Allie Coulman writes for the Globe and Mail
York Memorial Collegiate Institute has had a boys’ cricket team for longer than the 10 years coach Mahendra Ram has been there. But girls’ cricket was officially recognized only two years ago – and the team is now a force to be reckoned with. The girls’ team is undefeated except for an early game against neighbouring school George Harvey Collegiate Institute. “We never let that happen again,” team captain Saabiqa Chowdhury says with a competitive smirk.
….many of the players on the York Memorial girls’ cricket team are from non-traditional cricket-playing backgrounds and just tried out for the fun of the game. “I have kids from all over the world on my team,” Mr. Ram, the girls’ coach, says. “More people are aware of it, not just within the traditional communities that play cricket. … They’re willing to try a new sport because they’re athletes and they are interested in learning new things.”
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