Cricket with Dalchand. Barbados defeated hosts Trinidad & Tobago by 17 runs in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board Nagico Super50 tournament last Saturday, at the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad, and captured the Clive Lloyd trophy. Barbados after winning the toss elected to bat first, got off to a good start with openers […]
Ashish Bagai, the Canadian senior cricket captain, has announced his retirement. Bagai, the talented wicketkeeper/batsman who turns 32 on January 26th, 2014 made his debut for the national team in 1999 at the tender age of 17. He also played for the U15 and U19 teams. He has played in 62 ODIs scoring 1964 runs […]
Cricket Canada last Tuesday, announced that Gus Logie the national team cricket coach has been let go with immediate effect. Logie, 53 , the former West Indies batsman who played 52 Tests and 158 ODIs between 1981 and 1993 was appointed national coach in the mid 2012 succeeding Michael Dighton, but during his tenure the […]
Canada won its first match of the World Twenty20 Qualifier when they defeated Uganda by 44 runs last Tuesday, at the Skeikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Canada elected to bat first scored 137 for 7 wickets in their 20 overs with Jimmy Hansra topscoring with an undefeated 58 and skipper Ashish Bagai made 40, the only […]
Cricket Canada last week announced a 15-man squad for next month”s ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The team will be led by the experienced middle-order batsman/wicketkeeper Ashish Bagai. The 16 teams participating in the tournament have been divided into two groups with last year”s winner, Ireland, in Group A alongside Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Namibia, […]
Centurions CC is the new Toronto & District Cricket Association Elite Division champions for 2013 after defeating defending champions Brampton Masters CC by 20 runs in the final last Saturday, at the King City ground. The game started late due to adverse weather conditions and was reduced to a 40-over per side game. Centurions took […]
The Elite Division of the Toronto & District Cricket Association is heading for an exciting finish with just a few matches remaining this weekend. The latest standings as of last weekend, defending champions Brampton Masters Tranzac CC has advanced to the number one spot in Conference 1 with 66 points from 14 games. Vikings CC has secured […]
The Consul General of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago hosted a cricket match between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica in 2012 celebrating 50 years of independence of both countries. It was a wonderful event at the beautiful grounds of Scarborough Campus, University of Toronto with Caribbean families and friends in attendance. Jamaica won the […]
Ashish Bagai returns to captain the Canadian National Cricket team after a two-year absence from the post. He will lead the side in the last two ICC World Cricket League Championship (WCL) 50-over games against the Netherlands, which will be played on August 27th and August 29th at the Maple Leaf cricket ground, King City. Kenneth […]
The 71st edition of the K.A. Auty Cup between host Canada and the USA was played last Thursday, and Friday, at the Maple Leaf cricket ground, King City. The 2-day encounter which is recognized as the world’s first and longest running international sporting fixture was first played in 1844. Canada won the match on the basis […]
