Attractive, intelligent, articulate, eloquent, foremost among Hiba Shamshad’s many admirable qualities these are the characteristics that are proving to be the foundation for her ongoing emergence as a flag bearer for Canadian Women’s cricket. In her continuing quest to contribute meaningfully to the further development and promotion of Canada’s Women’s cricket, Hiba is indisputably setting …

HIBA SHAMSHAD; SETTING WORTHY EXAMPLES FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW! Read More »

Canada born (December 6, 1991) Rayyan Pathan, who has represented his country as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, now has every reason to be optimistic about his career prospects as a Canadian National cricketer. Pathan who made his Canadian ODI debut against Kenya in Dubai on March 13, 2013 and had also …

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By amarinder Bhinder Cricket is a wonderful game and so many of us are passionate about it. We can be consumed by cricket, practising, playing, watching and reading about cricket is all brilliant but you can have too much of a good thing. COVID-19 has forced us to take a step back, to look at …

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One of New Brunswick Cricket’s recently formed Clubs and two of its Executive Members have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the further development of the sport of cricket within the province. SportNew Brunswick has recognized the Moncton Cricket Team, Cricket New Brunswick’s President Kapil Choudhary and its Treasurer Winston D’Souza for their outstanding …

NEW BRUNSWICK CLUB, CRICKET EXECUTIVES HONOURED! Read More »

The Salt Water Sirens Club located in St. John’s, Newfoundland is the newest women’s cricket club in Canada. The Club was established in November 2019 with 13 founding members. One year later, the membership has grown to 20. Cricket has roots in Newfoundland history. The St. John’s Cricket Club was established in the 1820s, one …

ST JOHN’S NEWFOUNDLAND’S SALT WATER SIRENS: CANADA’S NEWEST WOMEN’S CRICKET CLUB Read More »

With voices and movements leading the cause for gender equity in the Fall of 2020 Cricket Canada’s new Board took the progressive step of creating a Women’s Coordinator position and establishing a Women’s Committee to focus on promoting and growing the game in Canada. Over the last couple of months the Committee has deliberated and …

AN EXCITING 2021 BECKONS FOR CANADIAN WOMEN’S CRICKET! Read More »

By Varun Desai On January 18, 2020, when Varun Sehdev received his second T&DCA Cricketer of the Year award, hopes flew high for cricket enthusiasts in Canada that 2020 would prove to be outstanding. That it was indeed, only in a manner far different than anyone would ever have imagined! During the month Canada had …

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HAILED as a cricket administrator extraordinaire by many, Richard Ramlall passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, reportedly from the dreaded Coronavirus following weeks of battling the disease. The 85-year-old Ramlall, who was also credited with introducing T20 cricket on the global scene, despite not being given the accolades for his innovation, made a sterling …

STALWART CRICKET ADMINISTRATOR RICHARD RAMLALL PLAYS HIS LAST INNINGS! Read More »

AS was the case for many sports worldwide in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organised softball also suffered drastically with the four major associations cancelling proceedings for the entire season. The Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL), Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC), Ontario Roundarm Softball Cricket Association (ORSCA) and the Canadian Softball Cricket Association …

COVID-19 TOOK HEAVY TOLL ON ONTARIO 2020 SOFTBALL SEASON! Read More »