St Michael’s University School won all five games to capture the Jack Kyle Trophy in last weekend’s National Schools Cricket Championship in Victoria, BC, according to a community round-up column of sports news on the school’s website. The competition was sanctioned by both Cricket BC and Cricket Canada, according to a previous report. The Cricket BC website provided brief advance mention about this tournament.
On Friday (May 31) St George’s School (Vancouver) made 58, which Michael’s University School (SMUS) overhauled for the loss of just one wicket. Trenton Schulz-Franco scored 40 for SMUS in a second win on the Saturday against Princess Margaret’s School, who totalled 100 in twenty overs.
Trenton Schulz-Franco hit 106 not out, which helped SMUS to an imposing 227 runs from 20 overs on Saturday (June 1) against L.A. Matheson Secondary School. Mark Yorath took three wickets for just eight runs as SMUS bowled out L.A. Matheson for 105, to win by 125 runs. On Sunday afternoon, SMUS tallied 158 runs from 20 overs against the team listed as Surrey Schools A in the schedule. The BC mainland-based side managed to make 68 in reply, to lose by 90 runs.
SMUS completed a fifth win on Sunday (June 2) in a game listed against Surrey Schools B to head the standings and capture this competition’s Jack Kyle Trophy.
In due course information about the other matches in this tournament, where SMUS was the host school, will emerge. Thanks to Mr. Graham Lily’s notes about the outcome of the Cricket T20 School Competition on the curent SMUS review. His review includes a note of thanks from the SMUS coaches to the students, staff, parents and alumni who “showed up to cheer the team on and enjoy the festival atmosphere.”
The SMUS school name dates from a joining of St Michael’s School and University School in the past to create the name St Michael’s University School. SMUS cricket coaches are led by Mr. Tony Cordle. He played for Glamorgan (the Welsh county) in the “English” county championship for many years, and who has also served in the past as a coach for the Canadian women’s national team. The “W” in the England and Wales Cricket Board tends to be left out in the abbreviation ECB, although there would be no “W” where ECB stands for the Emirates Cricket Board.
An ending that provides an opportunity to link and mention the dates when the United Arab Emirates will be at Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario in early August 2013 to play Canada in the ICC Intercontinental Cup (first-class, four-day match) and two 50-over international matches. Games that are followed by two T20 matches at the Toronto Cricket Club. August 1-4, 2013 is when the “I-Cup” is scheduled, with the T50’s on August 6 and 8, followed by T20 action on August 10 and 11.
But in the short-term, the Toronto District Schools outdoor cricket City semi-finals and finals at Sunnybrook Park, Toronto are due to take place today, June 6, 2013. The semi-finals are due to begin at 9am, with the final due at 12.30pm.
Eddie Norfolk