TT Secondary Schools gents (boys) U18
Three squads of players from the Trinidad and Tobago Secondary Schools Cricket League (TTSSCL) are currently playing in the Greater Toronto Area. The tourists have Under-18 ladies and gents teams as well as an Under-19 gents team. “Ladies” seems to be the preferred term adopted by Canadian women’s cricketers so I have used “gents” for their male counterparts, although “Women” is used in the title of the female version the Mississauga Cricket League but no time for terminology discussions as play is due to begin in about 3 hours.
The gents TTSSCL Under-18 team has, so far, played two games on tour losing both games to the Ontario Cricket Academy (OCA). On Saturday (August 11, 2018) fifties from Harkaran Mann (73*) and Emanuel Kohkhar (58) steered the OCA to 171 for 2 from 20 overs on the artificial pitch at the Mavis ground in Mississauga, Ontario. The OCA bowlers restricted TTSSCL to 115 for 5 from 20 overs, giving OCA a win by 56 runs.
On Monday (August 13) OCA reached a winning 91 for 6 with 5 balls to spare after holding TTSSCL to 90 for 9 from 20 overs. Harkaran Mann (37*) played what he described as the anchor role. Runs seemed to flow more fluently with the seamers bowling than when the spinners came on and tied down the OCA scoring rate.
Today (Tuesday, August 14) the TTSSCC U18 gents squad will play the Toronto Mayor’s XI at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club (10am scheduled start). The game will be played to either a 35 or 40 over limit per innings.
The ladies TTSSCL Starlets will conclude the tour with a game at the Toronto CSCC next Monday (August 20). The Starlets collapsed to some old fashioned spin bowling last Saturday where the ball was given some air and the innings slumped to 76 all out from 14.1 overs of a maximum 15. Monali Patel took 5 wickets for 8 runs from 2.1 eventful overs. Opening bats Miryam Khokhar and Achini Perera, who both recently played in the Courts T20 Grand Slam in Trinidad and Tobago, steered the Mississauga Women’s Cricket League to 96 for 3 from 15 overs. Miryam Khokhar made fifty and Achini Perera 36.
Summary Scores Trinidad and Tobago Secondary Schools Cricket League (T&TSSCL) Tour Saturday August 11, 2018 (Mavis ground, Mississauga)
Ladies: Mississauga Women Cricket League 96 for 3 wickets (15 overs; Miryam Khohkar 53, or 50; Achini Perera 36) beat T&TSSCL Starlets 76 all out (14.1 overs; Janelle Noel 23, Djenaba Joseph 19, Monali Patel 5 wkts for 8 runs from 2 overs)
Gents: Ontario Cricket Academy (OCA) 171 runs for 2 wkts (20 overs; Harkaran Mann 73*, Emanuel Khokhar Jr. 58) beat T&TSSCL 115 for 5 (20 overs)
Monday August 13, 2018 (Mavis ground, Mississauga)
Ladies: T&TSSCL Starlets 143 for 6 wkts (20 overs; R Boyce 54, Djenaba Joseph 35, K Ramdath 2 wkts for 17 from 4 ovs) beat OCA 76 for 7 wkts (20 overs; S Zia 21)
Gents: T&TSSCL U18 90 for 9 (20 overs; Quincey 34) lost to OCA 91 for 6 wkts (19.1 ov; Harkaran Mann 37*, Asher 19*)
Remaining TTSSCC Tour Games
Tuesday, August 14 TTSSCL Gents U18 v Toronto Mayor’s XI at Toronto CSCC (10am); TTSSCL Starlets v Ontario Cricket Academy (Paul Coffey Park, Malton,
Mississauga (10am); TTSSCL U14 v Ontario Cricket Academy (also Paul Coffet Park after the Starlets game ends)
Wednesday, August 15: Cricket Ontario v TTSSCL Gents U18 (1pm) and U14 games at Paul Coffey Park
Thursday, August 16 Friday, August 17
Saturday, August 18
Sunday, August 19 Monday, August 20
Rest day for the touring teams.
TTSSCCL Starlets v Mississauga Select XI at Mavis (10am); TTSSCL Gents U18 v Cricket Ontario (1pm) and TTSSCL U14 v Cricket Ontario (earlier start) at Paul Coffey Park, Malton, Mississauga
TTSSCCL Starlets v Mississauga Womens Cricket League at Aquinas Cricket Ground, Mississauga (9am start); TTSSCL U18 v Ontario Cricket Academy at Mavis (11am start).
TTSSCCL Gents U14 v Mississauga Cricket League U14s at Acquinas Cricket Ground, Mississauga
TTSSCCL Starlets v Toronto Mayors XI at Toronto CSCC (10 am); TTSSCCL Gents U18 v Ontario Cricket Academy at Mavis (10am); and TTSSCCL Gents U14 v Ontario Cricket Academy at Mavis (after U18 game).