Stephen Nero is a half-sighted Australian cricketer known for his 309 runs against New Zealand and the world record for the highest individual score in blind cricket in the 2022 ODI series. He has represented Western Australia in other games such as goalball, association football and futsal.
Steffan Nero bags 309 runs against New Zealand
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Wiki/Biography
Stefan Nero was born in 1999 (age 23; as of 2022) in Perth, Western Australia. He received a BA in Law and a BA in Behavioral Science from the University of Notre Dame in Australia.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′4″
Weight (approx): 60 kg
Hair color: light cream blonde
Eye color: brown
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest: 38 inches, Waist: 30 inches, Biceps: 12 inches
family
parents and siblings
Stefan’s father’s name is Leo Nero and his mother’s name is Anna Nero. He has one sister whose name is TJ Nero.
Stefan Nero with his parents and sister
wife
Stefani is single.
Cricket
In 2016, when he was seventeen, he was selected for the Australian A cricket team. In 2017, he played in the Blind T20 World Cup for the Australian blind cricket team; He was the youngest player in the team. In the same year, he scored his first century in the National Cricket Championship for Club Western Australia.
Stephen Nero celebrates his first century for the Western Australian club
In May 2022, he played an international cricket series against the New Zealand National Blind Cricket Team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnQTFG-rRIw
award
- In 2018, he won the Angus Stewart Award for Personal Achievement.
Stefan Nero after winning the Angus Stewart Award for Personal Achievement
- In 2011, he won the award in the Western Australian Football League.
Stefan Nero poses with the Western Australian Football League award
Facts/Trivia
- He is fondly called ‘Flip’ by his friends and family.
- His hobbies are playing soccer and goalball.
- Stefan was born with congenital nystagmus. In an interview, he said that he was completely blind at birth. She said,
When I was young, I was actually very blind. “I couldn’t see a meter in front of me, but I hit my head and actually had better vision.”
- He used to play cricket as a child, but stopped playing after his eyesight deteriorated. He went through an involuntary eye movement.
- When he was twelve years old, he was interested in playing goalball.
Stefan Nero plays golf
- He said that when he was little, he could not judge the balls that his father used to throw while playing cricket.
- He started his career with football but later chose to play blind cricket and goalball.
Stefan Nero played cricket when he was young
- He became interested in blind cricket because he liked West Australian captain Bradley Breeder, with whom he had a good relationship.
Stefan Nero with Bradley Brider
- In 2016, he became the player of the year at the Australian National Goalball Championship in Sydney and was also the top scorer of the tournament.
- In 2017, he played in the IBSA Asia/Pacific Regional Goalball Championships after being selected for the Australian Men’s National Goalball Team.
- In 2017, he won a youth sports scholarship.
Stefan Nero wins a youth sports scholarship
- In an interview, he said that he cannot survive without sports. She said,
Without sports, I would not be who I am today. I have met so many incredible people who all have their own lessons and experiences to share with me. Through sports, I have found people who I can count on for support and guidance.”
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