{"id":899,"date":"2023-11-30T10:52:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/the-foundation\/?page_id=899"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:55:23","slug":"table-cricket","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/table-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Table Cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-start grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<source data-srcset='https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC07030-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC07030-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h' media='(max-width: 992px)' >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC07030-610x510.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC07030-610x510.jpg 610w 510h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC07030-1220x1020.jpg 1220w 1020h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"396\">Table Cricket is an exciting, fast-paced version of the game, played on a table tennis table and specially designed to give young people with disabilities the chance to play.<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"396\">Teams of six take turns to bowl and bat, in a game developed by the British Sports Association for the Disabled Mini Games.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"535\">We deliver Table Cricket lessons in schools across Warwickshire and Birmingham, with support and funding from the <a href=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/lords-taverners\/\">Lord\u2019s Taverners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"632\">If you\u2019d like us to bring Table Cricket to your school, please contact <a href=\"mailto:nigelperryogden@edgbaston.com\">Nigel Perry-Ogden<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                                                    <blockquote class=\"quote\">\n                                                            <p>What I really love about table cricket, is that it is a pan-disability sport, which means that individuals with mixed needs\u00a0have the opportunity to represent their school.<\/p>\n                                                        <div class=\"author\">\n                                                                <div class=\"author__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <h4>Nigel Perry-Ogden<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <p>Disability Development Officer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/blockquote>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center grid--media-left\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-md-1 order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC02559-610x340.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC02559-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC02559-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-md-2 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to Play<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"446\">Table Cricket features multiple scoring zones around the table. Just like traditional cricket, fielders are strategically positioned to prevent runs or get the batter out. Teams of six take turns bowling and batting, with the bowler delivering the ball down a ramp. Batters score by hitting the ball into the designated scoring zones.<\/p>\n<h2>Competitions<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"706\">We invite schools to take part in our County Table Cricket Competitions, held annually in the winter. These competitions give children the chance to test their skills against other schools in a friendly and safe environment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"876\">Winners have the opportunity to progress to the Lord\u2019s Taverners Regional and National Table Cricket Finals, held at Lord\u2019s Cricket Ground, cricket\u2019s iconic home.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--background-top section--image-slider\">\n    <div class=\"swiper container\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-container full-width-slider\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC02294-610x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image 0\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC00877-610x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image 1\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC06996-610x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image 2\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":71867,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-899","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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