Blind and vision-impaired cricketers in Canberra can now play the game they love thanks to the National Cricket Inclusion Championships

Until recently, keen vision-impaired cricketers like Clifton Plummer couldn't participate in the sport on a local level. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)

When Clifton Plummer donned his cricket kit and took the field last week, it was the first time he'd played in five years.

Not because he didn't want to, but because there wasn't a team for him to join.