Disabled cricketer from Wolverhampton runs marathon challenge virtually with teammates

A schoolteacher from Wolverhampton who is part of England's Physical Disability cricket team is taking part in a marathon challenge with his teammates.

The cricket team is running a collective marathon each day for 10 days to raise funds for Lord's Taverner, the UK's leading youth cricket and disability sports charity.

Batsman Matt Askin joins his team virtually, where he runs laps around his garden every evening - as he is self isolating due to his asthma.

The team has already doubled its original target of one thousand pounds and are continuing to raise money before the 2.6 challenge reaches its conclusion on Wednesday (May 13).

He has described the challenge as being "mentally challenging because I'm going round the same garden quite a lot."

The batsman also has the obstacle of avoiding his three-year-old son's toys which dominate a third of his garden.

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