As a mere toddler, Mynah Thomas was gifted a handmade cricket bat by her father Nagy. The bat was lovingly crafted from a two by- four piece of wood by her father Nagy, who even went to the extent of carving her name on it. The hand carved wooden bat became such a favorite toy …
ONE TO WATCH: 11 YEAR OLD MYNAH THOMAS, THE FUTURE OF CANADIAN WOMEN’S CRICKET! Read More »
To build an innings, a batsman needs sound judgment to work out which deliveries to defend, leave or score runs off of. As such Shot Selection is therefore the most important part of batting. The following have a huge impact on poor Shot Selection. • Pre-planned thinking. • Scoreboard pressure. • Over thinking. • Lack …
SHOT SELECTION CRUCIAL TO BUILDING LONG INNINGS! Read More »
Determination, discipline, and dedication are the three words that aptly describe Shah Zafar, President, Ontario Cricket. Shah Zafar is an athlete, a cricketer, a basketball referee, a cricket umpire and a renowned sports administrator whose experience spans over four long decades. A migrant from Karachi, Pakistan, Zafar has been a passionate cricket follower since his …
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Following its revised constitution having been approved at the Special General Meeting, Cricket Newfoundland & Labrador has elected a new Board of Directors. The new Board was elected at the recent AGM with 77% of registered members having voted. Congratulations to the new board and many thanks to those who served in the previous board …
CRICKET NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR ELECTS A NEW BOARD! Read More »
2020 marks the 20th Anniversary of Victoria’s most longstanding women’s cricket club, the Wicket Maidens. Cricket has a deep-rooted history on Vancouver Island, particularly in Victoria. There is evidence of women’s cricket being played on Vancouver Island as far back as the nineteenth century and in the early part of the twentieth century. If you …
VICTORIA’S WICKET MAIDENS CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF WOMEN’S CRICKET! Read More »
THE Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) has prided itself with keeping the grassroots game of softball cricket alive for the enjoyment of cricket lovers and fans in Ontario, Canada and nurturing as well as promoting good sportsmanship in all its activities since its formation in 1995 – some 25 years ago. The league is also …
Ontario Softball League Celebrating 25 Years Of The Grassroots Game! Read More »
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 …
WOMEN’S CRICKET COMMITTEE’S ESTABLISHMENT SETS WORTHY EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW! Read More »
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 …
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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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 …
