Born, May 6, 1998 in Barbados and now aged 24 years, 8 months and counting, Nicholas Rasheed Kirton has of late been straddling two cricket worlds. Those of his native Barbados as well as Canada, his adopted home. His mother being Canadian-born of Bajan heritage and his father a 100% pure son of “the Rock,’ …
After returning from Malaysia, he took a short break and is now back again, training in British Columbia & Ontario. Wickets got the busy Coach for a tete-a tete and get an update on the current happenings in Canadian cricket. 2Q.Coach ,it was a successful stint in Malaysia at the qualifiers; what is next? PD: …
A strong showing in Malaysia has meant that Canada has coasted to claim Challenge League Group A, sealing a ticket to the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff in 2023. Winning their final Challenge League match with a resounding 189-run victory over Malaysia, Canada topped the group with 27 points and advanced to the ICC Cricket …
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Two fivefors, 5/27 vs Qatar followed by 5/22 against Malaysia, a fourfor 4/13 vs Denmark and a twofor 2/15 from facing Singapore, those were Kaleem Sana’s overly impressive wicket-taking returns from his four matches played for Canada during the recently concluded ICC Challenge League A Third-Round tournament. Sana’s returns catapulted him to the very top …
2022 could now possibly be rated as one of the very best years Canadian cricket has enjoyed in recent times. There was that much which happened, particularly on the field that was so very good. At the National level the 2022 Canadian cricket season began on a most positive note with Canada handsomely winning the …
Nothing could be truer, says Alphonso Franco, the recently appointed Manager of the Canadian Men’s National Cricket Team to the World Cup Qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur. “It feels pretty awesome to come back after a few years gap. I am humbled to be able to help the team achieve its goal “, says Alphonso Franco, …
By The Grace Of God: Alphonso Franco’s Return To Canadian Cricket! Read More »
At a blink of an eye 2022 is over and a lot of questions remain about the future of Women’s Cricket in Canada. This year we saw a few highlights for Women’s Cricket in Canada. The first being the National Championships in which we saw women from all across Canada come to Ontario for a …
Monali’s Musings Canadian Women’s Cricket’s 2022 In Review! Read More »
Over the last two decades, Derek Perera has become one of the most iconic names in the world of cricket in Canada. To add to that, the cricketing fraternity outside Canada has been full of praises and has applauded his contribution to Canadian cricket ecosystem. Derek believes in the process of nurturing talent from a …
51, 84, 109*,0, 1, 89, 68. Those were Aaron Johnson’s recorded scores for his seven crease appearances during the recently concluded four-nation Desert Cup 2022 T20I Championship that was played in Oman from November 14-21. Johnson’s seven innings aggregate for the tournament was an impressive 402 runs. His average at 67.00 was simply staggering in …
Aaron Johnson: Desert Cup Player Of The Tournament! Read More »
With warm-up Desert Cup ODI and T20 wins under its belt, the Canadian National Men’s cricket team is now in Malaysia for its participation in the third and final round of the ICC 2023 World Cup Challenge League. The winner of which will progress to the Zimbabwe-hosted final 2023 World Cup Qualifier next March. Having …
Canada Malaysia Bound Seeking ICC Challenge LeagueGlory! Read More »
