Target Cricket

Target Cricket was developed from the established version of Table Cricket.

The need for this new version arose from:

• an awareness that there was a considerable population in the community with learning disabilities who might also benefit from the game
• feedback from the England and Wales Cricket Board which indicated that they were increasingly being asked to involve these groups of young players in their development work.

The original development was conducted by action research methods and then field tested at the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Ground, Trent Bridge and during the Youth Sport Trust’s SportSability 2 trainers workshop.

The challenge was to:

• adapt cricket into an appropriate format for youngsters with learning disabilities
• maintain the integrity of both the game as a sport and that of the participants.

Therefore Table Cricket was adjusted so that the fielding, standing batting rotation of bowlers and use of targets all came together in a balance which is a viable sport.

Target Cricket was one of the new games included in the YST's SportSability 2 programme.

Further information on the rules and resources of Target Cricket.