A sensory room at a cricket ground has made matches more accessible for autistic people, including a bowler’s son who can finally watch him play. Warwickshire and England player Danny Briggs said his eight-year-old son Stan found matches overwhelming. A room created at Edgbaston will allow him and other neurodiverse children to watch in quieter surroundings.
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