This year’s Atlantic T20 inter-provincial tournament forms part of Prince Edward Island’s “Canada 150” celebrations. The tournament is set to take place from August 1 through August 3, 2014 at Tea Hill Park, Stratford, PEI. Three games are scheduled on opening Friday, four games are due on the Saturday (August 2) and three games are planned on the closing Sunday.
Nova Scotia won the 2012 Atlantic T20 at Tea Hill Park and retained the championship in Montreal in 2013 when rain washed out the potentially deciding game between Quebec and Nova Scotia. The other participating provinces are New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and host Prince Edward Island.
An opening ceremony is slated for 9.30am on Friday, August 1, and the closing ceremony, including the presentation of awards, is planned for 5.30 pm on Sunday, August 3. Those involved in the operation of cricket on Prince Edward Island “would love to have you all” present for the opening ceremony as the tournament is a special event within the island’s celebrations of 150 years of Canada.
Conferences took place in Charlottetown, PEI, and Quebec City during 1864 that helped pave the way to the formation of Canada in 1867. Canada was originally formed from the desire for federal unity by the provinces of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
The Atlantic T20 tournament ends on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the First Contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean en route to what became known as “the war to end all wars”, World War I. The commemoration concert staged at St James’ Cathedral, Toronto on the same day as the 2014 CIMA Mayor’s Trophy turned out to be part of a series of concerts. The concerts resume on August 4, 2014 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa then move eastwards via Quebec City, Saint John (New Brunswick), Halifax and Lunenburg (Nova Scotia) and reach Charlottetown, PEI on August 12th.
So quite a range of commemorations and memorials could be visited but, sadly, the war to end all wars has not yet resulted in peace, order and good government across the great globe of this earth. Peace, order and good government remains a key objective under Canada’s Constitution Act, originally called the British North America Act. But, hopefully, the Atlantic T20 can show how cricket can help foster good relations and order in Stratford, PEI at the start of August 2014.
2014 Atlantic T20 – Playing Schedule
Friday, August 1, 2014
11am Prince Edward Island v Newfoundland and Labrador
2pm Nova Scotia v New Brunswick
5pm Newfoundland and Labrador v Quebec
Saturday, August 2, 2014
8.30am Prince Edward Island v Quebec
11.30am Nova Scotia v Newfoundland and Labrador 14.30pm Prince Edward Island v New Brunswick 17.30pm Nova Scotia v Quebec
Sunday, August 3, 2014
8.30am New Brunswick v Newfoundland and Labrador 11.30am Prince Edward Island v Nova Scotia 14.30pm New Brunswick v Quebec
Eddie Norfolk, based on Cricket PEI information about the tournament schedule