D40

The D40 competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rather than Lord’s Taverners, is a stepping stone to the Disability Premier League.

The D40 competition is the ECB’s national hardball disability offer, the top tier of domestic county-level disability cricket.

D40 games are hardball, 40 overs a side, and follow the same laws and regulations as a traditional county game of cricket, including powerplays and a 30-yard fielding circle.

The Warwickshire D40 team train on Saturday mornings at the Edgbaston Indoor Centre.

 

2024 has been an exciting year for access cricket in Warwickshire. We have an excellent disability structure, which allowed us to enter the D40 competition for the first time. This was a big challenge, but I’m proud that we completed our first season and hope to build on this as we prepare for next summer.

Andy Wyles

Andy Wyles

Participation & Growth Manager

Progressing through the Disability Pathway

The best performing players in domestic competitions may be eligible for Disability Premier League (DPL) trials.

The DPL is a disability cricket competition featuring players from all of England’s disability sides; physical (PD), learning (LD), and hearing impairment/deaf. The DPL sits between county cricket and the England setup in the ECB Disability Cricket pathway and aims to introduce a broader group of players to performance level disability cricket.

Players in the DPL are available to be selected in England squads.

Disability Premier League

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Promote the sport

to attract a new audience into watching cricket

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Encourage new players

to participate in cricket for the first time

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Opportunity

for existing disability cricketers to come together and play alongside their peers with different disabilities