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00:00to prove that cricket wasn't just for the elite.
00:02It's who this, isn't it?
00:04By creating a team like no other in his hometown of Preston.
00:07What has he got us wearing?
00:09Well, that's a shot, man.
00:10Over the course of a turbulent season...
00:12Seriously, I'm getting off of you.
00:14..and an overseas cricket tour to India...
00:16We're all going to find out something about ourselves, me included.
00:19Freddie changed the lives of his unlikely team in more ways than one.
00:23We can do this, all right? Yeah.
00:25We're all here for you.
00:26Inspired by the success of the lads from Preston...
00:29Are you messing?
00:31Freddie now wants to see if he can expand the project...
00:33That's a shot.
00:34..and begin a Field of Dreams cricket league...
00:36That's safe, yeah.
00:37Yeah, get a sense out of your depth.
00:39..with the hope of reaching even more kids across the UK.
00:42No, no, no, no! Not one bit of that is fun of.
00:45But so far, his boys' team in Liverpool have started to lose enthusiasm.
00:50This is so much effort, lads.
00:52His plans to restore one of the oldest clubs in Manchester have hit a brick wall...
00:56We're on our knees.
00:57This is rock bottom here now, isn't it?
00:59And to make matters worse, the girls in Blackpool have struggled to bond as a team.
01:04Don't get lippy, mate.
01:05Oh, short, Maddy.
01:06Ain't you the stupid cow?
01:08Let's just do some cricket.
01:19Somehow you're getting your pads on.
01:21In Blackpool, Freddie's girls' team have now been training together for the past two months.
01:26Right, we're good to go.
01:27But they've yet to play their first match.
01:30Go on, keep running, running.
01:31And many are still struggling with the hard ball.
01:35I'm going now!
01:35Oi, oi, oi, oi!
01:36Language, language!
01:38So tonight is all about seeing if they're ready to play a game.
01:43Can you do beat yourself?
01:45I don't want to put them in a game against another team and embarrass them.
01:48I want them to compete.
01:49I want them to feel confident in what they're doing.
01:51But tonight we'll just see how far they've come.
01:53And if they are ready for that first game.
01:56Goal, ball!
01:57Goal, ball!
01:57Good.
01:58Right, swap hands!
01:59If it goes well, it could bring some confidence out of them.
02:02It could spur them on to do more and more.
02:05But on the flip side of that, though, if it goes badly, it could be back to square one.
02:10Oh, here we go!
02:12Now we're playing cricket.
02:13Somebody ready?
02:18Yeah, I saw that.
02:21Oh, no, no, no.
02:22Oh, God.
02:23Oh, God!
02:24I need it!
02:26You all right?
02:28It always happens to me, doesn't it?
02:32All right, move them, move them, move them, move them.
02:34I can't, isn't it?
02:37No, it's not all we needed.
02:40Oh, I'm done with cricket!
02:43I'm done!
02:44I do think, especially with girls, our confidence does, you know, fluctuate a lot.
02:49You know, one week we're all having the best week we've ever had.
02:53And then the next week, it's a shambles.
02:56Oh, bold.
02:57Bold!
02:58Shot!
02:59It's not nice getting hit.
03:01I think it's the shock of it more than anything.
03:02And the problem is, she got hit on the leg, didn't she, all the week?
03:06No!
03:06And we teased her back in with a softball and a hardball, and she got hit against her, she's
03:10back to square one.
03:11It's hard, isn't it?
03:12Because if we're going to play a game, we're going to use a hardball.
03:15You've got to have to find out, haven't you?
03:16Yeah.
03:16We're cleared in, it's hard.
03:17No.
03:17I don't know, it's all new ground for me, this.
03:21Is she coming back?
03:24Lucky, Mo.
03:24Lucky.
03:27For 16-year-old Summer, playing a new sport is something she's struggled with since joining
03:33the team.
03:33I feel like I can be, like, a bit hard on myself, like, if I can't do something first
03:40time, I feel like I won't be able to do it at all.
03:45It kind of knocked my confidence down.
03:47I just have, like, that feeling where I'm going to let the team down, like, I'm going
03:52to be, like, the failure of the group.
03:55In cricket, you're going to get hit, and it is going to hurt, but it's not how, what
04:00happens to you, it's how you react, because it says more about you.
04:03Oh, no, no.
04:04You'd actually be surprised at how rare this is, a group of girls, all playing a
04:08sport, and it's, like, really a privilege to get this, because I've never had this
04:13before, and I would never let my injuries stop me from this opportunity, and I don't
04:20think you should either, because you've got so much potential.
04:22I'm hoping I can get better, but obviously, with most of the group being, like, so
04:26supportive, I feel like I'm going to get there.
04:31What?
04:31What?
04:31It would be great.
04:34On game day, you're going to get the winning wicket.
04:37I do think a game is really important in, like, building as a team, and it would mean
04:41a lot to me.
04:42Like, it would be my first match with a group of girls, which is crazy.
04:46How is your hand?
04:47Can you move that, your thumb?
04:49Tonight, it's been mixed.
04:51We've had injuries, we've had shouting, we've had burping, and in between everything,
04:55we've had some half-decent cricket.
04:56You know what?
04:58I'm just going to throw them into a game.
05:00What can we do?
05:01You know what I mean?
05:01We could be here for the next ten years.
05:03I don't know if I'm brave or stupid.
05:04It's a fine line that people tread, isn't it?
05:06But you know what?
05:07They might surprise us.
05:08Hopefully, the competition of a game will bring the best out.
05:11Could go horribly pear-shaped as well, but I'm at a point where I'm prepared to try.
05:16For their first ever match, Freddy's taking the Blackpool girls 100 miles across the Pennines
05:30from Lycashire to Yorkshire.
05:33Set in over 220 acres, Queen Ethelberger's Collegiate is one of the county's leading private
05:40schools, known for its academic excellence and multi-million pound sporting facilities.
05:47How's everyone feeling?
05:49Good?
05:49You know, I'm actually nervous now that we're getting close.
05:51Why?
05:52Don't be nervous.
05:53Maddie, should we go hide?
05:54I think we're getting here now.
05:56Freddy, did you actually think that we were ready for this, or...?
05:58I know you're ready for this, Maddie.
06:00These people are going to think we're, like, some stupid kids and that.
06:03No, they are.
06:04100%.
06:04Honestly.
06:05It came from special school.
06:07They're going to look at us and think, this is easy money.
06:09Yeah.
06:09Let's go.
06:10You know the best thing to be in life?
06:12Underestimated.
06:13I get paid for them.
06:13Let's remain underestimated.
06:15Yeah.
06:16It is a complex group of girls, you know, and they've grown up in Blackpool.
06:20Where are we going?
06:21You know, you listen to the stories and some of the distractions they've got in everyday
06:26life are quite serious ones.
06:28Look at us girls!
06:29Look at us girls!
06:31Oh, my God, we're so far!
06:33What we're trying to do is give them confidence to try new things, push them outside the comfort
06:38zone, and hopefully that'll help them in their lives moving forward.
06:42Oh, my God!
06:44Oh, my God!
06:45Whoa, whoa, whoa!
06:46Right, do us a favour, all right?
06:47I know it's all a bit different, but when we get off, just remember that we're being
06:53hosted by these.
06:54They've invited us here.
