Ron Fanfair writes:-
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. With two New Brunswick scholars completing NL’s 11-member team roster, the province lost its matches to New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. However, the enthusiasm shown by the players was sufficient to inspire the formation of a provincial body. England-born David Liverman, who has been resident in Newfoundland for the past 25 years, credits another Englishman with the sport’s revival in the province. Liam Herringshaw arrived in Newfoundland in January 2009 to pursue a post-doctoral Fellowship project investigating the interactions between bioturbating organisms and sediments and the effects of bioturbation on petroleum products. He also had an interest in cricket and pulled together a few people to play the sport.
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