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CSU Part of the Dream Cricket Team

Joanne McRae, Student Initiatives Coordinator, Residence Life

Charles Sturt University (CSU) student residents Mayukh (Neil) Sengupta, Francheska Domingo, Darsha Sritharan and Qiushi Li answered the call when volunteers were needed in Orange for Dream Cricket.

Dream Cricket was established by the Bradman Foundation to provide the opportunity for students with disabilities to experience the skills, camaraderie and fun of cricket. Neil Sengupta explained, “It sounded like a great way to spend the day and take a break from study”.

Rick McCarthy from the Bradman Foundation was impressed with the level of support from members of the various Rotary Clubs of Orange, as well as the involvement of students from James Sheahan High School and Charles Sturt University. Activities were led by ten cricketers from James Sheahan, with teacher Gerard Hannelly impressed to see the students step up and teach others.

A total of 80 primary-school students, representing Bowen, Calare, Glenroi Heights, Anson St, Bletchington and Orange Public Schools attended the morning, held at James Sheahan High School on Thursday 19 September.

Francheska said “I heard it was about working with kids with disabilities, and I was in!” Qiushi, although admitting he had little experience in cricket, said “It was so great to see all the kids having so much fun! And they were really good”.

Lynette Bullen, president elect of Rotary Orange Daybreak was impressed to see the involvement of CSU students. “It is great to see these young people involved in the Orange community. I’d love them all to come and join Rotary!” she said.

Dream Cricket is supported by the Movement Disorder Foundation and the program runs across Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and India. Plans are being made to take the program to Nepal in 2014, with Rotary’s (Orange Daybreak) Mary Brell leading another group to the Dhading District of Nepal as part of Rotary’s Foundation program.

Dream Cricket will return to Orange later this year with a gala day scheduled for 15 November.  More than 250 students are already enrolled to attend.

CSU students Darsha Sritharan, Francheska Domingo, Neil Sengupta and Qiushi Li (back row, l to r), with Rotary Orange Daybreak’s Lynette Bullen