Stephen Niro is an Australian partially sighted cricketer, best known for scoring 309 runs against New Zealand and setting the world record for the highest individual score in blind cricket in 2022.
Wiki/Biography
Stephen Nero was born in 1999 (age 23 years; by 2022) in Perth, Western Australia. He earned degrees in Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Behavioral Science at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 4″
Weight (approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: light beige blonde
Eye Colour: brown
Body Measurements (Approximately): Chest: 38 inches, Waist: 30 inches, Biceps: 12 inches
family
parents and siblings
Stephen’s father’s name is Leo Nero and his mother’s name is Anna Nero. He has a sister named TJ Niro.
wife
Stephen is single.
Cricket
In 2016, when he was seventeen years old, he was selected for the Australian A team. In 2017, he played the 2017 Blind T20 World Cup as a part of the Australian blind cricket team, and became the youngest player in the team. In 2017, he scored his maiden century in the National Cricket Inclusion Championship for the Western Australia club.
In May 2022, he played in the International Cricket Inclusion Series against the New Zealand national blind cricket team.
Prize
- In 2018, he won the Angus Stewart Award for Individual Achievement.
- In 2011, he won an award in the West Australian Football League.
Facts / Trivia
- His friends and family members fondly call him ‘Flip’.
- His hobbies include playing football and goalball.
- Stephen was born with congenital nystagmus. In an interview he said that at birth he was completely blind. he adds,
When I was little, I was really blind. I couldn’t see a meter in front of me, but I hit my head and I actually got better vision.
- When he was young, he used to play cricket with healthy children, but he stopped playing after his vision deteriorated. He passed through involuntary eye movements.
- When he was twelve years old, he was fond of playing goalball.
- According to him, when he was young, he could not judge the bouncer balls that his father used to throw at him while playing cricket.
- He started his career with football, but later he chose to play cricket and goalball for the blind.
- He gained interest in blind cricket because he liked the Western Australian captain Bradley Brider, who shared a good relationship with him.
- In 2016, he became the best player at the Australian National Goalball Championship in Sydney and also won the highest goal scorer award in the tournament.
- In 2017, he played in the IBSA Asia/Pacific Goalball Regional Championship after being selected for the Australia men’s national goalball team.
- In 2017, he earned the Youth Sports Scholarship.
- In an interview, he had said that he cannot survive without sports. he said,
Without sports, I would not be the person I am today. I have met so many incredible people who have all their lessons and experiences to share with me. Through sports, I have found people I can rely on for support and guidance. ,