The tiny South Taranaki township of Patea has a new cricket club, more than 22 years after the last one folded. In fact after the freezing works closed in 1986, the whole town went into decline. But that's now changing. The whole community as had a new lease of life and a group of enthusiastic cricket fans have not only started a club from scratch. they have been victorious at their first attempt. Local Grocer Ash Patel was the man who got the whole thing started.
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