30% of recreational cricketers in the UK are from South Asian backgrounds, but that group is represented by just 4% of professionals. Is enough being done to realise BAME potential in the game in the UK? We meet the enthusiasts of Perry Hall Park, home to the Birmingham Cricket League; and go to Handsworth CC, an Afro-Caribbean club formed in the late 60s, where a new generation of players from South Asian background are keeping the game alive
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This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2018/jul/23/inner-city-cricket-is-ethnic-minority-talent-being-missed under the title “Inner-city cricket: is ethnic minority talent being missed?”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
