A group of over-50’s walking cricket players say the sport is helping with their physical and mental health issues.
Bexhill Walking Cricket Club meet every Friday for an indoor match of the sport, which is played with a soft ball at a walking pace.
Players range from people in their early 60s to mid 80s.
“We’ve got people who have lost huge amounts of weight, and players with dementia and just some who have expanded their social circle,” says chairman Laurie Ray.
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Andy Evans, who has prostate cancer, said the activity has helped him “mentally and physically”.
He said he was “well overweight”, and he had been told he needed to shed some pounds.
“It’s changed my life now,” he said.
“I’m quite lucky as (the cancer) is manageable now, but this has helped my health should I ever need an operation.”
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Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjmvd0pj74o
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