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South Asian Focus have a fascinating interview with Tony Hemming, head curator at the ICC Cricket Global Academy in Dubai who recently visited Toronto. Hemmings is quoted on a variety of subjects including The purpose of his visit:- “The reason for my visit is to educate curators in Toronto. In fact Melvin John has a [...] Cricket Canada have made the crucial first steps in expanding international cricket beyond the Toronto area. Read about the installation of grass wickets in Abbotsford, BC on the Cricket Canada web site. This may form the first steps in creating a west-coast ICC [...] Liam Herringshaw That enthusiasm for the game existed wasn’t in question. Tape-ball cricket was already in full swing, and India played Bangladesh on a basketball court pretty much every weekend. Enthusiasm is one thing, however, and organised cricket quite another. I moved back to the UK wondering quietly to myself what would happen next. I’m delighted to say, therefore, that 2011 has been an annus mirabilis. The first full Newfoundland summer of hardball cricket in decades has just finished, and the successes on and off the field were impressive. Not quite wildest-dream-exceeding, perhaps, but close. And anyway, it’s best to have a few wild dreams left over for next season. Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Sukhdeo’s Select: A Guyanese XI THE 2012 edition of the Caribbean T20 (CT20) will have a true international flavour with Netherlands, Canada and the Sussex Sharks all scheduled to compete in the regional showpiece. The announcement was made yesterday following a meeting in St Lucia by the West Indies Cricket Board. The overseas trio will join seven regional sides in [...] The Board of Control for Cricket in Canada (BCCC) (formerly known as Canadian Cricket Federation) announced its name change on October 8th at its National All star game held in Scarborough. The BCCC, with consultation of its members, appointed the following interim Executive Council who have assumed their offices: It will surprise nobody that the ICC Executive Board, meeting on Monday, rubber-stamped the proposal for a two-part qualification process for the 2015 World Cup, with the first element based on its new One-Day League. While the decision to hold a qualifying tournament deserves an unequivocal welcome, the other side of the deal invites severe criticism, both procedurally and in substance. For the second time in a matter of months, the ICC has changed the basis of a competitive process after it has started; first, it reduced the number of qualification places available for the 2012 World Twenty20 qualifier from six to two after several of the regional feeder tournaments had been held, largely making nonsense of the 16-team event which will take place in the UAE in March. Good news for Canadian cricket fans as Sportsnet announced a deal with ESPN Star Sports to bring ICC events to Canadian media. The full media release follows but coverage includes ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC World Twenty20, ICC Champions Trophy, Under 19 Cricket World Cup, and ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. These will be aired on sportsnet world, with additional coverage on other outlets including sportsnet.ca. Beth Ford Liam Herringshaw In the small Quebecois town of Otterburn Park, just across the Richelieu River, on a field between a chocolate factory and a volcano, a revolution is taking place. French may be the official language but cricket is the lingua franca. The revolutionaries call themselves the Pirates of the St Lawrence, and their mission is straightforward: cricket for everyone. Male or female, novice or expert, young or old, the Pirates will welcome you into the fold, and they don’t care where you come from. Indeed, they revel in introducing cricket to people from non-cricketing nations, and their success has been extraordinary. In under five years they have become the most multicultural multinational cricket club in the world. |
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