Super 7 to Represent Sussex at the Disability Premier League

Super 7 to represent Sussex at the Disability Premier League

Sussex Cricket is very proud to announce that following the ‘DPL Draft’ process earlier this year, seven Sussex based players will be representing the county in the 2025 edition of the Toyota Disability Premier League.

The 2025 season has been another incredibly successful one for Disability Cricket with great strides continuing to be made. 

Our ‘SEND Schools’ & ‘Super 1s’ participation programmes right through to our high-performance D40 and Visually Impaired squads are giving an increasing amount of people with additional needs and disabilities the opportunity to access the sport at a variety of levels. Demonstrated by a 50% growth in the Disability Pathway over the last 2 years.

The wider impact of this growth has been an ability to support our highest performing Disability Cricketers to excel, which has been borne out by selection for both the DPL and International honours. Most notably, Alfie Pyle and Liam O’Brien, who were selected for England in the Men’s Mixed Disability series against India, earlier this season and performed with great skill.

Supporting between 70 and 80 players across Sussex, the Pathway has seen some outstanding performances; including from our newly formed Super 9s 1st XI, who finished third in their inaugural year. The Sussex VI Sharks continue to go from strength to strength – already retaining their BCEW National League - Division 1 title, whilst also heading into the BCEW T20 Finals Day and Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup Final in the next few weeks. The latter will be hosted at The 1st Central County Ground on Saturday 6th September.

The players from the Pathway who will be representing the Martlets at the Toyota DPL:

Alfie Pyle – Tridents

Daniel Gee – Black Cats

Elliot Brown* – Hawks

Fred Bridges – Tridents

Jake Vosloo* – Hawks

Liam O’Brien – Tridents

Owen Piper – Black Cats

*Debut year at the DPL

Tom Belcher, Disability Cricket Manager said: 

2025 has been an outstanding year for all of us associated with Disability Cricket in Sussex.

"I know the coaching and management team are both excited and incredibly proud of the players selected to represent Sussex and their respective franchise teams in this year's Toyota DPL competition.”

The tournament begins on Sunday 24th August, with the first two rounds of matches taking place at the ECB Performance Centre, Loughborough University. Followed by two further weekends hosted at Worcester Norton CC, Worcester (Sunday 31st August) and Colwall CC, Malvern (Sunday 7th September) respectively.

To cap off the Toyota DPL, the showpiece final will once again be held at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Wednesday 10 September – full details can be found in the ECB press release below.

Want to keep up to date with all fixtures and results over the next few weeks? Head over to the match centre area of the ECB website.

FULL ECB PRESS RELEASE: 30th JUNE

Toyota Disability Premier League Final 2025 to be held at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Toyota has been confirmed as the new title partner of the Disability Premier League, with the first Toyota Disability Premier League Final due to be held at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, on Wednesday 10 September 2025.

The match will be staged ahead of the first Vitality IT20 between England Men and South Africa Men and will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Toyota was announced as the new Principal Partner to the ECB in April, with a commitment to supporting England’s men’s, women’s and disability cricket teams. The partnership is also focused on fostering the growth of grassroots participation nationwide, encompassing all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.

Under the shared vision to make cricket more accessible and inclusive, Toyota also becomes the first Official Champion of Disability Cricket and the title partner of the Toyota DPL.

Alongside growing the Toyota Disability Premier League tournament nationwide, Toyota and the ECB are committed to growing Disability Champion Clubs, with a view to expand participation beyond the men's teams. 

This includes a lens on women's grassroots initiatives to build a strong foundation for increased female participation at all levels.

It’s the second year in a row that Glamorgan CCC will host the Disability Premier League Final, having been the venue for Pirates’ victory over Tridents in 2024.

Emma Johnson, Toyota GB Marketing Director said: “As the ECB's Principal Partner for men’s, women’s, disability and grassroots cricket, we are pleased we can help, support and inspire both the current and next generation of disability team players, volunteers and fans who make disability cricket happen. At Toyota, mobility is at the heart of everything we do and through these initiatives, we’re helping more people enjoy cricket, be active and connect through sport.”

Ian Martin, ECB Head of Disability Cricket, said: “The DPL has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2022 and we’re thrilled that it is now the Toyota DPL. To have the backing of a global company like Toyota is incredibly meaningful for us and they’ll play a huge role in helping drive the disability game forward. Glamorgan did a fantastic job hosting the final in 2024 and we’re delighted to be back in September.”

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