Blind Cricket

The team at Blind Cricket ACT is working hard to empower individuals who are blind or living with low vision by fostering a community that promotes inclusivity, growth, and resilience.

Blind Cricket ACT is dedicated to providing a supportive and dynamic environment where every member has the opportunity to thrive. Through our passion for cricket, we aim to break down barriers, challenge stereotypes, and build a future where blindness is not a limitation but a source of strength.

Mission

Empowerment and Inclusivity – Foster a community that empowers individuals with visual challenges, promoting inclusivity, personal growth, and resilience through the transformative power of cricket.

Breaking Barriers – Challenge stereotypes and dismantle societal barriers by using cricket as a catalyst for change, creating an environment where blindness is viewed not as a limitation but as a unique source of strength.

Advocacy for Equality – Extend our commitment beyond the cricket field by advocating for accessibility, equal opportunities, and a future where people who are blind or vision-impaired can fully embrace their potential in all aspects of life.

Activities

  • Junior Program
  • Training
  • Community Capacity Building
  • Nationals

National Approach

After several successful years of partnership with Blind Cricket Tasmania, Blind Cricket ACT has proudly forged its own path and entered the 2026 National Cricket Inclusion Championships (NCIC) as an independent team, in partnership with Cricket ACT.

This milestone reflects the program’s growth, development, and expanding impact within the inclusive sports community. The continued success of Blind Cricket ACT has also been recognised through major achievements, including being named a finalist at the 2025 CBR Sports Awards and winning the ACT Cricket Inclusion Award in 2024.

Left: Two ACT Blind Cricket players run onto the field at the Blind and Low Vision division during the 2026 National Cricket Inclusion Championships (NCIC) at Meadow Park on January 12, 2026 in Western Australia. Right: group photo of the ACT Blind Cricket team at NCIC.

Blind Cricket ACT Committee

  • President – Jason Schmidt
  • Secretary – Robert Altamore
  • Treasurer – Jespah Soegeng
  • Head Coach – Chris Hartshorn

Players representing the ACT region can be seen on our Blind Cricket ACT players page.

 

Principal Partner

Platinum Partner

Cricket ACT acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and ancestors of the land we live and meet on, the Ngunnawal people. Cricket ACT acknowledges that other people and families also have a traditional connection to the lands of the ACT and region and we respect this connection to country. We honour and pay respect to the Elders in our local communities, both past and present.

We celebrate the participation of First Nations peoples, families and communities, and recognise their individual and collective shared connection and history with cricket. We are committed to listening and learning about how we as people, an organisation and community advocate for equitable outcomes and positive futures with all First Nations peoples.

First Nations Artwork with thanks to Wiradjuri woman Kalara Gilbert.