U.K. University To Be Home Of World’s First Inclusive Cricket Centre

Earlier this year it was announced that the University of Worcester was granted planning permission for the world’s first International Inclusive Cricket Centre.

The centre will provide a place where visually impaired and blind cricketers, physically disabled cricketers, deaf, and those with a learning disability cricketers can play alongside female and male cricketers with no impairments at all levels of ability.

Above: An artist’s impression of the proposed cricket centre at the University of Worcester’s Severn Campus.

The new facility, which will provide a hub for national disability teams, will include indoor net practice facilities and onsite teaching areas for students to learn in.

As the home of cricket, the U.K. is a great destination for students to pursue their passion for cricket alongside their education.

Here are some more impressive cricket facilities owned by U.K. universities.

Loughborough University’s Cricket Centre is home to the National Cricket Performance Centre for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The centre has a world-class indoor training centre available for students and two first-class standard pitches.

Durham University Cricket Club trains in the Maiden Castle Sports Complex using state-of-the-art indoor facilities. The team has played at The Racecourse since 1843. To date, the ground has hosted over 30 first-class matches and has a capacity of 8,500.