SBS Dateline | Cricket Therapy

Compton is one of the Los Angeles’ roughest neighbourhoods… renowned for gang violence and poverty… but it’s also becoming well known for its cricket.

In the most unlikely of settings, a group of young people have turned their back on crime to form Compton Cricket Club and hit back at the gang culture in South Central LA.

Yaara Bou Melhem catches up with the ‘Homies and the Popz’ in the United States and follows them on tour to Australia, as they travel the world inspiring young people from all walks of life.

WATCH - Find out about their journey from ‘bullets to balls’.

PHOTO GALLERY - Take a look at some photos from the team's Australian tour, as they faced seven matches in twelve days.

EXTRA - Find out more about Compton Cricket Club and its tour of Australia by following the links under 'resources' on the right-hand side of the page.

REPLAY - Earlier in the year, Yaara profiled Mark Bradford, who's challenging the stereotypes of South Central LA through his art. Click to replay her story, LA Laid Bare.

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