Legendary West Indian fast bowler Courtney Walsh joined youngsters for a street cricket session at the Westway Centre in West London on the 7th November 2008.
Courtney Walsh, an Ambassador of the Jamaica Tourist Board and in London to promote a new sports strategy for theCaribbean island, took part in the session to promote StreetChance supported by Barclays Spaces for Sports.
The three-year StreetChance programme was launched in July 2008 and is initially being delivered across 10 Londonboroughs, using cricket to engage young people from a range of backgrounds in areas affected by youth crime and anti-social behaviour.
It is a partnership between Chance to shine, Barclays Spaces for Sports, Cricket for Change, the Metropolitan Police Service and Positive Futures; a social inclusion project funded mainly by the Home Office.