06:55Introduce yourselves, be nice, and just show yourselves off.
06:58All right?
06:59Bye-bye.
07:02Hey, all right?
07:03Hey, I'm Fred.
07:04Nice to meet you.
07:04Thanks for having us.
07:05Nice to meet you.
07:06Nice to meet you.
07:06Thanks, everyone.
07:06Hey, Lauren, how are you?
07:08All right.
07:08Thanks for having us.
07:08We're excited.
07:09I'm Madison.
07:10Nice to meet you.
07:11Hi, Sophia.
07:11I'm yours.
07:13Sophia.
07:13Matilda, nice to meet you.
07:15They're so fosh.
07:16They're so fosh.
07:17Wait, do you reckon they'll add caviar for their breakfast?
07:21You look at what slippers are.
07:23This is really embarrassing.
07:25At least you got one way.
07:26Come on, we're going to go this way.
07:28Oh, my God!
07:33You guys have money.
07:35Why have you got a full-on park on a school?
07:37Honestly, it's massive.
07:39Where did all the money come from?
07:40This is probably worth more than the whole of Blackpool put together.
07:46What is this?
07:48You don't see this in Blackpool, do you?
07:50No.
07:52So it's a bit different, isn't it?
07:53Hey, I'm taking a picture of this.
07:56Maddie has lived in care from a young age
07:59and left school when she was 16.
08:02I was a very naughty child in school, too.
08:04You know, swearing at teachers, being the class clown, showing her.
08:08One of them.
08:10Always used to get excluded.
08:12Is this grass?
08:13Uh, yeah, this is Astro, I think.
08:15So, like, fake grass, pretty much.
08:16What?
08:17They couldn't really exclude me fully
08:18because I've been in care since I was 11.
08:21Oh, my God, the skirts have to be at knee length.
08:23Yeah, they're supposed to be, yeah.
08:24Get in homeschooled, are you mad?
08:26Hi, Maddie, so nice to meet you.
08:28Nice to meet you, everyone.
08:29Hi, Maddie.
08:30I'm Maddie, so nice to meet you.
08:31I actually can't believe this.
08:32Well, this is our first time playing a match.
08:34Yeah.
08:34Is that real?
08:35Yeah.
08:36Are you guys nervous?
08:37Yeah.
08:37Yeah.
08:37I'm nervous.
08:38I was expecting private school,
08:41but this is probably the privates, private school
08:43I have ever seen in my life.
08:45But it is amazing.
08:47Like, I would love to go here.
08:48It's so nice.
08:50So, have any of you ever been to Blackpool?
08:51I went to Blackpool when I was younger, actually,
08:53with all the lights, at night time.
08:55With all the lights?
08:56Yeah.
08:56With our TV machines.
08:58Yeah.
08:58To the arcade, yeah?
09:00It's pretty sound.
09:01I thought they were going to be f***ing hot the night.
09:04It's like two worlds collide, isn't it?
09:06You know, a group of girls from Blackpool
09:07with all different needs and complexities.
09:10But then when you look at this place
09:12and you look at the facilities
09:13and the opportunity for the kids here,
09:15it's incredible.
09:16And I'm genuinely happy for the kids
09:18that they get an opportunity to come here.
09:19It's just I wish the kids like ours
09:21and our girls had more opportunity.
09:23I suppose, in some ways,
09:24that's what we're trying to do
09:26at the moment on quite a small scale.
09:30Get yourselves ready.
09:31The dressing room is behind you.
09:32Woo!
09:33For the girls' first ever match,
09:35Freddie has given former England captain Kate Cross
09:38the role of head coach.
09:40Any problems with the dress, outfits?
09:43Kate's just here waiting.
09:45Me and Kyle just went over there.
09:48Yay!
09:49Look at this!
09:50Do you want me to take a picture for you all?
09:52First team picture in your eyes?
09:54Does it make you feel more like a team today?
09:55Yeah!
09:57Smile, everyone.
09:59There we go.
10:01Thank you!
10:02Woo!
10:02Go on, Mads.
10:03Come on, guys!
10:05I feel like a proper cricket now.
10:07Everyone all right?
10:08Look at this.
10:09I've just been watching them.
10:13They look very professional.
10:14Yeah.
10:15I'm hesitating to say it.
10:16Oh, wide.
10:17And I don't like saying it,
10:18but I see them as a threat in this current moment.
10:20Oh, hold on!
10:22Rewind.
10:22No-one's a threat.
10:23We're the threat.
10:24Ooh, let's have it.
10:25We wish we were the threat.
10:26We're going to win.
10:27We're going to win.
10:27There's one thing we haven't mentioned going into this game.
10:30I've not named a captain.
10:31The one person that springs to mind,
10:33we've had a chat about it,
10:35and it's obvious,
10:35it's someone who wanted to play in a girls' team.
10:37I think even better to lead a girls' team.
10:39Matilda, congratulations.
10:41You're our captain.
10:41Woo!
10:41Woo!
10:42Yay!
10:45Aw, thanks.
10:46I feel really privileged.
10:48Like, being told you're going to be captain
10:49for Freddie Flintoff's team
10:51by Freddie Flintoff.
10:53Like, it's not something you get told every day, is it?
10:56I don't think it matters if we win or not,
10:58as long as we go out there, try our hardest.
11:01Let's go and smash it.
11:02Thank you, Manny.
11:03Right, let's have a warm-up.
11:06Despite excitement riding high,
11:08the girls' confidence is about to be tested,
11:10as they face a more experienced team
11:13on an artificial pitch with a hard cricket ball.
11:17Are we doing hard balls?
11:18Yes, we will be.
11:20I'm scared.
11:2116-year-old Summer has struggled with the hard ball
11:24throughout training.
11:26No, I'm going to be sick.
11:34I'm going to be sick.
11:41Someone's had a bit of a wobble.
11:43You know, they come to a new place,
11:44a new environment.
11:46We're challenging them to a game of cricket
11:47against kids who they think are probably far better than them.
11:50And it's inevitable.
11:52There's going to be some nerves,
11:52there's going to be some anxiety.
11:54It's moments like this where you're not quite sure what to do.
11:57I'm not trained in this.
12:00What's up?
12:00No way.
12:02What's happened?
12:04What's happened?
12:04We're not even playing any cricket yet.
12:06We don't want to do it.
12:07You don't have to do it then.
12:09But every time,
12:11when you've had a good day at cricket,
12:12you've loved it.
12:14And what happens now is you work yourself up
12:16and it's never as bad as you think.
12:18You're here to enjoy it.
12:19If it's making you this upset,
12:21you don't have to do it.
12:22They build it up so much in their own minds
12:24and there's this expectation and pressure where,
12:27you know,
12:27it's a big win being here in the first place.
12:31But Summer isn't the only girl
12:32suffering from last-minute nerves.
12:35I'm scared.
12:36Why?
12:36You've just got to relax and enjoy it.
12:38Awesome, it's a game of cricket.
12:40All right, you're ready, mates.
12:41Everyone is going to support you.
12:43You've got your captain here.
12:44I'm so scared.
12:45Everyone's here for us.
12:46Relax.
12:48Stress yourself out before it's even.
12:51Hey, Summer's out.
12:52Yes.
12:53Ultimately, it doesn't matter.
