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Akash Gill: Up Close Take 20!

1. City of Birth? Mississauga,ON 2. Favorite Childhood Cricket Memory? Playing cricket in the basement with my dad and my brother 3. Childhood Ambition? Become a professional athlete 4. Favorite School Subjects? History, Gym 5. Favorite Book? The Secret – Rhonda Byrne 6. Favorite Movie? Any movie from the Marvel Comic Universe 7. Top 5 …

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Calvin Clarke: Canadian Cricket’s Longest Ever Serving Executive Board Member!

By the time he’d eventually announced his intention to not seek re-election as Cricket Canada’s Secretary at the 2014 Annual General meeting, Calvin Clarke had long since become the Association’s longest-serving Executive Member in a specific position. Clarke’s service as Cricket Canada’s Secretary was comprised of an initial 1976-78 two year stint that was followed …

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SULTAN KHAN: CANADA IS A COUNTRY OF ENORMOUS CRICKET POTENTIAL.

By Varun Desai Sultan Khan hails from Islamabad, Pakistan, a country in South Asia, famous for its cricket fervor. Back in 2013, Khan migrated from the United States to make Canada his home. Presently, Khan resides in Mississauga, Ontario, where he owns a sports store named Arsak Sports that specializes in sports equipment and apparel. …

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Canada’s Senior Men’s Cricketers Engaged In Virtual Training During COVID-19 Lockdown.

With the actual playing of any type of cricket having been curtailed by the nation-wide COVID-19 restrictions, Cricket Canada has been seeking innovative ways of keeping the country’s elite national cricketers active and involved. As such, Cricket Canada recently approved the Men’s Senior Team’s participation in a PEAKS Lifestyle Virtual Training Program. The PEAKS Virtual …

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Mihir Patel: One To Watch!

Having marked just his seventeenth Birthday, on November 1 last, Mihir Patel decided that his debut performances for Canada at this year’s South Africa hosted 2020 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup would be a fitting occasion for further celebration of such an auspicious milestone. So said, so done, as Patel proceeded to accumulate an aggregate …

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BRAMPTON-ETOBICOKE & DISTRICT CRICKET LEAGUE LATEST UPDATE

As it contemplates all the available options for the reopening of City facilities including its cricket fields hosting Parks, the City of Brampton has launched an Official Survey to be conducted among its residents. The City of Brampton’s Recovery and Reopening Survey is intended to provide Mayor Patrick Brown and his fellow City Officials with …

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HDCL’s COVID-19 Update

HDCL Members: Please be informed that League Executives are monitoring Ontario Government’s phased opening of private and public parks. As communicated earlier, we are hopeful that things will continue to improve and we will have some form of cricket season. At this point of time – we stay optimistic and await further directions from local …

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Suggested Roles And Responsibilities For Parents Of Sports Involved Children!

Watching your kid playing sport is one of the best feelings of life. Especially when they are getting some success. What happens though when your kid is failing at their endeavors and as a result becoming disheartened or even further finding themselves perched on the slippery slope to the loss of self-confidence and self-esteem that …

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HEMARINE CHATTERGOON: Hardball Record Holder Now Charting An Outstanding Softball Cricket Career!

Guyana born Hemnarine Chattergoon is one of an ever expanding cadre of cricketers who post retirement from hardball cricket have successfully transitioned to the sport’s softball arena. Chattergoon who is now regarded as one of the best players in the grassroots game, has won several accolades representing Dant and Sunshine in the Ontario Softball Cricket …

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