Trophy presentation to York captain Arul Rajah

York University squeezed out a win with one ball to spare against the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus in the final of the inaugural CIMA Universities cricket championship today (Saturday June 13, 2015). U of T Mississauga scored 76/5 from 15 overs in the final. York University replied with 77/3 from 14.5 overs.

The final, played on the north pitch at Sunnybrook Park, Toronto, took place in sun and heat on a day that began with cloud cover almost threatening further rain and storms.

Video from Eddie Norfolk- nine to win

CIMA 2015 University Cricket Tournament – Summary Scores

Game 1: Univ of Toronto Mississauga 48/7 (10 ov) beat Ryerson Univ 36/7 (10 ov) by 12 runs
Game 2: York Univ 55/5 (10 ov) beat UOIT 45/9 (10 ov) by 10 runs
Game 3: UOIT 37/8 (10 ov) lost to Univ of Toronto Mississauga 38/3 (7/5 ov) by 7 wickets
Game 4: York Univ 60/6 (10 ov) beat Ryerson Univ 57/9 (10 ov) by 3 runs
Final (Game 5): Univ of Toronto Mississauga 76/5 (15 ov) lost to York Univ 77/3 (14.5 ov) by 7 wickets.

Awards
Best batsman: Hassan (York University – Hassan Jamil)
Best bowler: Isuru Gamarachchi (U of Toronto Mississauga)
MVP: Umair Khalid (York University)
2015 Runner-up: University of Toronto Mississauga campus
2015 Champion: York University.

York’s winning team

Runners up Toronto