Catholic priests are being asked to start taking wickets as well as prayers.
The Vatican is launching a cricket team called St Peter's CC in an attempt to forge better relationships with other faiths.
A number of warm up games are being planned and the Church of England has already been challenged to a match.
Rt Revd Mark Rylands is the Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury and a huge cricket fan.
He told Premier's Marcus Jones on the News Hour it's game on.
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