Worcestershire Cricket are staging a festival for 90 children from six special schools across the County at New Road on June 10.
The children will participate in a Skills Blast event with specialist coaches between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
It will precede the doubleheader of cricket being staged at New Road on that day.
The England Disability Team will take on the Lord’s Taverners in a T20 game from 1pm, and then Worcestershire Rapids will face Derbyshire Falcons in a Vitality Blast encounter from 5.30pm.
A memorable day will span around nine hours of cricket-related activities from the start of the skills Blast event through to the scheduled conclusion of the Blast game around 8.30pm.
Volunteers from the Lord’s Taverners Super 1s programme – for young people with disabilities – will be assisting the 90 children and gaining invaluable work experience.
In addition, further volunteers from the Lord’s Taverners Wicketz Programme will be lending a helping hand.
Lyndsey Beynon, the Disability Development Officer for Worcestershire Cricket Board, said: “It is a great opportunity to showcase the home of cricket in Worcestershire but also a wonderful opportunity for children from six special schools.
“Many of them are mad keen cricket supporters, and especially of Worcestershire and the Rapids in the Vitality Blast.
“Participating in this event at New Road will be special for them and something they will remember forever
“A massive thanks to all the volunteers from the Lord’s Taverners for their help and support in ensuring this project could happen.
“It should be a special day, especially with the England Disability Team in action against the Lord’s Taverners before the Rapids game.
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS JUNE 10
10.30am to 12.30pm SPECIAL SCHOOLS CRICKET COACHING
1pm ENGLAND DISABILITY TEAM V LORD’S TAVERNERS
5.30pm WORCESTERSHIRE RAPIDS V DERBYSHIRE FALCONS
Tickets for the Vitality Blast fixture between Rapids & Falcons include entry to the England Disability v Lord’s Taverners.
