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Scott Bailey

How cricket is changing Cape Town's poorest township

The contrast between Khayelitsha and Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town is sharp. (HANDOUT/Catch Trust)

Around 25 kilometres down the road from arguably the world's most picturesque cricket ground at Newlands lies the other side of South Africa.

One where cricket is desperately trying to be a vehicle for change, helping keep kids away from the social evils of gangs, guns and drugs on the streets.

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