October 2020

WOMEN’S CRICKET COMMITTEE’S ESTABLISHMENT SETS WORTHY EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW!

Following the appointment of Durriya Shabbir as its Women’s Cricket Coordinator, Cricket Canada has most admirably wasted very little time in also establishing a Women’s Cricket Committee. The Committee, the establishment of which was announced as an outcome of the Cricket Canada Board of Directors’ October 7 meeting, is comprised of four impressively qualified ladies …

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CONTENTS

4. Publisher’s Message! 6. Dilon Heyliger: Canada’s Multi-talented All-rounder! 9. One On One: Saad Bin Zafar Reflects On His St Lucia Zouks CPL 2020Experience! 12. Cricket Canada Women’s Committee Established. 13. T&D Super Elite Champions; Centurions Cricket Club! 14. One To Watch: Kanwar Mann 16. DoorKnockers:Newab Singh & Jayden Seales! 18. CWI President Hopeful Players …

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Dilon Heyliger: Canada’s Multi-talented Allrounder

AFTER a positive 2019, which he described as probably his best year in cricket, Dilon Heyliger has good reasons for optimism as far as his career his concerned. In 2019, the 30-year-old Heyliger achieved two incredible feats. After grabbing a hattrick for Montreal Tigers against Edmonton Royals in the second edition of the Global T20 …

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Dilon Heyliger UpClose Take20!

1. City of Birth? Suddie, Essequibo, Guyana 2. Favorite Childhood Cricket Memory? Playing cricket with a coconut branch and plastic balls 3. Childhood Ambition? Always wanted to be a pilot 4. Favorite School Subjects? Social Studies& Physical Education 5. Favorite Book? To Kill A Mocking Bird 6. Favorite Movie? Home Alone & Rambo 7. Top …

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One On One With Saad Bin Zafar: CPL 2020 A Most Enlightening Experience!

National all-rounder Saad Bin Zafar was the lone Canadian participant in the recently completed 2020 Caribbean Premier Leagues. Zafar was a member of the St Lucia Zouks which had its best ever showing in the Tournament’s now eight year history, advancing to the final before losing to the eventual Champions the Trinbago Knightriders. Wickets’ Publisher …

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Canadian Women’s Cricket Committee Established!

Cricket Canada’s Board of Directors has approved the Terms of Reference and membership of the Cricket Canada Women’s Committee, to be chaired by Women’s Cricket Coordinator, Durriya Shabbir. The approval was finalized during the Board’s October 7, 2020 meeting. THE COMMITTEE IS TASKED WITH: – Developing, implementing and delivering programs to encourage the participation of …

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Sanjay Thuraisingam: Putting the Trainee In Touch With His Best Self Through Tough Love –

Sanjay Thuraisingam is into serious cooking these days, and he loves it. Since the time the world has been swirling in the Covid crisis, the forced break was God’s gift for this Head Coach of Centurion Cricket Club and owner of Actionzone Indoor, a state-of-theart high octane multi-sport facility in Scarborough. Turning negatives into positive …

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One To Watch: Kanwar Mann

Despite having been born (June 27, 1996) in the City of Patiala in cricket crazed India, somewhat surprisingly it wasn’t until he had reached the age of 10 that Kanwar Mann first became interested in and actively involved with the sport. Mann’s family immigrated to Canada in June, 2008, just two years after his new …

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Newab Singh’s Hoping To Use GT20 Experience As A Pathway To Canadian Selection!

Born in Jalandhar (Punjab) Indian, Newab Singh was actually raised in Chandigarh and it was there that he first became involved in cricket. As a right-handed batsman and right arm medium fast bowler, Newab played domestic cricket in India for Himachal Pradesh as well as the North Zone at the U19 level. His appearances in …

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