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By Frederick Halley TWO of Canada’s aspiring young cricketers took centre stage as the Scarborough Cricket Association (SCA) 2020 Season finally got underway on August 1, following an 11-week delay occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic. Seventeen-year-old Matthew Nandu, the son of former Guyana and West Indies Under-19 leg-spinner Arjune Nandu and 19-year-old Raqib Shamsudeen, a …

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The cover of this Cricket Canada Wicket’s Issue, Volume 2 #12, features Achini Perera as Canadian Women’s Cricket’s Rising Star. Achini’s rise to stardom is outlined on pages 6-7, while page 8 features the Take20 UpClose insights to her personality. The Issue’s Contents Page (Pg 5) also features a recent photo of the Canadian Women’s …

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Born Dec 1st, 1990 in Karachi, Pakistan, Maliha Baig’s interest in cricket has existed for as long as she has known yourself. Cricket was actually the very first sport she ever played. It is therefore not surprising that it now feels as though she’s been pursuing that interest for as far back as she can …

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In 1978, when Raj Singh was just fifteen years old, his entire immediate family immigrated to Canada from Guyana to settle in Toronto. Raj was immediately enrolled at Overlea High and remained there for his secondary school education until eventually graduating from Grade 13. During his Overlea High School attendance Raj helped to form one …

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At nineteen years of age and now just months shy of her November 26, 2000, twentieth birthday, Achini Perera has already established herself as a force in Canadian Women’s cricket and one of its rapidly rising stars! For anyone who has known Achini for any meaningful length of time, that she’s done so would be …

ACHINI PERERA CANADIAN WOMEN’S CRICKET’S RISING STAR! Read More »

1. City of birth? Toronto 2. Favorite childhood cricket memory? Opening the bat with my brother in multiple occasions. It makes me so proud to see two Pereras in the scorebook. 3. Childhood ambition? Playing first class cricket in England. 4. Favorite school subjects? Visual Arts and English 5. Favorite Book? Boost by Kathryn Mackel …

Up Close Take 20 With Achini Perera! Read More »

Mohan K Chandramohan, aka Mohan, was born in Jaffna, a city located in the northern part of the beautiful island country of Sri Lanka, often referred to as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. The ‘80s were difficult times for the peace-loving people of Sri Lanka. A brutal civil war left the country ripped and …

MOHAN K. CHANDRAMOHAN CHAMPIONING CANADIAN CRICKET’S CAUSE! Read More »

Modern Cricket is very advanced and fast. At the same time it puts lot of pressure on players and coaches. If you want to compete at the professional level you need someone to observe you and guide you for the upcoming challenges. I’ve met many Cricketers in my life who fell short because of a …

The Importance Of Mentors! Read More »

Membership has also shown a steady increase over the last year. In 2019 there were 65 active clubs, more than 125 teams in 3 different formats and in excess of 2500 registered cricketers across Alberta Due to the ever increasing popularity of cricket within the region. Alberta’s numbers are expected to grow beyond 4000 by …

Great 2019 On Field Success For Cricket Alberta! Read More »

It has been an outstanding year for Cricket BC in 2019-20. The promises and challenges that were made and encountered have been fulfilled and overcome through sustained team effort from all those involved. With an exceptional and experienced management team now guiding its activities, Cricket BC is already making great progress towards fulfilling its established …

AN OUTSTANDING 2019 FOR CRICKET BC! Read More »