February 10, 2011

Cricket Team Straight Outta Compton: A cricket team from Compton, Calif., -- former gangsters, homeless men and street kids -- are currently touring Australia. "We started training the homeless guys in alleyways, with rubbish bins as stumps, in the art of cricket," said Hollywood producer Katy Haber. "We were so successful at teaching the homeless guys civility through the game that we lost a lot players."

posted by rcade to other at 01:54 PM - 1 comment

One player, Ricardo Salgado, a gang member since the age of 12, was not allowed to travel to Australia, because he is on parole after spending four years in prison.

I'm ready for the convict jokes.

"I don't think there are any cricket-playing gangsters."

I'm ready for the Pakistani match fixing jokes.

/Seriously - great story, thanks.

posted by owlhouse at 12:34 AM on February 11, 2011

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