Inter-religion tour puts a little faith in cricket
A TEAM of Muslim cricket players from Batley are set to play in a pioneering inter-faith tour against a team of Roman Catholics next week.
The Light of Faith tour – which aims to unite religions through cricket – will see a rematch between Batley’s Mount Cricket Club and St. Peter’s XI following last year’s fixture in Rome.
MCC will be looking to regain their pride at Yorkshire County Cricket Club this Monday after previously losing to the Vatican side by four runs on the last ball.
Tour organiser and captain of one of the games, Abdul A Ravat said: “We want to show that religion can unite people and that different religions can live together in peace and harmony. What better way to show this than through cricket?
“When communities come together, it makes the heart glow. We spent three wonderful days in Rome last year in the spirit of friendship. We will give an equally warm welcome to our friendly rivals in Batley and look forward to playing cricket and strengthen our interfaith relationships.”
