This year's National Cricket Inclusion Championships were held again at Marchant Park in Brisbane, over 6 days with teams from all over Australia competing across 5 divisions.
Victorians competed in all 5 and came out on top in the Men's and Women's Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Cricketers with an Intellectual Disability divisions. They also competed with pride in the Blind and Low Vision (Mixed) division, led by captain Ned Brewer-Maiga.
2 All Women’s Blind and Low Vision teams competed for the first time, over 5 matches with 5 Victorians participating. Their uniforms were designed and provided by Taverners Australia.
The Victorian Vikings continued their domination in the Intellectual Disability division, beating South Australia by 8 wickets chasing 7/72. Michael Ford was the pick of the bowlers capturing 3/10 off his 4 overs with Lachlan Mitchell 2/5 and Steve Teloniatis 2/20. Lukas Woodhouse conceded just 9 off his 4 overs. The run chase was spread evenly across the Vikings top order. The Vikings have now won 5 NCIC Titles in a row!
The Victorian Men’s Deaf & HoH team comfortably chased down QLD’s 8/97 in 14.3 overs, two wickets down. Thomas Robertson 42* and Himath Perera 27* finished the job with the bat. Blake Pendlebury took 3/14 in a strong, team bowling performance. The Win clocked up a 3-Peat for the Victorian Men’s Deaf team.
Victoria’s Women’s Deaf & HoH team won 5 of their 6 matches to claim their Champions Title while our Mixed Blind and Low Vision team clocked up just 1 win against TAS/ACT in their 4 matches.
In the Blind & LV Grand Final, NSW came up victors by 106 runs over South Australia, scoring 3/214 in their 20 overs. Steffan Nero 83* and Stephen Palmer 58 were the standout batsman, while newcomer Lincoln Muddle took 3/30 in his 4 overs.
Another fantastic NCIC carnival has come to a close and all participants had a wonderful experience, competing at National level, creating great friendships and lasting memories. All made possible with your generous support of the Taverners, who help cover their travel expenses.
Taverners Raffle 2025 - closing 28 February, 2025
Click the link to enter the TAVERNERS RAFFLE 2025 to win one of 6 great Prizes and help support and grow future NCIC carnivals.
See a collection of photo highlights from the 2025 NCICs courtesy of Cricket Australia below.
Victorians competed in all 5 and came out on top in the Men's and Women's Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Cricketers with an Intellectual Disability divisions. They also competed with pride in the Blind and Low Vision (Mixed) division, led by captain Ned Brewer-Maiga.
2 All Women’s Blind and Low Vision teams competed for the first time, over 5 matches with 5 Victorians participating. Their uniforms were designed and provided by Taverners Australia.
The Victorian Vikings continued their domination in the Intellectual Disability division, beating South Australia by 8 wickets chasing 7/72. Michael Ford was the pick of the bowlers capturing 3/10 off his 4 overs with Lachlan Mitchell 2/5 and Steve Teloniatis 2/20. Lukas Woodhouse conceded just 9 off his 4 overs. The run chase was spread evenly across the Vikings top order. The Vikings have now won 5 NCIC Titles in a row!
The Victorian Men’s Deaf & HoH team comfortably chased down QLD’s 8/97 in 14.3 overs, two wickets down. Thomas Robertson 42* and Himath Perera 27* finished the job with the bat. Blake Pendlebury took 3/14 in a strong, team bowling performance. The Win clocked up a 3-Peat for the Victorian Men’s Deaf team.
Victoria’s Women’s Deaf & HoH team won 5 of their 6 matches to claim their Champions Title while our Mixed Blind and Low Vision team clocked up just 1 win against TAS/ACT in their 4 matches.
In the Blind & LV Grand Final, NSW came up victors by 106 runs over South Australia, scoring 3/214 in their 20 overs. Steffan Nero 83* and Stephen Palmer 58 were the standout batsman, while newcomer Lincoln Muddle took 3/30 in his 4 overs.
Another fantastic NCIC carnival has come to a close and all participants had a wonderful experience, competing at National level, creating great friendships and lasting memories. All made possible with your generous support of the Taverners, who help cover their travel expenses.
Taverners Raffle 2025 - closing 28 February, 2025
Click the link to enter the TAVERNERS RAFFLE 2025 to win one of 6 great Prizes and help support and grow future NCIC carnivals.
See a collection of photo highlights from the 2025 NCICs courtesy of Cricket Australia below.
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