12:55It'd be lovely if they won, wouldn't it?
12:56And that bus went way home would be a rocket.
13:00But I don't know, to be honest.
13:02We'll see what happens, wouldn't we?
13:04So we're fielding first.
13:05Then you're going to bat.
13:07Listen to Matilda.
13:08She is your captain today.
13:09Help her out as well.
13:11Right, you ready to go?
13:12Right, am I even?
13:13Three, two, one.
13:14Woo!
13:16I've got absolutely no idea how this is going to go.
13:19Me neither, but you ought to go.
13:21Yeah, thanks.
13:24I think if they get through the ten overs
13:26with no-one walking off the pitch,
13:28that's a ball on us.
13:29Having won the toss,
13:31Freddy's girls from Blackpool are fielding first.
13:34Come on, Mila!
13:35Woo-hoo!
13:36We're in there!
13:39Yes, Mila!
13:41Mila!
13:41Mila, how's it going?
13:43And have managed to get their first ever wicket
13:46from their first ball bowled.
13:48We've lost them close up to winning!
13:50Yes!
13:52What are you crying?
13:54What are you crying?
13:55She's crying again.
13:57We've only had one ball.
13:58And we've got a wicket.
13:59One Matilda!
14:02Mila!
14:03Yes, yes.
14:03Come on, Mollie, you've got me!
14:06Shut up!
14:08Yes, Mo!
14:09Well done, Mollie!
14:11Despite a positive start,
14:13the opposition are still managing to rack up runs.
14:17I just nearly died.
14:19Come on!
14:20And it's all right!
14:22Oh, Mollie!
14:25What did I do?
14:26You nearly got a wicket!
14:28Doing great, everybody!
14:30Yeah, we're definitely doing well so far in the bowling
14:31and the field inside of things.
14:33I'm just excited to see how we got on in the batting.
14:36Yes, the mat!
14:39How is that?
14:40Well done, girls, yeah?
14:44At the end of their innings,
14:46Queen Ethelburgers have knocked up a total of 85 runs.
14:50Nice.
14:50I'll get you, my two overs, Mo.
14:53Sorry, but I was petrified.
14:54Why?
14:54I've never done it before.
14:55Incredible.
14:56You've got all your feelings.
14:57What I like more than anything was,
14:58you identify with someone who needed help.
15:01Straight over.
15:02Incredible.
15:02Well done.
15:03The girls from Blackpool need 86 runs to win.
15:08And up to face her first ball is 17-year-old Maddie,
15:12who so far has shown real sporting potential.
15:18Not in a million years did I think I was going to be in a cricket team, mate.
15:21Never.
15:22But I'm feeling a bit more confident about it.
15:25I just can't wait for the match, Damie.
15:31She's at her own stumps.
15:33You're out.
15:35Hello, mate.
15:37It's all right, Maddie, yeah?
15:38Don't worry about it.
15:39Is that me, I'm it?
15:40Walk her off, guys.
15:41Come on, Maddie.
15:45Wait.
15:47She hit the stumps with her back.
15:50Move, got off me.
15:52Don't care, mate.
15:53Oh, no.
15:56Yeah, Mab.
16:01Joke me.
16:03She's quite emotional.
16:04She's quite hard on herself.
16:06I'm going to give her five.
16:08Unfortunately, Maddie, she hit her own wickets with her back.
16:13So, obviously, she's out there.
16:15I don't think she understood what actually happened.
16:17And then, you know, in the rules of cricket, that's out.
16:20So, I think, yeah, she's really disappointed.
16:26What?
16:27Can you come back out, Maddie?
16:29No, mate.
16:30Come on.
16:31At least...
16:31What?
16:32Just come and spot the other girls.
16:34What?
16:34Shot!
16:35Yes, K.A.
16:40Yes, K.A.
16:41Whoo!
16:42That's a four.
16:43That's a four.
16:44How mad?
16:45What?
16:46You all right?
16:46No, mate.
16:47We can sit down with everyone.
16:50Shot!
16:51With one over remaining, the team need another 37 runs to win.
16:58Yeah.
17:00We're just slipping away from us a little bit this game.
17:02But we're still smiling.
17:04It could have been so much worse.
17:07Now, we've gone right anymore.
17:08What?
17:09Very well listening, aren't you?
17:10What were?
17:12Despite a strong performance, at the end of their first ever match,
17:16the girls have fallen short by just 18 runs.
17:20Well done.
17:22Great work.
17:22Great striking.
17:23Well played.
17:24Well played.
17:25Well played.
17:25I think when the girls look back today, they can look back and think,
17:28I see you.
17:29You'll be really pleased with themself and take some pride from that.
17:32Yeah, we might not have won the game.
17:34However, you know, just getting through it, coming here is a massive success.
17:38The only thing is, though, is it's a shame Maddie got upset.
17:41But, you know, she's got to learn, hasn't she?
17:50Back in Blackpool, Freddie's keen to get a better understanding of Maddie.
17:55I think the hard thing with Maddie is getting us to talk.
17:58She's so guarded.
18:00You know, she's someone who doesn't speak too much about herself,
18:02doesn't let you in.
18:03And I suppose that's her, isn't it?
18:04You've got to gain her trust and make her feel she can talk.
18:09So I hope today is some way towards doing that a little bit more
18:11and we can find out a bit more about Maddie.
18:15Oh!
18:16This is our ferret dog, lady.
18:17Oh, lady!
18:19Yes!
18:20Maddie has recently moved into supported accommodation
18:23to help her prepare for living independently.
18:27Can I have a chat with Drew here?
18:28She can make me a Drew.
18:30See how far she's gone?
18:31Yeah.
18:32Hi, Maddie.
18:33How are you?
18:34Good.
18:35Welcome to the gaff.
18:39You enjoying it, yeah?
18:41Yeah, it's quite boring, actually.
18:44Boring living on your own, isn't it?
18:46So what do you do during the day?
18:48What do you do during the day?
18:49Eh...
18:50Work?
18:51No.
18:52No?
18:53College?
18:54No.
18:55What about cricket?
18:57What about cricket?
19:01What are you thinking about cricket?
19:02What's it out with?
19:05I don't actually know.
19:07Conference?
19:08Yeah, probably.
19:09Probably that.
19:10See, if you go somewhere new,
19:11whether it be cricket, football or a job,
19:15how does it make you feel?
19:16Do you feel anxious?
19:17Do you feel nervous?
19:18Not really, no.
19:19No?
19:20I'm not bothered when I used to be.
19:22What about when things don't go well?
19:24Oh, I get angry.
19:25Really?
19:26Yeah.
19:27I've never noticed.
19:28Really?
19:29Have you always been like that?
19:30Yeah.
19:33You find it hard to talk?
19:34Yeah.
19:35A little bit.
19:36Why?
19:37I don't know.
19:38It's not easy.
19:39I just don't like trusting new people.
19:41Really?
19:42That's all it is.
19:43So you bottle it all in?
19:44Yeah.
19:46If I bottle it up, though,
19:47at the end, I'll probably start crying
19:49and then not to myself.
19:51Or I'll get angry that I've held it in for so long.
19:54I've done that with a drink.
19:55And then it comes out.
19:56Yeah.
19:59I just tried it hard to trust people.
20:01Why?
20:03Because...
20:08Because...
