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Lord's Taverners Tasmania – Sporting chances for disadvantaged youth
Blind cricket has been played in Australia since 1922. Its early origins were in Prahan Victoria where a group of blind and vision impaired people came up with the idea of putting some rocks in a can and using it as a ball. This occurred during a test match which inspired blind crickets forefathers enthusiasm for the game.
The game developed over the next thirty years and in 1952, the first National Blind Cricket Championships were held. Needless to say, the ball changed dramatically and at the first championships, the ball was made of cane which was wound through a wire frame and filled with lead and bottle tops. The balls were soaked over night to soften them.
Today, Blind Cricket Australia oversees competitions in all mainland states and is developing the game in Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
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Lord's Taverners Tasmania – Sporting chances for disadvantaged youth