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Batting for the ‘Last Male Standing’

Kenya’s Maasai Cricket Warriors play to raise awareness of the last surviving male northern rhino.

The Maasai Cricket Warriors partnered with the Australian High Commission and British Army Training Unit in Kenya to organise the charity cricket tournament. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
The Maasai Cricket Warriors partnered with the Australian High Commission and British Army Training Unit in Kenya to organise the charity cricket tournament. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
17 Jun 2015
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Laikipia National Park, Kenya – The Maasai Cricket Warriors from Kenya were in action against the British Army Training Unit (BATUK) during a charity tournament aimed at raising awareness of the plight of endangered animals.

The semi-nomadic cattle herders from Kenya took part in the tournament called the “Last Male Standing” organised in the Laikipia National Park, Kenya – home of the last surviving male northern white rhino named “Sudan”.

The rhino, whose horns have been removed to reduce the incentive for poachers, is guarded 24 hours a day by armed rangers. 

The Kenyan tribesmen use cricket to actively campaign against retrogressive traditional practises, including female genital mutilation, early childhood marriages and discrimination against women in Maasailand.

The Kenyan tribesmen ditched the traditional cricket whites for the more colourful outfits and body decoration. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
The Kenyan tribesmen ditched the traditional cricket whites for the more colourful outfits and body decoration. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
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The tournament is taking place at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya, which is the home of the last surviving male northern white rhino. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
The tournament is taking place at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya, which is the home of the last surviving male northern white rhino. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
The rhino, whose horns have been removed to reduce the incentive for poachers to kill it, is guarded by armed rangers 24 hours a day. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
The rhino, whose horns have been removed to reduce the incentive for poachers to kill it, is guarded by armed rangers 24 hours a day. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
This tournament called the 'Last Male Standing' is a way for the Maasai Cricket Warriors to call for community involvement in conservation. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
This tournament called the 'Last Male Standing' is a way for the Maasai Cricket Warriors to call for community involvement in conservation. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
The Kenyan tribesmen use cricket to actively campaign against retrogressive traditional practices and also promote a healthy lifestyle. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
The Kenyan tribesmen use cricket to actively campaign against retrogressive traditional practices and also promote a healthy lifestyle. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
Since 2007, there has been a 10,000 percent increase in poaching in South Africa alone. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
Since 2007, there has been a 10,000 percent increase in poaching in South Africa alone. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
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The team was formed six years ago thanks to the efforts of Aliya Bauer, a South African woman who had travelled to Kenya's Laikipia region to work on a primate research programme. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
The team was formed six years ago thanks to the efforts of Aliya Bauer, a South African woman who had travelled to Kenya's Laikipia region to work on a primate research programme. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
Bowling, for some, was just like 'throwing a spear'. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]
Bowling, for some, was just like 'throwing a spear'. [Daniel Irungu/EPA]

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