20:11Basically, I've been in care since the age of 11.
20:14And with people walking in and out in my life, most of, like, of my time growing up.
20:20And people coming in, me speaking to them, me getting along with them, me trusting them for them to walk out.
20:25So...
20:26That's been, like, a common thing.
20:27Yeah.
20:28So it's just been a struggle trusting people every time someone comes in.
20:31Yeah.
20:32So from 11 to now, who's in your life from then? Anyone?
20:37Like, social workers and that.
20:38So they come...
20:39But I've had about 20 different ones.
20:41Right.
20:42And, like, I've got on with them for a full year or two, and then they just go.
20:48I get that.
20:49So there's people coming and going all the way through.
20:51Yeah.
20:52Build a trust and then gone.
20:53Yeah.
20:55Quite very naturally.
20:56I get it.
20:57You've got so much talent, so much ability.
20:59You can be anything.
21:00And you know it.
21:01That's the frustrating thing about it.
21:02Yeah.
21:03When you speak, you know how good you are at everything.
21:06And you back off.
21:07Yeah.
21:08You should push through that, don't you?
21:09Yeah.
21:10So, yeah, if there's something you need, tell us.
21:13Having been kicking off or getting frustrated, what, every two minutes?
21:16Tell us what you want.
21:17See how we can help you.
21:19You have so much talent, so much ability.
21:21And when you smile, it's lovely.
21:23You'll see.
21:24Look at you.
21:25Look at her smile.
21:26It's true, though, isn't it?
21:27Making me blush.
21:31And when she says that she's been in care since 11,
21:33I can't even begin to imagine what that's like.
21:38This is all right, isn't it?
21:39You know, she talks about things where she struggles gaining
21:43people's trust and people coming in and out of her life.
21:46And somehow we need to break that cycle or help her break that cycle.
21:50You are tidy as well, aren't you?
21:51Yep.
21:52Didn't expect that.
21:53Did you not?
21:54No.
21:55Look, everything's hanging up.
21:56Shoes out.
21:57I'm hoping that Maddie will find something she wants to do
22:00and she'll grab it with both hands and put all that energy
22:03and all that enthusiasm and all that talent she's got into it.
22:07It's just finding that thing and helping her get there.
22:16With three new teams now up and running across the North West,
22:20Freddie's ambitious plan to expand his field of dreams
22:23is proving to be a bigger challenge than ever before.
22:26Doing three hasn't made it three times harder.
22:30It's almost made it ten times harder.
22:32I think that's one of the things that we're struggling with a little bit.
22:35But I think the very essence of this is helping the kids that we've come in contact with
22:41and then seeing the kids thrive.
22:44I think that's success.
22:46Cricket isn't necessarily the most obvious route to do that, but we're trying.
22:54Right, is anyone else here?
22:55I don't know, not yet. There's only three of us.
22:57It's been two months since Freddie held tryouts in Manchester.
23:02Hiya, you alright? Good to see you again.
23:04Good to see you again, eh? Good to see you.
23:05Good to see you. Good to see you.
23:06The dungeons. You alright? Good to see you. Yeah, are you?
23:10But despite regular training sessions, there aren't enough players turning up to form a team.
23:16Which is threatening to derail Freddie's dream of creating a league of successful clubs.
23:21So where's everyone else? I don't know.
23:23We can't have a team with three players. Yeah, I know.
23:27Feel a bit apprehensive.
23:29They've seen how many are going to turn up.
23:31You know, we're getting, what, six, seven lads turning up each session.
23:34The problem with that is, one, it's not a cricket team.
23:37It's definitely not enough to support a club.
23:40Because this is such a big project.
23:42You know, it's not just a team. This is a ground.
23:45It's a clubhouse. It's trying to engage the local people.
23:49Ultimately, we're trying to create something which is lasting.
23:54But I think tonight we've just got to give the lads the best we can
23:57and worry about that further down the line.
24:02One of the boys who has turned up for tonight's training is 15-year-old Hassan.
24:06What's up, mate? Good.
24:09All right? You look tired.
24:11I am, I am, I am.
24:12What have you been doing?
24:13You've not been coming, have you, at session?
24:14No, I can't cope with it.
24:16Don't think it's my thing no more.
24:18Why not?
24:19No, I don't really know.
24:21What would you be doing instead?
24:23Chilling.
24:24Chilling doing what?
24:25Chilling in it. Chilling my boys.
24:27Your boys? Yeah.
24:29What are your boys here?
24:30No, not here.
24:31Why?
24:32No, I don't think it's the ones around here.
24:34At all?
24:35No, at all, at all.
24:36Do us a favour tonight, throw yourself into it.
24:39Yeah, I see.
24:40Give us what you've got.
24:41Yeah.
24:42If you don't enjoy it after tonight, then fine, but just give it one last go.
24:46You never know, you might surprise yourself.
24:48Yeah, I see.
24:49See how you go tonight, all right?
24:50Appreciate it.
24:51I had a chat with Hassan there, being brutally honest.
24:54It's a bit deflated.
24:56You know, you're trying to do something, and maybe we're trying to do something that the vast majority of people around here don't want.
25:03That seems to what Hassan's saying, but we'll give it a go, see how tonight goes.
25:06You never know, he might hit a few balls and want to come back, but he just wants to be around his mate's house, don't he?
25:11Chilling.
25:12We've got a quick register.
25:14Dominic?
25:15Yeah.
25:17Mikey?
25:18Hassan?
25:19Yeah.
25:20There he is.
25:21Yes, Hassan.
25:22Fresley?
25:23Yes, of course he is.
25:25Gatman?
25:26No.
25:27Mo?
25:28No.
25:29Issa?
25:30No.
25:31Slim Pickens again, isn't it?
25:32Charlie?
25:33No, no Charlie.
25:35Shabir?
25:36No.
25:37That's us.
25:39Throw yourselves into it tonight, boys.
25:41Let's get Hassan enjoying himself.
25:43You don't think cricket's rim, but we can convince him differently tonight, can't we, Hassan?
25:47No?
25:48Maybe, no.
25:49Maybe, maybe.
25:50Come on then, Kyle, let's get going.
25:52Do you have to do this every time you play cricket?
25:54I'm like putting ratchet straps on back at Kyle, aren't we?
25:57LAUGHTER
25:58That's the way, perfect.
26:01Right.
26:02Yes, Al.
26:04Run, you've got to run!
26:05I didn't punch it!
26:06You've got to run, you hit it!
26:08LAUGHTER
26:09I feel really bad, because it's obviously not working.
26:14How do we get it to work?
26:15That's the problem.
26:16We don't have a cricket club, we don't have facilities.
26:19Come on, Presley, hit one.
26:21Shot!
26:22We could raise all the money in the world, but we've got six kids.
26:25Keep running, keep running!
26:26It's sad to say, but it doesn't make sense.
26:29But then you see the lads hit a ball and laugh and enjoy themselves.
26:33You say, well, we've got to do something.
26:35But what is something?
26:36I...
26:37It's a conundrum, innit?
26:39Yes, Dom!
26:41Oh, Dom!
26:43Oh, Hassan's off.
26:45Yeah, I think we might have lost one.
26:47Hassan's walked off.
26:48No, it's like, what can you do if you don't want to be here?
26:50You don't want to be here.
26:51Can't tie him to the wickets, can we?
