COVID - 19 Corona Virus - Statement from CFPD Committee.

Given the current Covid-19 situation, our CFPD events scheduled for June and July will be kept under review and a decision made as to whether they go ahead will be made towards the end of April. The decisions will be based on future government and ECB guidance. We understand that major events across the country have been cancelled or postponed but we could all do with something to look forward too as well.

To all our participants please stay safe and healthy and we will see you all once this virus is over. Thank you for continuing to support the CFPD through this national health crisis and continue to check CFPD Facebook, Twitter and website for updates.

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The Cricket Federation for People with Disabilities was formed to give people with mixed disabilities the opportunity to play cricket and develop their potential regardless of the severity of their disability. Supported by a network of volunteers this charity has seen some amazing achievements from both players and coaches.

We introduced three categories of disability Zephyr(now CC3) for those with a low level of disability, Zenith (now CC2) for those with a medium level of disability and Zodiac (now CC1) for those with a high level of disability. This action was taken to ensure that those players with a higher level of disability would have equal opportunities to develop to excellence. We believe that people with disabilities should benefit in the way that all sportsmen benefit with the pride, the fun and the ‘looking forward’ to the next match in the way in which able bodied people do. They have the added bonus that playing a competitive sport can and often does increase their ability and decreases their disability slightly.

Carers have found that they have time to themselves, and the players’ attitude changes when they discover they do have ability. We now have umpires and scorers officiating from a wheelchair. We play our matches on local cricket grounds and at high profile venues such as Lords, Brit Oval, Old Trafford, Edgbaston and Headingley.