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When he migrated from Jamaica in 1972, Franklyn Dennis left his cricket equipment behind for a younger brother who was attending Wolmer’s at the time.   A talented right-handed batsman, Dennis represented Boys’ Town and Melbourne Cricket clubs and played in two national trial matches alongside Lawrence Rowe, Maurice Foster and Desmond Lewis who all turned out for the West Indies.   He was however unaware that cricket was played in Canada.   “That’s the honest truth,” Dennis, who was inducted into Cricket Canada’s Hall of Fame last Saturday night, said. “I brought my soccer gear because I knew there were some Jamaicans playing in the leagues across the city.”
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