For the first time, Australia sends a women's blind cricket team to the International Blind Sports Federation World Games. Here's how the sport is played and why this is a big moment for the game.
abc.net.au/news/australian-women-blind-cricket-team-world-games/102742548When Courtney Webeck whacks the cricket ball around the family farm on the NSW Mid North coast, Ted the border collie loves to chase after it.
This year, the 19-year-old was selected as vice-captain in the first Australian women's blind cricket team. Each starting eleven must include four B1s and a maximum of four B3s. The rest of the team is made up of B2s Only three countries are participating in the women's blind cricket at the IBSA: Australia, England and India.
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