Alberta Under-19s won the fourth edition of the Jack Kyle Cup in Edmonton, Alberta back on the Victoria Day weekend in May. Alberta U19s beat British Columbia Under-19s in the three T20 games before the scheduled 50-over game was washed out.

A report and pictures about this series has appeared on Cricket Canada’s facebook, but some may be interested in the summary scores for the games played.

Canadian U19 international Miraj Patel (Alberta) was awarded the MVP award. His 45* in the opening T20 game carried Alberta to victory after BC U19s had been held to just 89/5 from 20 overs. Abdullah Hashim (Alberta) won the Best Batsman award. He is credited with 47 runs in game 2 and followed with 46 in game 3. Assad Rehman’s (BC) 4/13 from 3.3 overs in game 1 helped him pick up the Best Bowler award.

Historical Background: Jack Kyle served cricket in British Columbia and at the national level with the Canadian Cricket Association for some 60 years before his death in June 2012. His efforts to develop junior cricket saw him involved in annual cricket camps and in producing a development program for use across the country. The annual series between the Under-19 teams of British Columbia and Alberta for the Jack Kyle Cup was introduced as a memorial to honour his contribution to cricket in this country.

T20 Series (3 games) Alberta U19 v British Columbia U19

Game 1 at 9.30am May 21, 2016
British Columbia U19 89/5 (20 overs; Jamison Schulz-Franco 37*, Harman Dayal 17)
Alberta U19 93/5 (16.3 overs; Miraj Patel 45*, Writick Daas 19, Assad Rehman 4/13 in 3.3 ov)
Result: Alberta U19 won by 5 wickets

Game 2 at 2.00pm May 21, 2016
British Columbia U19 95/8 (20 overs; Rohan Devraj 21, Harman Dayal 16)
Alberta U19 96/2 (12.3 overs; Abdullah Hashim 47, Praanav Sharma 24*, Kunwar Singh Chana 19*)
Result: Alberta U19 won by 8 wickets

Game 3 at 6.00pm May 21, 2016
British Columbia U19 119/7 (20 overs; Harshdeep Singh Athwal 46, Jamison Schulz-Franco 41
Alberta U19 122/4 (17 overs: Abdullah Hashim 46, Robin Sekhov 41*)
Result: Alberta U19 won by 6 wickets

The 50-over game scheduled on May 22, 2016 was abandoned without a ball being bowled.