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‘I’m playing for England at 50’ - The inspirational cricketer representing Manchester at the World Blind Games

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A 50-year-old cricketer from Rochdale says representing England Women at this month’s World Blind Games will continue to open doors for those who live with sight loss.

Helen Lawson went blind within four hours following a head injury and mini-stroke in 2015, something which turned her world “upside down”.

But from being scared of leaving the house to travelling all around the country, sport has had an immense impact on her life since.

She will now, on debut, be the only female from Manchester - and possibly the whole North West region - to feature for England Women at the Games in Birmingham with a final at famous cricket ground Edgbaston at stake.

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