Donate to the Taverners to support the NCIC!
The Taverners have been a long term partner of Cricket Australia and the National Cricket Inclusion Championships (NCIC) which is the peak competition for Cricketers who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Cricketers who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Cricketers with an Intellectual Disability.
We are aiming to raise $100,000 to support the teams competing at the NCIC, to be held in Brisbane from the 20th to the 25th of January 2024.
You can check out the NCIC Fixture here!
All donations to The Sporting Chance Fund are tax deductible.
The National Cricket Inclusion Championships is organised by Cricket Australia and Sponsored by the Taverners, comprises three cricket groups:
Intellectual Disability
Blind & Low Vision
Deaf & Hard of Hearing
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The annual Championship showcases the skills of 'all abilities' cricketers, giving them a platform to succeed and reflects the growing participation in inclusive cricket programs throughout Australia. All State and Territory Cricket Associations now run their own diversity programs including All Abilities cricket as a brand in market also.
The Taverners have been the major financial contributor and in 2019 sponsored the Carnival with a $100,000 contribution. A similar contribution will be provided towards the 2021 Championships. To date, the Taverners have contributed $340,000 to the NCIC.
The Taverners sponsorship and partnership with Cricket Australia, has contributed towards the individual cost required to for each participant to be removed – so it's now 'free of charge' to all participants.
"Cricket Australia highly values it’s partnership with the Taverners who have made the game more accessible to cricketers with a disability across the country for over 35 years"
