Charlie can see now in super specs

By Milly McEvoy

BRYMBO Cricket Club near Wrexham banded together to help one of their young players after he struggled to see the ball due to his colour-blindness.
Charlie Jones, 11, made the step up to U13s and redball cricket but struggled initially as he only sees in sepia tones making it hard to pick out the ball from the grass.
After learning that Charlie was colour-blind his coach, Gareth Roberts, sprang into action ringing the club’s secretary, his mum Jane Roberts, to find out what they could do for the youngster.
He explained: “When I started coaching Charlie, I co...

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