The Region of Peel Senior Schools Athletic Association indoor cricket playoffs begin on Monday (May 5, 2014) with the semi-finals of the Junior Boys championship. The winners meet in the Junior Final on Wednesday (May 7). The quarter-finals of the Senior Boys Championship are scheduled for Tuesday (May 6) with the winners advancing to the semi-finals next Friday (May 9). The Senior Boys Final is scheduled for Wednesday May 14.
The Junior Boys semi-finals see Southern section winner Glenforest (Won 8, Lost 0) plays Northern section runner-up Sandalwood (W 5,L 3) while Northern section winners North Park (W 6, L 2) play Southern section runners-up Port Credit (W 6, L 2).
The Senior Boys quarter-finals involve cross-over playoff matches between the top two from the South-East and South-West sections, these “south” sections essentially include the Mississauga schools. The top two from the North-East and North-west sections meet in the other two quarter-finals, the “north’ comprising teams from Brampton and Bramalea. South-East winner Applewood (W 6, L1) meets Stephen Lewis, South-West winner John Fraser (W 6, L 0) plays Rick Hansen (W 6, L1), North-East winner Sandalwood (W 6, L1) takes on North Park (W 4, L1, T 2), and North-West winner David Suzuki (W 6, L1) challenges Louise Arbour (W 5, L 2).
Junior Boys Round Robin Scoring Highlights
The Junior Boys round-robin games were played with a limit of six overs per side. Northern section winners North Park twice reached 72 runs from six overs, but the highest total was 94/4 (6 overs) by T.L Kennedy in a Southern section game against Mentor College. Southern section winners Glenforest peaked with 73/4 (6 ov) against John Fraser, who were held to to 44/2 (6 ov). Southern section runner-up Port Credit peaked with the bat in two games against Mentor College, hitting 82/3 (6 ov) in a 39 run win, and 82/0 (6 ov) in a subsequent 40 run win.
T.L. Kennedy produced a mixed bag of totals in a season of 4 wins and 4 losses. Kennedy hit a winning 75/2 (6 ov) to beat John Fraser but tumbled to 17/6 (all out) from 2.3 overs chasing Port Credit’s 65/6 (all out, 5.5 ov).
North Park scored 72/1 (6 ov) to beat Central Peel 20/6 (all out, 5.5 ov) by 52 runs, and hit 72/4 (6 ov) against Turner Fenton, who made 19/5 (6 ov). Sandalwood’s best total was 68/2 (6 ov) against David Suzuki, who replied with 50/6 (all out, 5.5 ov).
Senior Boys Round Robin Scoring Highlights
In the North-West group, Philip Pocock’s 99/3 (7.4 ov) edged out Central Peel’s 97/2 (8 ov) in a high-scoring close encounter. Section winners David Suzuki peaked with a 48 run win against St Joseph, Suzuki tallied 98/3 from 8 overs. Second-placed North Park hit 110/0 (8 ov) and bowled out Philip Pocock for 37 (7.3 ov).
North-east group winner Sandalwood thumped 109/2 from 8 overs then bowled out Ascension for 26 from 3 overs. Bramalea posted 105/2 (8 ov) then bowled out Chinguacousy for 44 (5 ov) in the other game in this section where a school passed the 100 mark. Louise Arbour’s best score in round-robin action was 97/4 (8 ov) in a 59 run win against Harold M. Brathwaite.
The South-East section included a close game that eventually decided the top two places. Applewood made 57/3 (8 ov) while Rick Hansen made 56/4 (8 ov). Applewood lost one game, struggling to 35/6 (all out, 7.3 ov) in reply to Glenforest’s 61/2 (8 ov). Rick Hansen registered five of six wins batting second.
John Fraser went undefeated with six wins in the South-West section, but in similar vein to the South-East section the final standings hinged on a game that went down to the wire against Stephen Lewis. John Fraser scored 57/2 (8 ov) while Stephen Lewis scored 56/1 (8 ov). John Fraser’s best total was 86/3 (8 ov) against Our Lady of Mount Carmel who was bowled out for 45 from 5.3 overs. Stephen Lewis hit 85/2 (8 ov) and bowled out Clarkson for 14 (4.4 ov), and raced to 62/0 from 6.4 overs to breeze past T.L. Kennedy’s 60/3 (8 ov).
Playoffs between Toronto and Peel Indoor Cricket Champions
Junior and Senior Boys indoor cricket playoffs are scheduled between the winners of the Peel Region tournament and the Toronto schools indoor cricket championship. (EN)