26:54So far, you lads, bless you, you keep turning up and you keep coming.
26:57Right, Hassan's gone home just now,
26:59but we're going to need some more lads if we're going to keep doing this.
27:02We've not even got a full side here, have we?
27:04Never mind looking after a cricket club.
27:06But, yeah, we need some more people, don't we?
27:09Thank you so much, well done.
27:11Just help pack up, that's it, Kyle, pack up.
27:14What do we do, Kyle?
27:16Because, I'll be honest with you, this is make or break now, isn't it?
27:18It's tough, innit?
27:19You know, we've done half a dozen sessions here
27:22and I thought we'd have seen some more people come in from the area.
27:26It's just been nothing, has it?
27:28So, that's a worrying part.
27:30And the hard thing is that I don't want to let them down.
27:33We have to have a think about what we can do.
27:36If it ended and we didn't get a chance to, like, all get stuck into it
27:39and actually play a few games and stuff, cos I've been really enjoying it,
27:43I think I'd be a bit devastated cos it's given me something to do all summer.
27:47If it comes to an end now, I will be upset.
27:50Yeah, same, I'll be absolutely gutted.
27:52Cos I met some cracking mates and...
27:55The hard part is getting the people.
27:57If we can sell our experiences,
27:59then I do believe that we can have a good few lads here.
28:02I need to literally beg people to come.
28:04Look at the turnout at the moment.
28:06There's only seven of us, you know what I mean?
28:09We need to get at least 11.
28:12And it's...
28:13We're struggling.
28:16For Presley, keeping the team together has become a priority,
28:20as the boys have started hanging out away from the club too.
28:24Jeez!
28:25Jeez!
28:26That's my pepperoni pizza!
28:29Presley's come home tonight with two of his cricket mates
28:32and seeing him just bonding with kids and smiling and laughing
28:37and, you know, it's something that we've always wanted for him.
28:41Cos he struggled through school, you know,
28:43with making friends and stuff.
28:45I used to get bullied with my weight and my heart.
28:51Can we kiss?
28:52I just thought if I moved to a different school,
28:55I would get bullied as the same,
28:57but it actually was,
28:59because you're like a black sheep and a white sheep pen
29:04and, I mean, you stand out like a sore thumb.
29:07Do you want a pizza?
29:08I don't feel like talking about it and it's difficult to talk about.
29:19But if the cricket ended tomorrow,
29:22I'd be gutted because I'll miss the lads, I'll miss the banner
29:26and I probably miss Freddie as well.
29:28Your pizza has delivered.
29:31I'm very proud, yeah, I am.
29:35And watching him, you know, stick to it and enjoy it
29:39and him wanting to go further in it, you know, he loves it.
29:47At Freddie's third club in Liverpool,
29:49it's been a struggle to get the boys to regularly turn up for training.
29:53So he's relying on the lure of playing another cricket match
29:56to get the team back on track.
29:58Yeah.
29:59I'm hoping the lads turn up and they're enthused
30:02cos they've got a match on Monday.
30:04You know, we played one already against the Preston boys
30:06and they got beat, but Monday I'd like them...
30:09I'd like them to put a performance in, to be honest with you.
30:12Not just on the field, but off it as well.
30:16I just want them now to, you know, show a bit more respect.
30:20You know, stop swearing.
30:22I'm not expecting them to be perfect.
30:24However, these lads can improve a hell of a lot,
30:27in a lot of different areas.
30:29Might as well get cracking, aren't they?
30:31Let's get cracking.
30:32We've not got a team, we've only got four of us, five of us.
30:34Do us a favour, come on.
30:35We've got a game out in a few days.
30:38Pay the effort, not too much swearing.
30:40I'll be happy.
30:41All good, right?
30:42The effort or the swearing?
30:44The swearing.
30:45How many do you want?
30:4720.
30:48Nah, it's too many.
30:49Eight.
30:50Ten.
30:51Eight.
30:52Set seven.
30:53You said seven!
30:54No, we didn't.
30:55I'll take seven.
30:56I'll take seven.
30:57I'll take seven.
30:58I'll give you nine.
30:59They come out.
31:00Nine.
31:01F***.
31:02I've already used one of them.
31:04Yes.
31:05That was six.
31:06Eight left.
31:07Four.
31:08We've got four players.
31:10Yeah.
31:11I think some more are coming, haven't they, mate?
31:14Who knows?
31:15Who knows?
31:16Yes.
31:17Come on, Connor.
31:18Use your hands, lads.
31:19I tried, Ryan.
31:20No worries, mate.
31:21Just shit me cacks.
31:23Yes.
31:24There's two.
31:25Go on, Ryan.
31:26We're finished.
31:27F***.
31:28You've got three left all night.
31:30You're going to be struggling.
31:31Use them wisely.
31:35Ow!
31:36Well done, that's progress, Ryan.
31:38I thought you were going to use one, then.
31:40Well done, lads.
31:41I thought the age was there, you know.
31:43Saving them for later, though.
31:45Absolutely shocking.
31:51The turn-offs.
31:52Need to be getting red in the game.
31:54Yeah, no-one's actually turned up today.
31:56Not too sure why, cos we've got a match in, like, what?
31:59Four days.
32:00And there's only, what?
32:01Four of us here.
32:02Don't reckon it's going to go too well, to be honest.
32:06Shot, Ryan!
32:0817-year-old Ryan is one of the eldest in the group, and despite running rings around Kyle at their first training session, is emerging as one of the team's strongest players.
32:20This is impressive.
32:24Whoa!
32:25I just thought it goes to Sean, doesn't it?
32:26You know, he puts a bit of effort in.
32:29He was unbelievable.
32:30He's a naturally talented lad, isn't he?
32:32For a skinny person, I've got a lot of power behind me, to be fair.
32:37Even when it stacks up against us, and there's so many things which we're battling.
32:42Hey-hey!
32:43That counts!
32:44That counts!
32:45We have to keep trying.
32:46No, it doesn't.
32:47That was a hand motion.
32:48You know, it gives them part of a team and friends.
32:50You know, there's something else to do.
32:51They're just hanging about the streets, or playing on Xboxes, or sat in the house.
32:55It gets them outside doing something.
32:57Shot.
32:58Shot!
33:00These boxes come out.
33:04You know why that is, Connor, don't you?
33:06That's because you've got a tiny dog to keep it still.
33:09Oi! Oi!
33:11Oh, my God, I did well.
33:14I can swear as much as I want, as long as he can't hear me.
33:17You've got five in the end, haven't you?
33:19You have a vision of what you want, don't you?
33:21But it's just a constant battle, isn't it?
33:24I'm just thinking, what else could I do? What else could we do?
33:27I can't even blame a bang on head for this one.
33:30It's... I genuinely don't know.
33:38You're gonna hate me.
33:40We're going door-knocking, boys.
33:42In Manchester, in an attempt to save their cricket team and find more players,
33:46Presley's rallied his team-mates together to take action.
33:50Yeah, the plan is, we're gonna take these leaflets, knock on doors,
33:53and we're gonna sell ourselves for the club.
33:55All right?
33:56Sell ourselves.
33:58Let's go door-knocking, boys. Come on.
33:59All right, let's go.
34:00I got the lads together today to show Freddie that the club's worth serving
34:07and that we all are dedicated.
