National Post:-
Cricket has come a long way in Mahendra Ram’s 31 years in Toronto. He arrived from Guyana in 1983 at age 13 and still remembers the one game he played as a student, for Parkdale Collegiate Institute. His team faced a squad from Upper Canada College, the only other school with a team. “We show up and we look like this,” he says, motioning to his modest attire. “And they’re all dressed in white, complete professionals. We lost the moment we walked in.” Now, about 50 boys’ teams play at city schools, said Mr. Ram, a chemistry teacher at York Memorial Collegiate Institute where he coaches both girls and boys in cricket.
On Thursday, he stood in a Cabbagetown community centre teeming with young cricket enthusiasts to announce a tournament in May at Eglinton Flats Park, G. Ross Lord Park and Sunnybrook Park. The Mayor’s School Cricket – CIBC Trophy 2014 is also sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Thursday,
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Toronto Sun Coverage:- “Ford dismissed the idea he’s all football all the time and admitted he has played cricket.”
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