ECB accused of allowing non-disabled players to take place of disabled cricketers in top domestic league

Governing board faces claims of blocking international pathway

Parent says LD players are ‘quietly put to one side’

The England and Wales Cricket Board has been accused of allowing non-disabled players to participate in its Disability Premier League, blocking the pathway to international cricket.

The parents of Jai Charan and Alex Jervis – both former England internationals who have diagnosed learning disabilities – say their sons have been replaced in the DPL by players who do not meet the disability criteria under the ECB’s assessment process.