34:11Bit busy at the minute, mate.
34:13All right, Nourish.
34:15Hopefully they start spreading and the word gets about the area
34:18and the club starts getting more people.
34:20So, basically, we are trying to get a run-down cricket club
34:25back up and running and get kids to play.
34:27I would have loved that.
34:29We do want a team to go on. We do want to make something from this.
34:32Do you know much about the cricket club? No, not really.
34:35Right, well, we're trying to get it back up and running.
34:37We've got a training session next week. We'll love you to come.
34:40All we want is just a team to play with, a team where we can compete, friends.
34:44What boy have I never played cricket before?
34:47It doesn't matter. I'm not really good.
34:49Don's not right good, so we're all learning together.
34:52Cheeky bastards.
34:57Despite the boys trying to drum up new recruits,
35:00the cricket club at Newton Heath is still deteriorating.
35:04But Freddie's hoping for some good news from Manchester Council.
35:08They came to Newton Heath and they said they were setting up a task force.
35:11They're going to do all these investigations and find out what they can do,
35:15what the club needs.
35:17So, hopefully, they're going to say,
35:19oh, this is what it needs, this is what we'll do,
35:21and we'll crack on.
35:23But...
35:25That would be the dream, wouldn't it?
35:27Thanks for doing this.
35:29I know you were putting a group together and doing a lot of studies and surveys.
35:33I'm just wondering what they've thrown up.
35:37Hopefully, what a great news.
35:38We've done some building and structural surveys.
35:43The conclusion that we've come to is that the building should be demolished
35:48and a new facility provided.
35:50I think, in all honesty, I think we knew that anyway, didn't we?
35:53So, I've been gathering different people to support us in terms of developing a set of proposals for a new building,
36:04which is coming in for the construction only, so none of the, like, fitting out for approximately $850,000 to $900,000.
36:16And then, when it comes to cost, is there any help anywhere with that?
36:22From Manchester Council?
36:24Yeah.
36:25I suppose the difficulty we've got is, it's not our building and it's not our site, it's the trustees' site.
36:32So, you know, we're helping by, so, like, the planning application we will submit and cover the costs for all those things.
36:40But in terms of actual construction costs, with not owning the building, that puts the council in quite a difficult position.
36:49So, from a point of view with, like, your surveys and planning, once all that's gone through, we're on our own, aren't we?
36:55We want to see this project succeed, so we want to stay involved.
37:01I know you want to stay involved, but you're saying there'd be no funding, because it's a hell of a lot of money to find.
37:08Because it's something you want to stay involved in and you want to see happen, but is there anything else that you can bring to it?
37:16For us to invest large amounts of money, we need to have ownership of that site in some way.
37:23But until a lease is bound, no-one can invest any money in that site.
37:32We were no further on on a lot of things.
37:35We know the club's falling down, we know it's leaking, it's got asbestos, not weed, it's in a bad state of repair, nobody goes, we knew that.
37:41But do people in Newton East want that cricket club?
37:44Thanks for that, bye.
37:47See you soon, thank you, thank you, bye-bye.
37:50You know, we were talking about raising the best part of £1 million, we've got six kids and no lease.
37:57I'm still not sure it's the right place to do it.
38:02Let's go to the nets. Let's get his nets.
38:05Come on, Molly!
38:07Three, two, one.
38:09With news in Manchester going from bad to worse,
38:12one team that's going from strength to strength are Freddie's girls in Blackpool.
38:18Yes!
38:20Come on, Ben.
38:21Nice game.
38:22Nice game.
38:23But with three clubs on the go, tonight's training session is a chance to see if his dream of having a league of thriving teams is on the right path.
38:31This one here, I can see, I think, where it's going. The girls turn up, they're enthused, and I can see how that can impact this club and hopefully women's cricket in the wider area. This could be the start of something quite good, isn't it?
38:49Yeah.
38:51Bootle? Where do you think it's going with bootle?
38:55I think, potentially, we've just got to keep them interested. If there's a game around the corner for them, I think they'll be good.
39:01I think we've got to do that sooner rather than that.
39:03If it's just practice, I think they'll just get bored.
39:05But we've got a team, haven't we?
39:06Yeah.
39:07We've got a team and we've got somewhere from the player.
39:09But Newton Eve, I just don't see what's happening there.
39:14Honestly, I don't know where the defeat is, but the more I think about it, I just don't know where that's going.
39:23The one that's a worry is Newton Eve.
39:26The club's in such a disarray, there's no pavilion, there's no ground, there's no people.
39:30We've got four players.
39:32And no lease.
39:34And we're going to go and ask for all this money from the council.
39:37Yes, man!
39:39Yes!
39:41I want to keep doing it, and I want to do it.
39:44But at some point, you're going to have to think, hey, see, we could do something better somewhere else.
39:49Drastic's got to happen one way or the other.
39:50I think we'll have a couple more sessions with the lads, see if any more turn off.
39:54I'd love to let them lads down as well, but I'm struggling to see what we do with it.
39:58You know, we did well in Preston, this place seems to be all right.
40:01But Manchester, for some reason, it's not happening, is it?
40:08Back in Manchester, with the future of Newton Heath Cricket Club looking uncertain,
40:13it's been a few weeks since some of the boys tried to drum up interest to save the team.
40:18There's only three of you, as far as you've been speaking to any of your mates,
40:21trying to get them to come down or get them interested.
40:24A few of us have been door-knocking, trying to get people down.
40:26How did that go?
40:29Eventful.
40:30Well, I've got a register here, but it doesn't really feel like there's much point doing it,
40:33because I can see you all, so should we just crack on and do some cricket?
40:36Yeah.
40:38One on that cone, one on here.
40:41It is a really tough sell, I think, as well.
40:43When you can't see the potential of a place, I think it's quite difficult to see the bigger picture.
40:48The cricket is the main sell for us here, and we've not even got enough for a team,
40:51so it feels like we've probably hit a bit of a dead end with it.
40:58One-handed.
41:02Yes, lads, you all right?
41:03It's good.
41:04How are you? How are you?
41:05Good, Kyle.
41:06Nice to meet you.
41:07Nice to meet you.
41:08Have you done any cricket before?
41:11No.
41:12Do you play any other sports?
41:13I do boxing.
41:14Yeah.
41:15I used to do football.
41:16Never done anything like this.
41:17No.
41:18Mike, come on, you're in.
41:19Am I always the last one to show up?
41:20Don't know, but you're in.
41:21We're going to do a bit of high catching, but we'll use a tennis ball and a tennis racket.
41:25And just go one at a time.
41:28Okay, good effort.
41:31Do you want it a bit higher?
41:32Yeah, if you want.
41:33Yeah.
41:34I'll jump it.
41:39Yeah.
41:40Good.
41:42Oh, lucky.
41:43You've got to, like, bend the knees with it, innit?
41:46You've got a new coach.
41:47Do we want our hands hard or soft?
41:49Soft.
41:50Yes.
41:51One of the new recruits who's responded to the flyering is 16-year-old Miles.
41:55Have you played cricket before you?
41:57Oh, no, I never, bro.
41:58Never have.
41:59Guess what Miles does?
42:00What?
42:01Boxing.
42:02You're a boxer?
42:03I met a boxer a couple of years ago.
42:05What boxer?
