{"id":87794,"date":"2023-02-22T15:31:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T04:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=87794"},"modified":"2023-02-22T15:31:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T04:31:13","slug":"program-provides-an-even-wicket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/sport\/program-provides-an-even-wicket\/","title":{"rendered":"Program provides an even wicket"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAIDEN Gully Marist Cricket Club took home the Bendigo Bank Community Minded award for their all-abilities cricket program.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project aims to ensure people with disadvantages and disabilities can be included in the sport.<\/span><\/p>\n

With about 50 athletes taking part in the program, ranging from players with low muscle tone to low mobility, organisers seek to provide a flexible approach that puts the player at the centre of the experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maiden Gully Marist\u2019s Rob Fisher said the club seeks to make sure anyone can come along and play.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe modify the program for them,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will use soft balls, so there is no need for protective equipment, so people can just come and have a bit of fun and it is a lot of fun to watch them play.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the other end of it, we have as close to mainstream cricket as you can get. We use a hard ball and protective gear.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are pathways to representative cricket as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And the program has contributed its fair share of representative level players.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have players who have played for Victoria in the national intellectual disability division,\u201d Fisher said. \u201cWe also have had one player who represented Australia last year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fisher also said he couldn\u2019t be prouder of the program that was inspired by his brother.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels awesome mate to be honest, especially to share it with my twin brother who was the catalyst for the program all those years ago,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MAIDEN Gully Marist Cricket Club took home the Bendigo Bank Community Minded award for their all-abilities cricket program. The project aims to ensure people with disadvantages and disabilities can be included in the sport. With about 50 athletes taking part in the program, ranging from players with low muscle tone to low mobility, organisers seek […]<\/p>\n

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