Boyd Duffield spent the week on a high, waiting for Day Two of the Australia v West Indies Test Match where he would get to see his idol Nathan Lyon in action.
But Boyd would get more than he bargained for.
At the conclusion of play, the 26-year-old was invited to meet the entire Australian team in the changerooms at Optus Stadium.
From reminiscing about childhood summers spent in Swan View with fellow Western Australian Marcus Harris, to discovering a mutual favourite NRL team with Usman Khawaja, Boyd got to speak with all the stars of the Australian men’s side.
Boyd Duffield is one of Australia’s leading cricketers with an intellectual disability, who is helping forge a path in the sport for those with autism and their families.
The Australian opening batsman and allrounder is a passionate advocate for inclusivity of all people living with disabilities in the game he loves.
Thanks to the WA Cricket Foundation, Western Australia has a standalone pathway for cricketers with a disability from primary school through to representative sides including Intellectual Disability, Blind and Vision Impaired, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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