42:06Tyson Fury.
42:07Tyson Furyx?
42:08Yeah, yeah.
42:09Have you lads ever done any bowling?
42:10Bowling?
42:11Bowling?
42:12You know, like, the action, the bowling action.
42:13Bowling, like...
42:14Not like 10-pin bowling.
42:16Cricket bowling.
42:17Maybe primary and that, yeah.
42:19Yeah.
42:20Your left arm.
42:21That left arm.
42:22Pointing at the batter.
42:23And as your arm comes over, nice and straight.
42:26Yo, listen.
42:27If this throws criminal...
42:28That'll be right, don't worry.
42:30Don't worry about it.
42:31It's your first go.
42:32That's it.
42:33Great sound effects as well.
42:34Right.
42:35Next one.
42:36Yes.
42:37Yes, good.
42:38Perfect.
42:39Don't worry about the outcome just yet.
42:40The action was very, very good.
42:41That's really good.
42:42I think, um...
42:43Having Miles here...
42:45It's obviously a bit of a character.
42:49But straight away, you can tell, like, he backs himself to do it.
42:52He's never done it.
42:53And he's brilliant around the group, telling people, like, helping them.
42:56So, you know, this is how it feels it should be.
43:00Whoa!
43:01Catch!
43:04The aura!
43:05The aura, man.
43:06You know what I mean?
43:07Tonight, we've had a few new lads down.
43:09It's been really good.
43:10The boys said they want to keep coming and they're enjoying it.
43:12So, hopefully, we can keep up and get the numbers going.
43:15Nice!
43:17It's great.
43:18Like, there's actually people over actually doing training.
43:20It's mint, yeah.
43:21It's pretty fun, you know.
43:23Maybe not careers.
43:25Career thing, innit?
43:26It's pretty fun.
43:27Yeah.
43:28I thought cricket was, like, just for some posh boys, innit?
43:30Like, just running around going, hitting it and that,
43:33drinking a cup of tea and that.
43:34But it's actually, like, hard to do it.
43:36Like, you know, I'm sweating a bit, I won't lie.
43:46With team numbers on the rise in Manchester...
43:48Come on, that's coming for a second, please.
43:5140 miles away in Liverpool,
43:53things are also looking more positive,
43:55as all the lads have turned up for match day.
43:58Thanks so much for coming.
43:59I was worried the other night at practice
44:00that we wouldn't have a team, but you're all here.
44:02You played the first game against the boys from Preston.
44:04I thought it went really well.
44:06This is just an opportunity now to try again.
44:08A few things for today, lads.
44:10One is, let's stick together, support each other at all times.
44:15Respect who we're playing against.
44:17Just try and keep this language down to a minimum.
44:19Obviously, we need a captain for the game.
44:22So, Freddie.
44:23So, today's captain, if you were sitting back the other night,
44:25he was trying to knock the windows in.
44:27Incredible.
44:28I think he's a natural leader of men.
44:30Unfortunately, we've not got any.
44:31LAUGHTER
44:34Now, so, Ryan's going to captain today,
44:36so get behind him, support him.
44:37Anything from you, Ryan?
44:38Last time, we didn't do as well as we wanted to do.
44:41First time trying as a team.
44:43We've been training since then,
44:45and we go out there today,
44:47and we go and battle them everywhere.
44:50Right, cheers, boys. Let's go.
44:52The printer, yeah.
44:54The last match didn't go the way we wanted to go.
44:56We lost, and I think all the boys in the back of the mind
44:59remember the loss and don't want to go through that again.
45:02So, I think it's a big day for us all
45:05to go out and show we can win,
45:07and that was just an off day.
45:10For the boys' second cricket match,
45:12Freddie so far kept their opposition under wraps.
45:17Hey.
45:18Hey.
45:19What's going on?
45:20Shit.
45:22Are we getting done here, Fred?
45:23I can't report now.
45:25Who is it?
45:27That's rough.
45:28That's someone's getting nicked.
45:30Ah, literally.
45:31Come on, lad.
45:32Come on, lad.
45:33Why are you coming in here?
45:35Are we playing the bobbies?
45:37You dirty bastard.
45:39I can't be caught up.
45:40Take him back, lad.
45:42Take him back, lad.
45:47What's this, lad?
45:48This is your opposition.
45:49Introduce yourself, lad.
45:51When I see police, I go the other way.
45:53We're away from.
45:55The police sort of just have it in there like that.
45:58Everyone they see is a bad person.
46:00They're always trying to find you doing something wrong.
46:02Don't arrest us again.
46:03Yeah, but when we do, you just don't arrest us.
46:06I really don't like plods.
46:08I feel like they're always stopping for no reason.
46:10I ain't shaking no hand.
46:12I don't know, mate.
46:13Yeah, the no... to be fair.
46:14I don't know.
46:15I think it's dry.
46:16That's the main thing, isn't it?
46:17Oh, yeah.
46:18We'll go easy on you.
46:19Please do.
46:20Please do.
46:21Yeah.
46:22It's the police, they're all Tory anyway.
46:24So I'm not surprised you have a cricket team to be fair.
46:27They're all good lads.
46:28All good lads.
46:29Yeah, looking forward to it.
46:30I hate the police.
46:32Young people in this area don't want to have a good relationship with police
46:35is they find fun in making your day hard and miserable.
46:38No, I don't think I've been playing Busy's, like...
46:41Once I've seen the indication, I was like, ah, mud, that lad.
46:44You always want to get one-up on Bobby's,
46:47so I think going on absolutely everywhere
46:50will be a good little feeler for me.
46:53I'm the police captain today, so I look forward to it.
46:59Captain to captain. We'll have a bit of fun either way.
47:01You get the smoke. OK. You get the smoke.
47:04We'll see.
47:06There's a bit going on, they're niggling the police a little bit,
47:09which I expected.
47:10Hey, we're on the good side here today, aren't we?
47:12We're on the good side today, yeah, yeah.
47:14Be surprised. Even as the police were getting out,
47:16there were some kids on bikes going past,
47:19shouting at the police, shouting abuse at them.
47:22And I can imagine a couple of these lads have done that in the past.
47:24Everyone in. Everyone in. Get in here, lads.
47:26I mean, it's captain team, so big, big words.
47:28Where's Stevie?
47:31Stevie! Stevie on the old flat.
47:33Soon as we make a brew, he won't start the game.
47:37Boys, the bobbies.
47:39They're all helmets.
47:39Big head, boys. Big head, boys.
47:41Come on, come on, come on.
47:43We can't get beat to the bobbies, lads.
47:46Boys, boys, spread out.
47:48As long as you get it. Spread out.
47:50Checking it serious, aren't they?
47:51I'll tell you what, they want to win.
47:53Yeah.
47:54Like they're doing, aren't they? Yeah.
47:56For us, it's about breaking down those barriers a little bit
48:00and actually showing that we're not just a police force,
48:03we are real human beings as well and we can come out here
48:05and have a nice time with them and hopefully have a good day.
48:07You seem like a great gang of lads, you know, there's always going to be
48:11that little bit of rub, those negative experiences on both sides, I suppose,
48:16and that apprehension from the bobbies, thinking, you know,
48:18what are we in for?
48:19Well, step in a bit out loud, yeah.
