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How Asian cricketers formed a historic league and became more competitive.

Lord Kamlesh Patel the current chairman of Yorkshire talks about the significance of the first ever all Asian league set up in Yorkshire in an interview recorded in 2016.

How it built a relationship with Yorkshire which led to two Asian teams playing at the Test match ground Headingly for the first time in their history.

What was happening with Asian cricket in other parts of the country.

How International Test match stars like Imran Khan ended up playing in Yorkshire.

Nasser Hanif investigates the highs and lows of league cricket and its relationship with Yorkshire, asking 鈥� can this help us understand the Yorkshire racism scandal better ?鈥�

Producer Nasser Hanif.

Digital Producer Rachael Smith.

Executive producer: Kathryn Morrison.

With thanks to: Mobeen Butt for the use of this archive. Photograph by Mohanlal Mistry. The 鈥楩rom Parks to Pavilions鈥� project was developed and delivered by the AYA Foundation with support from Bradford Local Studies Libraries, the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, the England and Wales Cricket Boards (ECB), and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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