The Italian town that banned cricket
The Italian town that banned cricket
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Miah Bappy and other Bengalis have to play cricket outside the town of Monfalcone
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Under the scorching sun on Italy’s Adriatic coast, a group of friends from Bangladesh are practising their cricket skills on a small patch of concrete.
They are playing on the outskirts of Monfalcone, close to Trieste airport, because they have in effect been banned by the mayor from playing in the town itself.
They say those …