By Tawhid Qureshi
Pictures courtesy of SACA
It’s a windswept Sunday in early April and the Leyton cricket ground in East London is a hive of activity. The Grade II listed pavilion, erected in 1886 and Essex’s official headquarters until 1934, evokes a bygone era. But it’s at the adjacent indoor cricket hub that I find 120 triallists hopeful for a bright cricket future.
The South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA) are holding an open trial for their men’s programme, only the second time that they have organised an event of this scale. The opportunity to join ...