Visually Impaired

Visually impaired (VI) cricket launched at HHTCC in 2024 as a collaboration between the club and Hertfordshire Cricket.  We are also suported by Blind Cricket England and Wales, who provided us with specialist equipment.  It is part of our work as a Disability Champion Club.  The sessions are for all ages and abilities.  Our players range from those who are completely new to cricket, to one player who has represented England in VI cricket.  Information on the format of the game is available here.  You can also listen to an interview with a coach and a player on RNIB Radio here.

Our indoor winter sessions in 2025 run from January to March at three schools in Hertfordshire, with full details of times and locations on the British Blind Sport website. Summer sessions run outdoors at HHTCC from April to September and are listed here.

In 2025, we hope to have enough players to begin playing matches against teams from other areas.  We will be playing as ‘Hertfordshire Comets‘.

For further information, contact Richard Grayson at HHTCC by email: hertscomets@gmail.com

We are on X (formerly Twitter) as @HertsComets.

Our largest funder is The Primary Club, the cricketers’ charity for the blind and partially sighted.  In 2025, this funding is supporting the purchase of playing kit, travel costs and venue hire.  We are part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which has contributed towards playing kit in 2025. Further information can be found on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund webpage. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.  Blind Cricket England and Wales has provided playing equipment in 2024 and 2025.  Hemel Hempstead Town CC has received financial support in 2024 from the Foresters Friendly Society for the activities of Hertfordshire Comets.