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Pascoe Vale cricket club gives Glenroy asylum seeker new hope for future (Herald Sun)

16 March 20150 comments

CRICKET has given asylum seeker Maleesh De Silva a vital release from the harsh realities of his life.

Now living in Glenroy, Mr De Silva fled Sri Lanka to escape violence and death threats in 2012, and has donned Pascoe Vale United Cricket Club’s cap, finding acceptance and purpose.

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