As Ontario Cricket’s recently appointed Executive Director and as Editor of the Association’s Ontario Cricket Pitch, my headline of the Editorial for the May 1992 Premiere Issue of the magazine under its reformatted size and design, stated that “A New Day Is Dawning” for Canadian Cricket. Almost a quarter of a century later, after numerous …
Welcome to the Premiere Issue of Wickets, Cricket Canada’s Online Monthly magazine. As Cricket Canada’s President and on behalf of my fellow Executive Board Members, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you as Readers. Wickets has been developed as a publication vehicle towards Cricket Canada’s achievement of its promotional objectives, within its recently developed …
Formerly known as the Canadian Cricket Association, and now operating under its new name and structure Cricket Canada is the official governing body for the sport of cricket in Canada. It is a not-for-profit organization recognized by the International Cricket Council, the Government of Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee. As the sport’s governing body …
Go Cricket, Go Canada: Cricket Canada’s Bold Strategic Plan Read More »
Vancouver Knights’ victory in the July 15 Global T20 Canada (www.gt20.ca) Championship match capped off a successful Inaugural edition of the six-team League. It also provided insightful glimpses of the potential of the first Twenty20 professional League to be fully staged in North America. Played before a sellout, festive, crowd at King City’s Maple Leaf …
The Vancouver Knights emergence as eventual Tournament Champions of the GT20’s Inaugural Season wouldn’t have come as any big surprise to anyone, given the team’s dominance of the competition’s Preliminary and Playoff Rounds. The Knights lost only two of their nine matches played. The Vancouver Knights demonstrated superiority over its GT20 rivals was based on …
Vancouver Knights All Conquering In GT20 Championship March! Read More »
Despite having produced relatively unimpressive performances in the preliminary round matches of the Global T20 Inaugural Season, the Sahid Afridi led Edmonton Royals still managed to make it to the Playoffs. Their further progress beyond that stage was however halted by a seven wicket loss to the Winnipeg Hawks. For the Edmonton Royals, Pakistan’s Agha …
Led by Sri Lanka’s inimitable Lasith Malinga and inclusive of such other Indian Premier League (IPL) notables as Sunil Narine, Dwayne Smith and Kevin Cooper the Montreal Tigers did anything but roar in its Inaugural Global T20 Season. Not unlike the similarly star studded Toronto Nationals, the Tigers lost four of its six matches played, …
Despite the presence of three former international Captains in their squad, West Indies’Darren Sammy, Australia’s Steve Smith and Pakistan’s Kamran Akmal, as well as the current IPl stalwart, the hard-hitting batsman, useful part-time bowler and outstanding fielder Kieron Pollard, the Toronto Nationals failed to fire in its Global T20 Inaugural Season. The Nationals lost four …
Cricket B.C. strives to foster and promote the sport of Cricket throughout British Columbia and Canada. Its activities offer opportunities for excellence at all levels of participation from recreational to international. The West Coast Cricket Organization was initially incorporated on October 13, 2004 under the provisions of the Society Act of British Columbia. The Association …
Cricket BC Placing A Strong Emphasis On Youth Cricket Development Read More »
The Manitoba Cricket Association’s Mission is to promote, grow and develop cricket in Manitoba by providing the best support for its athletes, coaches and officials. Towards that end and as an active Cricket Canada member, the Association engages in year round cricketing activities. The major thrust of Manitoba cricket is in the outdoor league competition …
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