CBC news:-
Cricketers in southern Manitoba will soon have a new place to play, after construction began Saturday on two new pitches just south of Winnipeg. Members of the local cricket community, along with South Winnipeg-St. Norbert Coun. Janice Lukes, gathered at La Barriere Park Saturday morning for a ceremonial sod-turning. Afterwards, crews began pouring concrete for the new fields. Manoj Chaudhari, league chairman with the Manitoba Cricket Association, said work is expected to take two or three weeks, with the first games being played in mid-August.
“We are all very excited,” he said on Friday, speaking on CBC’s Up To Speed.
“The passion is there for cricket and it has grown over the last number of years.”
Chaudhari said cricket is increasing in popularity in southern Manitoba, with the number of teams registered in the association reaching 31 this season, up from 16 in 2011. He expects four more teams to join in 2019, including one in Dauphin.
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