elections will take place at the IPC General Assembly in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 8 September 2017.

US launches search for equestrians with an intellectual impairment

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By World Intellectual Impairment Sport and Athletes Without Limits

 

An equestrian with an intellectual impairment competes on their horse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The search is on for equestrians with an intellectual impairment in the USA as Athletes Without Limits celebrate the launch of their national programme.

The sport is their newest addition and they want to hear from budding riders who could potentially represent their country in international competitions.

Based out of Bend, Oregon, the programme opens the door to International Federation for Intellectually Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) and other high-level equestrian opportunities.

World Intellectual Impairment Sport is currently developing new opportunities for accomplished equestrians to compete on an international level including a video competition on 9 September. This will allow participants to compete against riders from all over the world without sacrificing the security of their own horse and coaching team.  As an international athlete, there may also be future opportunities to travel.

Athletes Without Limits goal is to support US equestrian athletes who want to compete locally, nationally, or internationally by offering coaching and competitive opportunities for riders to hone their skills under the guidance of Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) coaches and judges.

They are also in the process of developing local competitive opportunities for developing riders who want to showcase their current abilities and work towards representing the US in international competition in the future.

World Intellectual Impairment Sport currently offers events in dressage for international equestrian competitors, and qualified riders are expected to perform tests in accordance with the FEI.

The 1st World Intellectual Impairment Sport Para-Equestrian Video Competition will feature the FEI Para-Equestrian Grade IV test.

Who is eligible?
US Athletes (regardless of sport) who wish to compete at the international level through World Intellectual Impairment Sport or join the official US team must meet World Intellectual Impairment Sport eligibility requirements for intellectual impairments. Athletes who do not wish to compete at the international level only need to meet the eligibility requirements of the local events in which they compete.

Equestrians interested in competing internationally who are riding independently at the walk, trot and canter and have reached proficiency in dressage or an equestrian sport other than dressage should contact Athletes Without Limits to develop a plan for transitioning into World Intellectual Impairment Sport dressage competition.

At the local, regional, and national levels, it is their goal to develop competitive opportunities for equestrians that include a variety of disciplines and skill levels.

Athletes Without Limits are eager to hear from athletes, family members, coaches, trainers, show managers, therapeutic riding instructors, horse owners, health professionals, or any other community members interested in supporting their mission to expand the training and competitive opportunities for equestrians with intellectual impairments.

 

 

World Para Athletics Championships to be shown live

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The USA’s Breanna Clark celebrates winning gold in the women’s 400m T20 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images for Tokyo 2020).

By World Intellectual Impairment Sport and World Para Athletics

World Para Athletics has announced that all 10 days of action from the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, Great Britain, will be livestreamed at www.worldparaathletics.org.

Around 1,300 athletes from 100 countries are expected to compete at London 2017 between 14-23 July, contesting 213 medal events.

The event is the first major gathering of international stars since the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games where athletes set a staggering 69 world records.

Big names set to line-up on the track for hosts Great Britain include Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft, Richard Whitehead and Georgina Hermitage, who between them have won 13 world and 11 Paralympic titles.

In the field British medal hopes lie with four-time world champion Aled Davies, and Paralympic champions Joanna Butterfield and Hollie Arnold. In the F20 category for athletes with intellectual impairments, Sabrina Fortune will get to experience the roar of a home crowd as the women’s shot put Rio 2016 bronze medallist.

International stars who will light-up the iconic London Stadium include Australia’s men’s shot put F20 world champion Todd Hodgetts, the USA’s women’s 400m T20 Paralympic title-holder Breanna Clark and men’s 1,500m T20 Paralympic and Worlds gold medallist teammate Michael Brannigan.

Dutch sprinter Marlou van Rhijn, Canadian wheelchair ace Brent Lakatos and German long jump sensation Markus Rehm are also expected. The world’s fastest male and female Para athletes – Ireland’s Jason Smyth and Cuba’s Omara Durand – will look to lower their own 100m world records on a track they know well from London 2012.

Craig Spence, the International Paralympic Committee’s Director of Media and Communications, said: “London 2017 is promising to be the best World Para Athletics Championships to date with athletes continuing their outstanding from last September’s Paralympic Games.

“Already this year we have seen many of the sport’s leading stars in record breaking form and I expect many more to records fall during 10 days of exhilarating competition.

“Following the phenomenal success of London 2012, the iconic London stadium holds a very special place in the heart of many Para athletes, many of whom will be eager to defend or win world titles in the British capital. The action is not to be missed, so we’re glad to be showing all 54 hours of coverage via our website.”

All morning and evening sessions will be streamed live during the event and expert commentary will be provided by Will Downing and Tulsen Tollett. German Paralympic long jump champion Vanessa Low will join the pair to provide in-depth analysis.

