Cricket is slowly finding its feet in Mexico and driving the growth of the game is an award-winning project involving prisoners across the Latin American country. The governing International Cricket Council announced its development awards on Wednesday recognising "groundbreaking initiatives and outstanding performances" by its associate members. The Mexico Cricket Association (MCA) bagged the ICC Development Initiative of the Year award for two projects, including its cricket-in-prison programme. The MCA partnered with Mexico's sports secretariat to launch the project last year and both are encouraged by the response. "One prisoner shared that she likes to play cricket because it serves as therapy for her," MCA secretary Craig White said.

Source: The Nation July 18, 2024 12:42 UTC