WHEN an explosion rocked Beirut harbour in early August, it once again thrust the Lebannese capital back into the global headlines for all the wrong reasons.
It also disrupted one of world cricket’s best kept cricket secrets.
The Shatila camp in Beirut was established in 1947, providing shelter for as many as 5000 Palestinian refugees.
Over 70 years on, it’s now home to eight times that number, half from Palestine and half from war-torn Syria. In short, it’s about as far removed from Lord’s as you’re likely to get. Which makes the story of the Shatila cricket programme all the more remarkabl...