Yorkshire CCC’s chaos is a world away from work done by believers in the game’s ability to bring communities together
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In late September, on one of the last good days of the summer, a 15-year-old girl called Rhia Sedha scored a 50 at Lord’s. Sedha was captaining the Bradford Girls under-15s in the final of a tournament run by the MCC Foundation for state school cricketers. She and her team made 135 from their 20 overs, then bowled out their opposition from the Cotswolds for 24.
In Bradford
Cricket, they already knew all about Sedha. The Asian Express has been following her for years, from playing in the back garden with her father, Deepak, through school, club and district cricket, the seven for none she took for Shadwell, her hat-trick for Bradford Academy, her debut for Yorkshire, her dream of playing for the
England Women’s team.