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6th Annual Elsie Boyce Cricket Tournament this weekend

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:56:38 +0000

This week’s Sports blogs in “The Caribbean Camera” (May 23, 2013 ) highlight news of the 6th Annual Elsie Boyce cricket tournament at the Ellesmere Cricket ground, Scarborough, Ontario this weekend (May 25 and May 26). The tournament is hosted by the Malvern Cricket & Social Club. The event is expected to include four teams from the [...]

Share talks to Ashish Bagai

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:47:32 +0000

“This is a very important period for Canadian cricket,” said Bagai. “If we fall behind, we will lose funding and there will be little interest in the program for the next three to four years.”… For nearly three years, he has been hobbled by patella femoral syndrome, a common knee injury among active athletes characterized by intense [...]

Roger Tilbury

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:10:27 +0000

Cricket Archive recently announced the death of Mr. Roger Tilbury, Data Input Manager at Cricket Archive with the words: “It is with deep regret that we announce the death, on 18th May, of Roger Tilbury, Cricket Archive’s data input manager. Our thoughts are with his family.” I sent a brief message that echoed those thoughts for [...]

CIMA Toronto Mayor’s Boys High Schools Final this Friday (May 24)

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:49 +0000

The Toronto East Division final and the CIMA Toronto Mayor’s School Cricket Boys High Schools Final are to be played this Friday (May 24, 2013) on Sunnybrook Park’s north ground. At 9am the two East group winners, David and Mary Thomson, and Woburn, will meet in the game to decide North Albion’s opponents in the Toronto [...]

Tuesday’s Girl Cricketers were in Toronto and not Mississauga

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:22 +0000

Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion asked the question “Where are the girls” during a welcoming talk as the CIMA Mayor’s School Cricket Tournament made a debut at the Boys High School level in Mississauga on Tuesday (May 21, 2013). Someone on behalf of the organizers chipped in to say that three girls schools will be competing in the [...]

North Park win Brampton CIMA Trophy

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:07:44 +0000

North Park squad, winners of the 2013 CIMA Mayor’s Brampton Boys High School [...]

Hazel McCallion takes a swing in support of GTA-wide cricket tournament

admin — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:40 +0000

Hazel McCallion bats (Eddie Norfolk picture)

The Globe and Mail reports Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion picked up her bat on Tuesday to kick off the first-ever GTA-wide cricket tournament. The 92-year-old politician came out to support high school cricketers from Mississauga, one of four cities participating in the tournament. “The future is great in Mississauga for cricket,” Ms. McCallion [...]

John Davison inducted into TCC Wall of Fame (Share)

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:17:57 +0000

He was Canada’s most productive cricketer for nearly a decade before retiring after the last World Cup two years ago. Introduced to Canadian cricket in 1999 by former Toronto Cricket Club (TCC) player Andrew Bracht during a meeting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the aggressive right-arm off-spinner, hard-hitting batsman and brilliant fielder made an impact in [...]

The Scarborough Hospital to host local cricket tournament

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:14:35 +0000

The Scarborough World Cup of Cricket, a first-of-its kind community-wide tournament and family event, is sure to please fans of the sport that is rapidly gaining popularity in the Greater Toronto Area. The Scarborough World Cup of Cricket is a two-day, 10-team round robin tournament with a reduced format of 10 overs per match. Teams, put [...]

Woburn CI wins the second Toronto East Boys High Schools Group in CIMA Event

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:46 +0000

Woburn Collegiate Institute won the second Toronto East Boys High Schools Group on Friday (May 17) with wins against SATEC @ W.A. Porter CI (by eight wickets), Agincourt (by five wickets, but off the last available ball) and Lester B. Pearson (by 25 runs). The three other teams in this group within the CIMA Mayor’s School [...]