The Religion of Cricket by Jessica D’cruze
Jessica D’cruze is a storyteller, photographer, emerging writer, and artist, as well as a social worker. Diagnosed with ADHD at 36 years old, she embraces nonlinear thinking and creativity in her multidisciplinary work. Jessica explores trans-migrational experiences through food, imagery, and writing, with a strong focus on photo essays as a storytelling medium. She holds a Bachelor of Photography from RMIT and a Diploma in Community Development and recently completed her Master of Counselling at Victoria University. Her multidisciplinary work has been showcased in various projects—her images, words, and short film were featured in TakeBack, a project presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria in 2021. Jessica’s essay, Mustard Koi Fish, was published in Kindling & Sage Magazine.
The Religion of Cricket
It was just past 1 a.m., March 4th, 2022. I’d fallen asleep moments earlier, after bingeing an entire season of Stranger Things on Netflix, when my friend Apu, from Canada, DMed me on Instagram:
‘Jess! Shane Warne is dead. I’m devastated.’
I squinted, rubbing my eyes—the rush of adrenaline had woken me up. I tapped the notification to read it properly.
‘I’m crying and drinking.’
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