The Brightside Ground to Host Blind Cricket Cup Final
12 March 2019
The Brightside Ground will host the final of the 2019 BBS (British Blind Sport) Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Memorial Cup on Saturday 31st August. It is the second time that Bristol host the final match after a successful event in 2011.
During 2019, the ground will host a One-Day International between England & Pakistan on Tuesday 14 May, 3 ICC Men’s World Cup matches, Afghanistan v Australia, Pakistan v Sri Lanka & Bangladesh v Sri Lanka as well as World Cup warm up matches, Afghanistan v Pakistan, South Africa v West Indies & West Indies v New Zealand.
Sussex Sharks are the two time defending BBS Cup holders & will start their defence away to Gloucestershire Growlers before potentially facing 16 time former winners London Metro in the semi finals, if the Londoners can see off Yorkshire Vikings first. The other half of the draw is wide open with Northants Steelbacks hosting Cheshire Cobras in the quarter finals with the winner to face Somerset VICC or Lancashire Lions in the other semi final.
The BBS Primary Club Cup is the longest running annual disability cricket competition in the world, first held in 1979 this season will see the 41st edition of the competition.
British Blind Sport Vice Chairman & Cricket Competitions Secretary Dave Gavrilovic commented on the announcement,
“We are delighted that our Final is returning to Bristol, the 2011 final was a terrific event & I’m sure that 2019 will more than equal it. It is a massive privilege for our teams to have the chance to play at such an excellent venue especially in such a busy year of cricket when Bristol is hosting so many international matches. I would like to extend our sincere thanks to the team at Gloucestershire CCC for agreeing to host the Final & I look forward to working with them to deliver a fantastic experience for the two teams who reach this year’s Final.”.
Peter Hall, Ground Operations Manager at Gloucestershire County Cricket Club added:
“We are pleased that the Final will be taking place here at The Brightside Ground in August. It was an opportunity that we really wanted to be a part of again. We are looking forward to meeting the finalists and wish all the teams taking part the best of luck throughout the tournament.”
