Adam Hopkins on Ravenscar, who are reaping the benefits of welcoming Kabul cricketers to their club
“When the Afghan refugees came to Scarborough, my wife and I asked how we could help,” said John Morrison, chairman of Ravenscar Cricket Club, a club in a small north east Yorkshire village between Whitby and Scarborough.
While supplying clothes to newly arrived Afghan women and children, John discovered that the men in the group were enthusiastic cricketers.
“We invited them to our pre-season nets at the local sports club. And they came along and were very keen, and in the end, four of them st...
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