Nova Scotia- Atlantic 20-20 champions

The Maritimes 20-20 tournament was hosted by Cricket New Brunswick in Fredericton, and for the first time included Newfoundland and Labrador, making this in fact the Atlantic 20-20 tournament. Nova Scotia won the tournament with a 3-0 record, with New Brunswick 2nd with two wins, PEI one win and Newfoundland and Labrador on 0 and 3.
Rohun Bandekar of New Brunswick was named the best bowler of the series. Hari from Nova Scotia was named player of the tournament and received an invitation to try out with the Canada A squad by Cricket Canada President Rainjit Saini who was in attendance.

Liam Herringshaw reports from a Newfoundland and Labrador perspective..

9.30am, Saturday 28th August 2010
(NL won the toss and elected to bat)
Newfoundland & Labrador 61 all out (R. Negi 34, 3×4, 2×6)
New Brunswick 66-2 (R. Negi 1-17, A. Gupta 1-24)
New Brunswick won by 8 wickets
MAN OF THE MATCH – Rakesh Negi

8.30am, Sunday August 29th 2010
(Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to dew, PEI won the toss and elected to field)
Prince Edward Island 92-6 (R. Negi 3-13 including hat-trick, A. Gupta 1-18)
Newfoundland & Labrador 69-4 (G. Khurana 16, 2×4, 1×6, L. Herringshaw 12*, 1×6)
Prince Edward Island won by 23 runs

2.30pm, Sunday August 29th 2010
(NL won the toss and elected to bat)
Newfoundland & Labrador 38 all out (Extras 19, G. Khurana 6, R. Negi 4)
Nova Scotia 39-1 (R. Butler 1-20)
Nova Scotia won by 9 wickets

Tournament winners – Nova Scotia (3 wins, 0 defeats)

Notable achievements:
Rakesh Negi’s hat-trick was the only one of the tournament;
Rob Butler became the first Newfoundlander to take a wicket for his own province in a provincial tournament;
President of Cricket Canada, Mr Ranjit Saini, attended the tournament and has invited the Cricket Association of Newfoundland & Labrador to become a member of the organization.

Team NL