Deaf Cricketer Willie John making massive strides in VanuatuVanuatu Cricket Association is proud to announce that deaf cricketer Willie John, aged 22 who plays for Ifira Blackbird Cricket Club as a wicket-keeper, and is not able to hear or speak, has impressed the selectors of Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA) and has been selected into the Digicel Vanuatu National Senior presquad.
Willie is a product of the VCA's Digicel Community Cricket Development Programme and is heavily involved in the 'Cricket I Blong Evriwan' Program proudly funded by Asco Motors Toyota.
"Vanuatu's ongoing support towards this programme is to ensure that people with a disability have equal access to participate in playing this great sport of cricket.", said Pierre Chilia, General Manger of Vanuatu Cricket.
The VCA ANZ High Performance Manager, Mark Coles said, "The commitment and enthusiasm Willie shows is an inspiration to everyone involved with Vanuatu Cricket."
In other cricket news the Digicel Vanuatu National Senior and Under 19 pre-squads are going through different training sessions every week. The final selection will be announced in the next few weeks.
The Digicel Vanuatu National team shall be competing in the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Division 1 Twenty20 Cricket Trophy to be held in Port Moresby, PNG from 4-7 July 2011 and the Pacific Games in New Caledonia that begin on 27 August.
The Digicel Vanuatu National Under 19 squad shall compete in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under 19 Cricket World Cup qualifier to be held in Dublin, Ireland from 27 July to 10 August 2011.
Willie is a product of the VCA's Digicel Community Cricket Development Programme and is heavily involved in the 'Cricket I Blong Evriwan' Program proudly funded by Asco Motors Toyota.
"Vanuatu's ongoing support towards this programme is to ensure that people with a disability have equal access to participate in playing this great sport of cricket.", said Pierre Chilia, General Manger of Vanuatu Cricket.
The VCA ANZ High Performance Manager, Mark Coles said, "The commitment and enthusiasm Willie shows is an inspiration to everyone involved with Vanuatu Cricket."
In other cricket news the Digicel Vanuatu National Senior and Under 19 pre-squads are going through different training sessions every week. The final selection will be announced in the next few weeks.
The Digicel Vanuatu National team shall be competing in the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Division 1 Twenty20 Cricket Trophy to be held in Port Moresby, PNG from 4-7 July 2011 and the Pacific Games in New Caledonia that begin on 27 August.
The Digicel Vanuatu National Under 19 squad shall compete in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under 19 Cricket World Cup qualifier to be held in Dublin, Ireland from 27 July to 10 August 2011.
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