In addition to live streaming all 54 hours of coverage, and providing daily highlights and clips of all races and events, live results will also be provided here.

*Please note the coverage will be geoblocked in certain territories.

Entry deadlines approach for World Championships

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Japan’s Maki Ito competes in the women’s singles table tennis – Class 11 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images for Tokyo 2020)

Entry deadlines for International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) World Championships in basketball, table tennis and road cycling are edging closer, including the first competition to feature athletes with down syndrome and autism.

The 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport World Table Tennis Championships in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, from 21-29 October will feature the two new impairment groups and is one of the year’s most anticipated events.

The additions were signed off at the World Intellectual Impairment Sport General Assembly in April, in an exciting development for high performance intellectual disability sport.

The deadline for teams to register their intention to compete is 30 June. The entry pack is available on the World Intellectual Impairment Sport website. 

The 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport World Cycling Championships will take place as part of the European Junior Cycling Tour Assen between 30 July and 4 August in the Netherlands. Organisers have been busy creating an exciting programme for athletes both in and around the competition, including a cultural day on 2 August.

The individual time trial will kick start the action on 1 August, followed by the team time trial on 3 August and road race 24 hours later.

The entry deadline is 15 June and can be made via World Intellectual Impairment Sport’ athlete registration system ISMS. 

Rounding off the trio of events is the 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport World Basketball Championships in Loana, Italy, from 20-26 November. The entry pack is available at the World Intellectual Impairment Sport website and must be submitted by 30 June. 

Judo and swimming World Championships will also take place in 2017.

From 19-22 October judoka will gather in Cologne, Germany, for the World Intellectual Impairment Sport sanctioned competition. Then from 27 November to 4 December swimmers will compete in Aguascalientes, Mexico, for the first World Championships in the Americas.

Information about entries for both events is available at the World Intellectual Impairment Sport website. 

Countries name teams for World Para Athletics Championships

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The USA’s Breanna Clark celebrates winning gold in the women’s 400m T20 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images for Tokyo 2020).

By World Intellectual Impairment Sport

A series of countries have named top athletes with intellectual impairments to their teams for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, which get underway in London, Great Britain, on 14 July.

The hosts have selected four athletes to compete in T20 and F20 events on the track and field, choosing a mix of youth and experience amongst their 49-strong team as Para athletics returns to the Olympic Park.

Sabrina Fortune will get to experience the roar of a home crowd as the women’s shot put Rio 2016 Paralympic Games bronze medallist.

Middle distance runners James Hamilton and Stephen Morris will go head-to-head in the men’s 800m and 1,500m. Morris will also go for the podium in the 5,000m.

Martina Barber, 22, makes her World Championships debut in the long jump.

Great Britain’s Para athletics head coach Paula Dunn said: “We have selected a very strong team for the World Para Athletics Championships in London, and I am delighted to see so many medallists from Rio lining up alongside some new faces at the senior level. Having a home World Championship is very special for all the athletes, coaches and team staff, so we are all very honoured to be representing the British team this summer.”

The 2019 International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) Global Games hosts Australia are sending two field athletes to London.

Defending men’s shot put world champion Todd Hodgetts takes his place alongside long jumper Nicholas Hum.

Amongst the team representing the USA is Breanna Clark. The 22-year-old made a stunning debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games by winning gold in the women’s 400m.

Compatriot Michael Brannigan is the men’s 1,500m Paralympic and world title holder. He will also be looking to improve on his silver medal from the 2015 Worlds in Doha, Qatar, in the 5,000m.

Kaitlyn Bounds and Michael Murray complete the US line-up.

Paralympic Games hosts Brazil are looking to build on a solid performance from Rio 2016.

Daniel Tavares will try to defend his men’s 400m world title from Doha as the new Paralympic champion and world record holder.

Long jumper Alain Villamarin will compete at his second World Championships for Argentina.

The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships will be held in the same city as the IAAF World Championships for the first time.

London will host approximately 1,300 athletes contesting 213 medal events across 10 days of competition in all classifications.

Tickets and more information is available at the event website. 

Australia helps spread inclusive sport in China ahead of World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games

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By Sport Inclusion Australia and World Intellectual Impairment Sport

Sport Inclusion Australia, the organisers of the 2019 International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) Global Games, have been helping to grow inclusive sport in China.

Working closely with the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs through its Asian Sports Partnership (ASP) and the Brisbane City Council, where the 2019 Global Games will be hosted, organisers delivered a week of basketball training in May.

More than twelve months in the making, the project came to fruition when Australian Basketball representative, Kelly Bowen, gave training to young students and teachers at the Yuanping Special School in Shenzhen.

Bowen, who is a member of the Australian 3 v 3 women’s basketball team, will also deliver more sessions in the future.

