The road to Lord's starts now

Our table cricket regional finals are set to begin across the country this week with nearly 70 schools and over 500 young people with a disability eagerly looking to secure their spot for National Table Cricket Finals Day, held at the renowned home of cricket - Lord’s Cricket ground on 9 June. Here, the nine regional winners will chase down the trophy to become the 2023 national table cricket champions.

The nine regional finals, where young people with disabilities from across 34 counties showcase their table cricket skills and teamwork, will each see up to eight teams from local schools compete to represent their region on Finals Day. Three heats will take place at historic international cricket grounds hosting Ashes Tests this summer including Edgbaston, Old Trafford and Headingley, providing a unique opportunity for each participant to compete at such prestigious venues.

This past year has seen over 6,500 young people playing the game, benefitting from immeasurable personal development opportunities through table cricket. Participants learn leadership, communication and endless amounts of key skills whilst travelling to new places and creating friendships with other players.

We would like to wish all schools, teachers and participants the best of luck throughout the competition!

The full list of regional finals taking place between 18-27 April can be viewed below:

18 April: South East - K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley

19 April: South West - Devon Cricket Centre, Exeter

20 April: London & Thames Valley - Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury

21 April: East Anglia - Newmarket Leisure Centre, Newmarket

24 April: West Midlands - Edgbaston Cricket Centre, Birmingham

25 April: North East - The Graham Sports Centre, Durham

25 April: North West - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

26 April: Yorkshire - Yorkshire Cricket Centre, Headingley

27 April: East Midlands - Pattonair County Ground, Derby

09 April: National Final - Lords Cricket Ground, London

If you would like to attend any of these regionals finals please contact Disability Cricket Programme Manager, Liz Kuda via liz.kuda@lordstaverners.org