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1st Warm-up match (15 players): Canada 271/9 50 ov West Indies 274/7 46.5 ov Good game for the young Canadians with several batmen in the runs and Rishiv Joshi taking 4 wickets. They could not hold on for a confidence-boosting win but it is one of the best showings Canada has had against Test nation...

Interview with Ranjit Saini by Sportrends (January 12th, 2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOq384Qempc Topic : Review of Canadian teams in 2019 Summary: Senior Men's Team : Major events: World Cricket League Division 2, ICC Global WT20 Qualifier Re: WCL D2, Canada being edged out by decimal poin...

Hmmm. Brazil appear to think that the women's game is the area for growth of the game in that country. It is awarding central contracts to its women's team. The Cricket Brazil initiative is funded by two corporate sponsors. http://www.cricketbrasil.org/central-contract-for-womens-cricket-brazil-in-2...

Canada playing some tour matches against local competition to prepare for the tournament. Nice to see Cricket Canada providing updates. Canada vs Assupol TUKS: https://www.facebook.com/GoCricketGoCanada/photos/pb.193658088359.-2207520000../10157721524668360/?type=3&theater Update : 2nd match Canada ...

Interview with Ranjit Saini by Sportrends (December 29th) http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=13143 Again a wide-ranging interview with CC President, Ranjit Saini. Summary: "Demographics" : Canada does not currently have the numbers of juniors to supply a strong national team. Need to bring more players...

Interview with Ranjit Saini by Sportrends (December 29th) http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=13143 Summary from Sportstrends: SportsTrends Canada - Demographics, Population and Challenges, Uniform Standards, Approved Academies Evaluation - Competition, Retention of talent, Continual improvement - The C...

With Cricket Canada President seeming more willing to divulge information, perhaps this post to summarize interviews with him, other Board members and players may be of interest. Interview with President Ranjit Saini by Sports Trends: http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=13130 Summary: CC's Priorities: Y...

The ICC website is now showing two warm-up matches for Canada (added to initial post). These fixtures provide a great challenge for the young Canadians and to play in these warm-ups would be almost as sought-after as the main competition itself.

Squad named: Astan Deosammy (Captain) Akhil Kumar Arshdeep Dhaliwal Ayush Verma Benjamin Calitz Eshan Sensarma Gurjot Gosal Mihir Patel Muhammad Kamal Nicholas Manohar Randhir Sandhu Raqib Shamsudeen Rishiv Joshi Udaybir Walia Harmandeep Singh Bedi Head coach: Farouk Kirmani Deosammy, Dhaliwal, Sand...

The Canadians involved in QT10 ended up playing all the matches for their respective teams. They'll be hoping it leads to further opportunities. Unfortunately, the tournament itself was not free of concerns : https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28319225/icc-opens-anti-corruption-investigations-f...