A group of boys cheer from the sidelines as Clark Cricket Club and Marshall Cricket Club go head-to-head for their first match of the school year on Saturday at the Alamo Cricket Grounds at O.P. Schnabel Park.On the Northwest Side of San Antonio, far from where they first learned how to play cricket, a team of Afghan refugee boys is using the sport to connect with their roots and build community.
Across the field, a group of teens laughed together and others watched the game, occasionally yelling in support. Some students in attendance said they also participate in cricket clubs but don’t play in games, while others were there to support their friends and siblings. A small program exists now at Southwest Independent School District’s CAST STEM High School and a program is being organized at Brandeis High School, said David Empson, vice principal and cricket club coach at Clark High School. in 2018 after seeing a student carrying a cricket bat and ball. He saw it as an opportunity to connect with the growing population of refugee students at his school, located in Northwest San Antonio.
“It’s not only Asians that play, but we want more of the local neighbors also playing this game,” Bollu said.
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