February 2020

CALLING ALL SOUTH AFRICAN CANADIANS, “SAFFIES AT SABINA” BECKONS!

Pubkisher’s Message By Tony McWatt August 12, 15 and 16, 2020 are three dates that should now be marked and highlighted on the 2020 calendar of every mature South African Canadian! Those are the dates when South Africa’s national T20 Team, the “Saffies” as they are more familiarly known, will be at Jamaica’s famed Sabina …

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4. PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE: “SAFFIES AT SABINA” BECKONS! 6. AKHIL KUMAR: DESTINED FOR STARDOM! 10. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 12TH MAN 12. TEAM CANADA MALAYSIA BOUND 18. HARSH THAKER SEEKING TO SOLIDIFY ALL ROUNDER STATUS 24. CANADA CRICKET UMPIRES ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW OFFICE BEARERS 26. UTSC HOSTS WOMEN’S CRICKET TOURNAMENT 30. COACH’S CORNER: CRICKET BIOMETRICS – …

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Akhil Kumar: Destined For Stardom!

At the conclusion of the South Africa hosted International Cricket Conference (ICC) 2020 U19 World Cup, Canada’s Akhil Kumar was named as the 12th Man for the ICC’s Team Of The Tournament. The official Team Of The Tournament featured representatives from six of the Competition’s sixteen participating countries. An adjudication panel of five, which was …

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Take 20: Up Close With Akhil Kumar

1. City of Birth? Toronto 2. Favorite Childhood Memory? Hitting my first boundary at the age of 9 in my first TDCA match. 3. Childhood Ambition? To play international cricket and franchise cricket. 4. Favorite School Subject? Gym 5. Favorite Book? The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. 6. Favorite Movie? All the Fast and Furious …

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Cricket Canada’s Personalities: Manitoba Cricket’s Paramjit Shahi

Paramjit Shahi had been a passionate cricket follower throughout his life. He respects the game as a player and has always wished for the betterment and development of cricket generally and specifically in Manitoba. Paramjit has been associated with cricket Manitoba both as a player and as a well wisher. He has been working at …

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Akhil Kumar’s ICC U19 World Cup Team Of The Tournament 12th Man Selection Is An Inspiration To Others!

By Varun Desai. Cricket is a funny game with funnier rules. One of them is having an extra player in the 11 man squad who is apparently a ‘fly in the wall’ Yes, he is the twelfth man of cricket, the ‘less significant’ extra who waits patiently in the fringes wearing the team jersey for …

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Cricket Canada Announces Men’s Senior Team Squad For Malaysia Hosted ICC CWC Challenge League A!

Cricket Canada has announced the names of a strong fourteen member Men’s Senior Team Squad to participate in the 2020 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup Challenge League A. The Tournament, which will be a part of the qualification process for the 2023 ICC Word Cup, will be held in Malaysia from March 14 …

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HARSH THAKER SEEKING TO SOLIDIFY STATUS AS CANADIAN CRICKET’S LEADING ALL-ROUNDER!

Fresh from his outstanding all-round performances with both bat and ball for Canada during last November’s St Kitts hosted Zone A matches of the 2019 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 Championships, Harsh Thaker will be seeking similar returns in Malaysia in the weeks ahead. Thaker has been named as one of the …

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EXCITING 2020 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PIPELINE FOR BRAMPTON & ETOBICOKE’S CRICKETERS!

Longstanding Brampton & Etobiocoke District Cricket League (BEDCL) President Priam Persaud has outlined some exciting developments that are in the pipeline for 2020 implementation. The following are the highlights of the exciting news for cricket and all cricketers in Brampton & Etobicoke as 2020 and beyond: 1) Natural Turf Pitches will be on Batsman Park, …

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