Dedicated to Plynkes, the Masai cricket warriors !

[Le matou rouge]

What could you ask for mor ?  

In Kenya, a group of young Maasai warriors from the Laikipia region formed a cricket team with big hopes: to promote healthy living, to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS and women's issues, and ultimately to become role models in their community and ambassadors for both the Maasai and Kenya. The Maasai Cricket Warriors have been training hard, having recently left their village for the city of Mombasa to attend the Legends Cricket Nursery for further coaching. Their next goal is to travel to South Africa to take part in the Last Man Stands World Championships. The team has an open invitation and is now raising funds to make the trip

More pics here :

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/03/the-maasai-cricket-warriors/100261/

thanks to the Colonialwars yahoo group.

*rusty* meow,
Matt

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Masai playing Cricket, so looks the Plynkes' heaven 

[Plynkes]

Wonderful, just wonderful. It fills my heart with joy to see such things. Would be great to see those guys playing for Kenya.


Thank you, Matt.

[Bugsda]

Hunting Lions with a spear isn't tough enough then 

[Marine0846]

Very cool photos.
Thanks for the post.

[Atheling]

Plynkies is SOOOO not alone  .

[Dr Mathias]

Cool thread. Masai rock, that's all there is to it.

[Captain Blood]

More Masai inspiration with a photographic series in today's Guardian...

Mmmmm... Bright colours... 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2012/mar/19/maasai-tribe-eunoto-ceremony