48:22Well, as long as everyone can take a bit of stick,
48:23then we'll be all right, you know?
48:27Michael, lad, go ahead.
48:29Having won the toss,
48:31Ryan's decided that the boys from Liverpool are fielding first.
48:34Michael, you are bowling sublime.
48:37Just keep giving me them balls, lad. They are smoking.
48:42Swing and a miss. Swing and a miss.
48:45Hey, Adam, go a bit more that way.
48:47Putting together, desperate to win a game of cricket against the police.
48:51A game which they hated.
48:53He's got it.
48:54If you've got a swing, at least hit the ball.
48:57You haven't gone all day for you to make a run. Come out.
49:00He's a vocal captain, right, isn't he? Yeah.
49:02I think he's been all right.
49:04Go on, now, hit it.
49:07Oh, he smogged that one.
49:10Despite Ryan doing all he can to put the police off their game,
49:14the runs are starting to come thick and fast.
49:17Oh!
49:18And...
49:19And again, you.
49:20And!
49:21What is that?
49:23I ain't even bothering with that.
49:27Go on.
49:29At the end of their innings,
49:30the Merseyside police have knocked up a total of 78 runs.
49:34Do you think we can win, Rob?
49:35Hand up the single one.
49:37Yes, Joe.
49:38Hold on, Joe.
49:38Hold on.
49:39Yes, Ed.
49:40Hold on, son.
49:41Go on, Adam.
49:41Go on, captain.
49:42You know, it's only the second game.
49:44They're playing against the police.
49:45So I think they're feeling the pressure a little bit.
49:47I think that's a measure they really want to win this game of cricket.
49:5078 is gettable.
49:52We've got a definite chance.
49:53I'm feeling as calm as anything, mate.
49:56I can get that 78 on me own.
49:59Come on, Stevie.
50:01Sorry for the weight, boys.
50:02It takes time to be this good.
50:04Good luck.
50:04Yeah, thank you.
50:05Enjoy yourself, yeah.
50:06Have a good one.
50:07Yeah, yeah, yeah.
50:07Good.
50:08He's right, lads.
50:10Needing 79 runs to win,
50:13Stevie and Adam are first in to bat.
50:15Go on, lad.
50:15Yes, Stevie!
50:16No, no, no, no.
50:20Yes, Adam, lad.
50:21No one's catching, lad.
50:26Oh, you're in.
50:26You're in.
50:27You're in.
50:28You're in.
50:29Go on, Harry.
50:30Yes, lad.
50:34Yes.
50:35Go on, Harry!
50:38His box kit's coming down.
50:39Yes, lad.
50:40Yes, Lune.
50:41Come on, lad.
50:42Smash this out of the park, Lune.
50:44Come on.
50:46Eighteen-year-old Haroun is one of the team's best players.
50:50Yes, Haroun.
50:52Come on, Adi.
50:54Here we go.
50:55With him now at the crease,
50:57the runs for the lads are quickly mounting up.
51:03Hey, would you do a welcome, Edda, please?
51:06Yes.
51:08Hey, that's a slight dad as well, you know.
51:10I'm going to catch it.
51:13Oh, oh, oh.
51:14Come on.
51:16Oh, oh, oh.
51:17Oh, oh, oh, oh.
51:19Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
51:2340 or five.
51:25Rune's smacking it.
51:26I think you can tell that police are trying to get him out now.
51:28They've put all the fielders on the edge.
51:30They're taking it a bit more serious.
51:34Oh, my word.
51:35Is that a six?
51:36Yes!
51:37But it's great to see the lads, like, they appreciate how good Haroun is.
51:42I think it gives them a lift as well.
51:44Go on, Ryan.
51:45Go on, Ryan.
51:45With two overs remaining, Ryan joins Michael at the crease, chasing ten more runs to win.
51:53Michael, just think, ten runs, and it's ours.
51:59Go, go, go!
52:00We need nine off two overs.
52:03On the ball, I just swing it and look on the way.
52:05No, no, I don't think you're dead.
52:07And then listen to the shots, and I say, yeah, go.
52:08Oh, it's a big strike, dog.
52:14You're in.
52:15Come on, Conor.
52:16Come on, Conor.
52:17Come on, Conor.
52:18Come on, Conor.
52:19Hey, you need a baller.
52:20Yo.
52:21Do you want to use it?
52:22Yeah, you can use it.
52:23Use it.
52:24There we go.
52:25Well done, Ryan.
52:26How many is it to win?
52:27Nine.
52:28Nine.
52:29Nine.
52:30What do you reckon?
52:31I don't know.
52:33Yes!
52:34Conor!
52:35Got to go again.
52:36Oh!
52:37Yeah!
52:38It's four!
52:39Four!
52:40Yeah!
52:42Conor just hit a four and he did five.
52:45Oh, what's going to do?
52:47Come on.
52:49Yes.
52:50Charles!
52:51Run, run, run, run.
52:52Run, run, run, run.
52:53Four to win.
52:54You're trying so hard here, aren't you?
52:56Four to win.
52:58The Liverpool lads now just need four more runs to beat the police
53:03and secure their first ever victory.
53:06Yes.
53:07Run, run, run.
53:08Why are you running?
53:08Why are you not running?
53:09Why are you not running?
53:13Oh, shit.
53:14Oh, shit.
53:15Shit.
53:16What are you saying, lad?
53:19Why are you even putting that in this?
53:21Yeah.
53:22This is life, no game.
53:24Come on, Conor.
53:25Come on, Conor.
53:26You're playing on a team.
53:29Yeah, I'm playing on a team for me is something that you don't know the joy of doing unless
53:41day of being captain it's a whole other level of responsibility as you've got a
53:48whole team behind you and it's terrifying
53:53oh come on
54:23when we first started considering none of us could hold a cricket bat or know how to bowl and we've
54:37gone out and done what we've done today and i think we've done our own proud we smashed it to be fair
54:43obviously happy we beat them i was expecting them to be dickheads obviously because every situation
54:53i've been in they've been dickheads but once they take the uniform off and you find out that they're
54:57actually real people you know that they're here for the better not the worse yeah it was incredible
55:01wasn't it um they managed to win and to be honest with you i've never seen them as focused or as
55:08much desire to do well and win a game and behaving the way in which they have them for me sport volumes
55:15about how far they've come where are you from i'm from here i'm from the road yeah it's made me think
55:22that not all of them is not all of them are pricks or some of them are all right it's not all about us
55:28getting your hands in your pockets trying to make you a criminal should we say or get you into the
55:32police system it's about guiding you in the right way as well we've got to protect members of the
55:36public we've got to protect yourselves as well and ourselves yeah i'm going to hope i never have to
55:41come across the police anymore so we're seeing them out in the streets i'm definitely going to think
55:45more their son and i don't know has your view of the police changed by today yeah i mean at the end
55:53of the day like they're doing their job bro it's probably a stark contrast to the interactions
55:58about the police in the past but then over a game of cricket and a cup of tea they've managed to
56:03find a common ground and a newfound hopefully respect for each other and a better relationship
56:08moving forward my own run new underneath at the moment you're thinking what are we doing here
56:18these are better than this don't they you've got to look for somewhere else got a new coach today guys
56:23what are you on about they try to wind me up girls are good at doing that
56:27who is that i personally really want to be um because they're lads i'm going all or nothing bang
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