China has huge untapped potential; none of the athletes who competed at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games had an intellectual impairment and the number who currently participate in World Intellectual Impairment Sport events is low.

Sport Inclusion Australia Chief Executive Officer, Robyn Smith, visited the country in March 2017 to meet with the education hierarchy of the Shenzhen Foreign Affairs Office, key staff at the Yuanping Special School and the Chinese Paralympic Committee.

Smith was stunned by the facilities, numbers of students and willingness of the Chinese authorities to participate in the programme:  “Australian schools and sporting organisations would be amazed at the facilities available here at a special school for over 1,500 students with a disability. There are over 1,000 special schools across China with millions of students with an intellectual disability.”  

Further opportunities for the Global Games, which gathers hundreds of athletes to compete in nine sports, and World Intellectual Impairment Sport have also been discovered.

“It is clear that China is very supportive of students with an intellectual disability, but their participation in the Paralympics and World Intellectual Impairment Sport events has been restricted due to lack of accessible eligibility processes.” Smith said. “If we [World Intellectual Impairment Sport] want to expand into non-English speaking countries we need to be open to change and ensure that the process is open and translated in multiple languages.”  

With the coaching and education programme now underway and in the capable hands of Bowen, Smith will now focus on ensuring that the eligibility process is made available to the Chinese in her role as Vice President of World Intellectual Impairment Sport.  

One of highlights of the ASP project has been Sport Inclusion Australia’s ability to bring together a number of stakeholders to maximise the effectiveness and mutual benefit to all involved.  

The Brisbane City Council, in particular the Lord Mayor’s Office, has played a large role through engaging the Foreign Affairs Office and Mayor of Shenzhen, which ensured the project had credibility.   

Sport Inclusion Australia plans to develop a relationship and inclusive opportunities in China, in particular the city of Shenzhen, a sister city to Brisbane.

The project will work with the Yuanping Special School and the Shenzhen Leopards national basketball club to enhance the skills of the children with an impairment in the sport. It also aims to build the capacity of local coaches and clubs to be fully inclusive and ensure these initiatives are sustainable.   

Once a successful model is developed it will be expanded to include other sports and has the potential to reach 1,000 special schools across China.  

Sport Inclusion Australia will also work with the Chinese Paralympic Committee to discuss the possibility of starting a high performance programme for those more talented athletes, to ensure there is a pathway through to World Intellectual Impairment Sport events and the 2019 Global Games.

England reveal squad for cricket tri-nations

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England Learning Disability have announced a 15-man squad for the 2017 International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) Tri-Nations supported by British bank NatWest.

The tournament, which will be live scored on ecb.co.uk for the first time, will see England, Australia and South Africa lock horns at club grounds across Cheshire from 9-21 July.

England, led by skipper Chris Edwards, will be looking to win the Tri-Nations for the third time in a row following victories in 2011 and 2015.

Matt Browne and Jack Perry are new call-ups to the side while Dan Thomas and Thomas Wilson will also be hoping to make their England debuts having featured in previous squads.

The hosts will start their campaign to retain the trophy against South Africa on 10 July at Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club.

The tournament is being supported by the English and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new principal partner NatWest as part of their new ‘Cricket Has No Boundaries’ campaign.

England Learning Disability Head Coach Derek Morgan:

“The entire team is very excited about the tournament. Australia and South Africa will provide a stern test but we have picked a squad we believe is good enough to retain the trophy.

“The players are going into the tournament confident in their own abilities and that of the squad as a whole.”

England Head of Disability Cricket Ian Martin said: “We hope the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Series 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.

“It is brilliant news that NatWest are supporting all forms of cricket. Their support for our recreational game is all important as our national disability squads continue to show that cricket is a game for everyone.”

Martyn Wilson, NatWest Head of Sponsorship, Events & Hospitality, said: “We are immensely proud to have supported cricket for nearly 40 years. Our new role as principal partner of the ECB has enabled us to align our own values of diversity and inclusion and develop our ‘Cricket Has No Boundaries’ campaign. We want all our customers and colleagues to feel valued and welcome, and supporting the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Tri-Series is a great reflection of this.”

England squad

Chris Edwards (captain) (Cheshire)

Dan Bowser (Devon)

Matt Browne (Surrey)

Matt Cowdrey (Essex)

Jonny Gale (Surrey)

Rob Hewitt (Yorkshire)

Ronnie Jackson (Essex)

Alex Jervis (Yorkshire)

Dan Levey (Surrey)

Jack Perry (Cheshire)

Callum Rigby (Shropshire)

Lee Stenning (Surrey)

Dan Thomas (Essex

Thomas Wilson (Lancashire)

Tayler Young (Surrey)

2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Cricket Tri-Nations schedule

9 July: opening ceremony, Cranage Hall

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)