Victorian Blind Cricket Association

14/05/2026

It’s with a heavy heart to announce the passing of John Tongalea, better known as “Lucky”, on
Tuesday 12 May.
Lucky played for many seasons at VBCA. He loved a chat, a beer, the All Blacks and his beloved Melbourne Storm. Always a gentleman, he will be sadly missed. Heaven has gained an angel. RIP Lucky.

Funeral details:
Monday 18 May 2026
Bunurong memorial park
790 Frankston Dandenong Rd Dandenong South
Cirrus Reflection Space
10.30am

29/04/2026

Blind Cricket Australia BCA has a new website!

We are dedicated to promoting and showcasing blind cricket across Australia. Our mission is to provide the resources, information, and support necessary for players, teams, and the community to thrive. We foster inclusivity and community through professional development and national outreach, ensuri...

19/04/2026

Can you Help!
This year marks the centenary of the first ever interstate game of Blind Cricket, when a team travelled from Victoria to play a team in Adelaide, in April 1926.
Blind Cricket SA plans to mark the centenary with events later this year.
Victorian Blind Cricket Association has been invited to travel to Adelaide to play a series of matches in October of this year. We also hope to hold social and fundraising events that weekend.

BCSA would like to put together a sub-committee to plan and run the weekend, so we're keen to hear from BCSA members who would like to be involved.

We're looking for people who would like to be part of things like planning events, organising fundraising, or making contact with past players, to encourage them to be part of the celebration.

If you'd like to get involved, please contact Brad Brider, via the [email protected] email account

13/04/2026

We've created some highlight reels for our four BB02 teams containing video and photos from across the tournament.

You can watch the videos by accessing our YouTube channel.
You’ll find text descriptions of each video in the ‘Description’ of each video.
Click the link here to watch and enjoy!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLupv1n3gO5ljWjuxvgV74T-G27qDkRwT_&si=SdWuh1xPIOfRl10j

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23/03/2026

🏏𝗕𝗕𝟬𝟮 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦!🏆
Congratulations to Team Storm who took out the BB02 Grand Final yesterday.
With a clinical and skilled display of Blind Cricket, the Storm (1-134) who fielded first, were able to achieve the Stars total of 133 in the 19th over.

Well done to the whole team especially Captain Courtney Webeck and Vice Captain Matt McCarthy.

Stand out batters:
Hamish Mackenzie 36*
Aidan Kemp 29*
Courtney Webeck 28*
Muhammad Rayyan Irfan 24*
Simon Fuller 21

Wicket takers:
Matt McCarthy
Em Spencer
Corrie Heberley
David Gauci
Sherrie Harris
Ben Phillips 21

22/03/2026

🏏𝗕𝗕𝟬𝟮 𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗜-𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦
In the final day of the BB02 tournament, the Stars finished top of the table and played fourth place Hawks in their semi-final. A close game, with the Hawks (5-180) almost pinching victory needing 4 runs from the final ball falling short of the Stars total (5-184).
Second placed Renegades took on Storm in their semi final. Renegades (5-192) set a large total in their batting innings, however the Storm (5-192) thundered home with the total in the 19th over.
Fantastic display of blind cricket.

Run scorers:
Matt Cameron 67*
Steve Obeid 61*
Matt McCarthy 57*
Ryan Honschooten 54*
Ned Brewer-Maiga 37*
Peter Robinson 32*
Brett Wilson 41*
Emily Spencer 33*
Sam Hall 25*

Wicket takers:
Ryan Honschooten
Swarit Shenoy
Ned Brewer Maiga
Sean Brown 2/19 (3)
Emily Spencer
Courtney Webeck
Bradley Brider 2/27 (3)

Stay tuned for the Grand Final result and photos and videos from the across the tournament.

21/03/2026

🏏𝗕𝗕𝟬𝟮 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝟯
Round 3 was the Melbourne derby game with the Renegades coming away with the choccies and the first loss for the Stars. Super close game with Captain Brad Brider hitting the final run on the 3rd last ball of the game.
The Hawks and Storm also had a super close game again the Captain Courtney Webeck hitting a stunning boundary needing 4 runs off the last ball to seal the Storm's win!
Brilliant cricket to end the day.
Knock-out finals start tomorrow at 8:30am

Batting standouts:
Ryan Honschooten 57* inc 2 sixes!💪🏼
Ben Phillips 54*
David Gauci 46*
Brett Wilson 42*
Wes Jeffery 38*
Hayden Valla 35*
Courtney Webeck 32*
Brad Brider 32*
Muhamamad Rayyan 21* inc a six!💪🏼

Wicket takers:
Brad Brider
Sean Brown
Max Rogut
Sophie Patton
Bree Fuller
Ben Phillips
Peter Fletcher

Full results can be found here via this link

https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/victorian-blind-cricket-association/summer-202526/bb02/b5b86c27

21/03/2026

🏏𝗕𝗕𝟬𝟮 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝟮
Stunning weather for Round 2 & 3 of BB02

Stunning weather for Round 2 & 3 of BB02
The Stars (3-194) notched up their second victory against Storm (1-152)along with the Renegades (3-160) against Hawks (4-159) in round 2.

