DreamCricket

From humble beginnings

DreamCricket was initiated by Dr Roly Bigg of the Movement Disorder Foundation in concert with the Rotary Clubs of the Southern Highlands and the Bradman Foundation. The aim was to provide primary school students with special needs an opportunity to play cricket activities on Bradman Oval. The DreamCricket program has grown to encompass schools and children throughout Australia and internationally.

DreamCricket is a program for special need children driven by Rotary members. The Bowral-Mittagong branch of of the Southern Highland Rotarians were the first to volunteer as part of their humanitarian services to the community. Clinics are conducted in schools as part of a cricket experience which culminates in a DreamCricket Gala Day on a significant local oval.

DreamCricket clinics and gala days require a great deal of commitment from the communities in which they are held. Local high school students, carers and friends, and Rotarians are asked to give of their time to assist the participants with special needs. Volunteers are trained to facilitate and modify cricket activities to suit each participant. Therefore each participant reaches success in achieving their personal best. They gain confidence through active participation in physical activities. It isn’t just the participants that gain from DreamCricket.