Cricket Newfoundland and Labrador

There’s a hard-ball training session this Sunday (May 20th) at the RCAF Ground on Torbay Road. The session is from 11 to 2 pm, so please make sure you are on time.

Cricket Newfoundland & Labrador held a successful 2011-12 Season Awards & Presentation Ceremony. Awards for both summer and winter league from the past season were presented, and a presentation on the future of Cricket Newfoundland & Labrador was made.
Please also fill out this online survey to give us a better idea of your expectations from the organization.
Details of membership and the form will be sent out as a separate email.
Thank you everyone for completing a successful season of cricket in NL!

We are trying to determine the future direction for the Cricket Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, and seek your input in ensuring the organization we put together meets the needs of the members. We are also starting the process of properly registering the membership for insurance purposes. Membership fees have been set at a modest $20/ year. Membership entitles the member to vote at the AGM, hold office, play for the provincial team and play in Cricket NL matches. Match fees for non-members will be set 50% higher/ match. Membership fees will be used to off-set costs in purchasing equipment, balls used in games, participant insurance, purchase costs of artificial wicket and nets, and more. Please sign up and take the on-line survey so we can continue to develop cricket in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Chris Roberts writes in The Telegram:-
Bring up the sport of cricket with the average Newfoundlander and you’re likely to hear sounds made by the insect of the same name. Cricket was once a popular summer sport in Newfoundland, but that was over a century ago.
Today, it is simply known as the game played on the other side of the Atlantic, and as little as three years ago, one would be hard-pressed to even find even a hint of the sport in these parts.
That’s no longer the case….
Of course, many are hesitant to try a sport in which they don’t understand the rules, but Liverman assures it’s not as hard as it looks.
“It takes a bit of getting used to if you haven’t seen it before, but it’s a game which can be played by pretty much anybody, even if you don’t have a lot of experience.”
Essentially, he says, if you can swing a bat, you can learn to play cricket.
He says Cricket NL would also like to have the sport at least attempted in schools, referencing the fact that over 1,000 schools in Canada offer cricket.
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Ron Fanfair
Cricket Canada has a new family member. Newfoundland & Labrador (NL) – Canada’s easternmost province – became the national sports body’s 10th affiliate at its annual general meeting in Richmond, British Columbia. The island and the mainland province were also the 10th and last to enter the Canadian Confederation 63 years ago.

The St. John’s Club in Newfoundland is one of Canada’s earliest cricket clubs, having being established in the mid-1820s. The game, however, lagged behind the other provinces until two years ago when they entered the Atlantic Twenty/20 Cup tournament in New Brunswick.
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Cricket Newfoundland and Labrador’s application to join the national body, Cricket Canada, was accepted at the Cricket Canada Annual General meeting, March 31, in Vancouver. This marks a big step forward for the organization, making us eligible for Cricket Canada programmes and support.