Table Cricket

Table cricket is an adapted, pan-disability form of cricket played on a table tennis table. It engages young people with a wide range of disabilities and can be played both competitively or recreational, in a community or educational setting.

What is table cricket?

Table cricket is played on a tennis table using a specially designed kit, and allows young people with severe physical and learning disabilities the opportunity to compete, socialise and have fun, regardless of ability or disability.

Table cricket provides a competitive pathway and an opportunity for young people with disabilities to represent their school through the national competition, which is run at a county and regional level, before a national final at the Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Just like in regular cricket, fielders must be carefully positioned around the tennis table to prevent runs or to get the batter out. Teams of six take it in turn to bowl or bat, with the bowler using a ramp to deliver the ball (either a regular ball that runs true or a weighted one that swings around is best). The batter scores by hitting the ball into the scoring zones, avoiding the fielders if they can.

Find out more about how to play table cricket formats.

Equipment needed

Bats
Balls
Table top ramp
Side panels
Table tennis table
Fielding panels

The Lord’s Taverners is the leading charity for youth cricket and disability sports in the UK.

See their full range of table cricket formats suitable for schools.

Visit the Lords Taverners' website

Get involved

The School Games is inclusive to all young people and provides opportunities for everyone to get involved, either within school, against other local schools, or at county or regional level.

School Games Organisers

School Games Organisers (SGO) help schools coordinate appropriate competitive opportunities for all young people from Key Stage 2-4, to recruit, train and deploy a suitable workforce, and to support the development of club.