There was some big knocks with the bat:
Steve Obeid 58*
Matt Cameron 56
Ned Brewer Maiga 50*
Ashleigh Malone 40
Wes Jeffery 38*
Matt McCarthy 36*
Peter Robinson 35*
Simon Fuller 33*
Courtney Webeck 30
Emily Spencer 27
Caitlin H-W 26*

Bowling:
Wickets went to:
Adrian Kemp
Sam Hall
Peter Robinson
Max Rogut
Sophie Patton
Caitlin H-W
Curtis Hawke,
Shaun Fitzpatrick

Full results can be found here via this link

https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/victorian-blind-cricket-association/summer-202526/bb02/b5b86c27

20/03/2026

BB02 Round 1 brilliance!
Congratulations to Stars and Storm for taking the points in a Round 1. Super start to the tournament.

Well played…
Bradley Brider 86*
Matthew McCarthy 3/12 off 2.1
Brett Wilson 43
David Gauci 42
Shaun Fitzpatrick 33
Benjamin Phillips 45*

Good luck in todays games!
Full results can be found here via this link
https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/victorian-blind-cricket-association/summer-202526/bb02/b5b86c27

16/03/2026

📣 Congratulations to all players announced in the four BB02 teams.
Have a fantastic Blind Blast 02 competition!

TEAM HAWKS
Ned Brewer-Maiga - Captain
Ingrid McKenna – Vice Captain
Jason Stubbs – Coach / TM
Ryan Honschooten (WA)
Curtis Hawke (WA)
Shaun Fitzpatrick (NSW)
Caitlin Hannen-Williams (WA)
Peter Fletcher (Vic)
Swarit Shenoy (NSW)
Rishi Carter Fernandez (WA)
Hayley Diamond (NSW)

TEAM RENEGADES
Brad Brider- Captain
Courtney Lewis – Vice Captain
Danielle Chivers – Coach / TM
Jennifer Parry (NSW)
Andrew Close (Vic)
Hayden Vella (NSW)
Sean Brown (NSW)
Matt Cameron (NSW)
Peter Robinson (Vic)
Harrison Fry (WA)
Sophie Patton (SA)
Max Rogut (Vic)

TEAM STARS
Steve Obeid – Captain
Samantha Hall – Vice Captain
Vince Stackpole – Coach / TM
Ben Phillips (NSW)
Rayyan Yousef (Vic)
Ashleigh Malone (Vic)
Phoebe Buck (Vic)
Beau Evans (Vic)
Simon Fuller (Vic)
Sherrie Harris (NSW)
Wesley Jeffery (Vic)
Bree Fuller (NSW)

TEAM STORM
Courtney Webeck - Captain
Matt McCarthy – Vice Captain
Leah Walker – TM / Coach
Arthur Pirika (WA)
Hamish Mackenzie (Vic)
Emily Spencer (Vic)
Cory Heberley (Qld)
Brett Wilson (Vic)
David Gauci (Vic)
Ivy Walker (NSW)
Aidan Kemp (NSW)
Natasha Peake (WA)

Image description:
1st Image: Bright Green Background. Purple rectangle with with bright green wording “Teams Announced”. The BB02 logo sits underneath the purple rectangle.
2nd Image: Brown rectangle at the top with Hawks logo on left hand side. Yellow rectangle underneath with Team Hawks players names. Blind Bash Logo at bottom right.
3rd Image: Black rectangle at the top with Renegades logo on left hand side. Red rectangle underneath with Team Renegades players names. Blind Bash Logo at bottom right.
4th Image: Dark Green rectangle at the top with Stars logo on left hand side. Light green rectangle underneath with Team Stars players names. Blind Bash Logo at bottom right.
5th Image: Purple rectangle at the top with Storm logo on left hand side. Dark Blue rectangle underneath with Team Storm players names. Blind Bash Logo at bottom right

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