Celebrations of access and inclusion for disabled cricket spectators took place during Level Playing Field’s first ‘Unite For Access’ campaign in the sport.
The campaign reached its climax with two double-headers, which saw Glamorgan host Gloucestershire, while Hampshire welcomed Birmingham Bears women and Sussex Sharks men.
Level Playing Field’s chief executive, Owain Davies, was pleased to be present and meet with disabled spectators at Hampshire’s Utilita Bowl while the charity’s fan engagement & enquiry officer, Mark Phillips, was in attendance at Sophia Gardens.
This followed events earlier in the campaign from Kent and at Leicestershire vs Middlesex in the Rothesay County Championship.
Davies said: “We were really pleased to bring the campaign to a close with such a positive day of activity.
“Access and inclusion were put in the spotlight and disabled spectators were given the opportunity to make themselves heard.
“Our first year of campaign activity in cricket has had some big successes and the eagerness to build on that, which we have seen at the counties which took part, has been really encouraging.
“Staff have engaged strongly and there is a clear appetite to continue the conversations that have been taking place with disabled spectators over the last couple of weeks.”
In advance of Level Playing Field’s first campaign in cricket, ‘Unite For Access’ had taken place across football in different forms, for more than a decade.
Earlier this year, fans, disabled supporters’ associations and more than 100 clubs from across the Premier League, EFL and beyond, came together to celebrate access and inclusion for disabled fans.
To find out more about the ‘Unite For Access’ campaign, please email: info@levelplayingfield.org.uk