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2009-10-15
Canadians Abroad: Baidwan Continues to Star as more players head abroad.
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Canadian all-rounder Harvir Baidwan continues to make his mark on the Sri Lankan domestic cricket scene. Playing for Colts Cricket Club, Baidwan has played 2 first class matches taking 5 wickets and 2 limited overs taking a further 4 wickets. Baidwan continues to be difficult for opposing batsmen to get away surrending 48 runs in 19.5 overs for 4 wickets in the limited overs competition.
Henry Osinde, Maninder Aulaka, and Shahid Keshvani will join Baidwan in Sri Lanka at the end of this week. Canadian skipper Ashish Bagai has returned back to Canada to have an injury treated in Canada. He will return to action towards the end of November.
Umar Bhatti and Khurram Chohan have been admitted to Pakistan's prestigious National Cricket Academy in Lahore and will be training under former Pakistan paceman Aaqib Javed for the remainder of the year.
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2009-10-02
Bagai and Baidwan go head to head abroad
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Canadian skipper Ashish Bagai and all rounder Harvir Baidwan find themselves on opposite sides this weekend as Ragama CC takes on Colts CC in the Sri Lankan Premier A tournament. Bagai who is the newly appointed wicket keeper at Ragama was last man out on a tough day for his side which closed at 107/7 from 54 overs. Baidwan had an impressive day with the ball bowling 9 overs and taking 2-11 with 4 maidens.
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2009-09-21
Canadians Join Sri Lanka and Pakistan First Class Seasons
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Canada begins the buildup to the 2011 Cricket World Cup by participating in the Asian domestic
season starting this week.
Captain Ashish Bagai will join current Sri Lankan national players Mahela Jayawardene, Tharanga Paranavita and Thilan Samaraweera at Sinahlese Sports Club. One of Sri Lankan's top clubs, SSC is coached by former Sri Lankan opening batsman Avishka Gunawardene.
Joining Bagai in Sri lanka will be Harvir Baidwan. The Canadian allrounder will play at Colts
Cricket Club under the captaincy of Chaminda Vaas and the coaching of former Sri Lankan
opening batsman Romesh Kaluwitharna.
After a standout 2009, Khurram Chohan will participate in the Pakistan Cricket Board's Fast
Bowling clinic in Lahore before joining his former club in Lahore to complete the season.
This marks the start of a busy offseason for Canadian players as several more will depart for
matches and training in Asia as well as ICC HP training camps in Dubai over the winter. The
entire team will convene in January before the T20 Cricket World Cup Qualification Tournament
in Dubai February 9-13th.
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2009-09-17
Cheema Nominated for ICC Award
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A whirlwind 12 months for Rizwan Cheema has culminated in his nomination for the ICC
Associate and Affiliate Player of the year award. The award will be presented at the ICC Annual Awards Ceremony October 1, 2009 in Johannesburg. The Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year award serves to recognize and reward the efforts in all international matches of the outstanding cricketers from the teams outside the ICC Full Members.
Cheema burst onto the international cricket scene in 2008 with two spectacular half centuries
against the West Indies during the 2008 Scotiabank Series with scores of 61 and 89 averaging
61.33 in the 3 game series. Cheema then followed up with scores of 35, 23 and 68 against
Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka respectively in the Al-Barakah T20 Series held in Toronto.
Cheema?s solid form continued into the spring of 2009 where he picked up 228 runs and 10
wickets helping Canada qualify for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. A solid tour of Europe which
included a half century against the Netherlands followed by a blistering match winning knock in
the ODI against Kenya in Toronto cemented a very successful year for the Canadian all-rounder.
Also nominated in the category with Cheema are Ryan ten Doeschate and Edgar Shiferli of the
Netherlands and William Poterfield of Ireland.
The shortlist for the ICC's sixth annual awards set for October 1 in Johannesburg, were chosen
by a 25-member panel from the nominations announced earlier this month. The panel consists of
former players, journalists and ICC officials. This year's awards include eight individual prizes, as
well as the Spirit of Cricket award for a team. Apart from this, the Test and ODI teams of the
year will also be announced.
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2009-09-15
Cricket Canada appoint CEO
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Cricket Canada has named Mr. Chandra Gocool as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr.
Gocool's appointment is effective immediately assuming the role filled by Mr. Ingleton
Liburd who returns to his role as Senior Development Officer. Mr. Gocool is a former
cricketer in the Toronto and District Cricket Association and brings his years of service in
the government of Ontario to Cricket Canada and its member organizations....
Mr. Gocool is upbeat about taking on this role at Cricket Canada stating that he
appreciates the opportunity to lead Cricket Canada and "...looks forward to the challenge
of developing the sport across the country?with two teams already in world cups there
is a tremendous amount of preparation to be done and we have to ensure that we have
done all we can to prepare our teams..."
Mr. Gocool also spoke of other issues and priorities that would be dealt with bringing
together all that are involved in Canadian Cricket. "...together we can develop a synergy
that can move the sport forward for the betterment of the game and for the enjoyment
and satisfaction of all those who participate..."
Interim President Ranjit Saini echoed Mr. Gocool's sentiments calling it a great day for
Canadian Cricket and that "...it is time to build on all our successes and ensure that Canadian Cricket is strong and Cricket Canada is a vibrant and viable organization...Chandra?s task will not be a small one but we have full confidence in him to lead the organization to new heights..."
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2009-09-13
Day 9 - ICC U19 CWC Qualifier
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Hong Kong skipper Jamie Atkinson revealed his delight after his side secured qualification to the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010, despite losing by one-wicket to the USA.
In a thrilling last-over finish, the USA achieved victory with one ball remaining, but Hong Kong's net run-rate was good enough to edge out the Netherlands and Uganda and seal its place in next year's 16-team tournament.
"All the boys are just over the moon that we have qualified and at the way we fought back after such a poor start to the event," said Atkinson.
In other matches, Afghanistan experienced a disappointing day with the bat as Canada dismissed it for just 165 all out in 40.4 overs, with Shir Shirzai top scoring with 28. Canada's attack was led by Hiral Patel who took 3-18 and Nitish Kumar who grabbed 3-26.
In reply. Ruvindhu Gunasekara (57 not out) and Darius D'Souza (36) sealed an excellent five-wicket win for the home team with 6.2 overs to spare to achieve a fourth place. Afghanistan, who started the day as the table leaders, ended the tournament as runners-up.
 Afghanistan 165 (40.4 overs)
 Canada 166/5 (43.4 overs)
Canada won by 5 wickets
 PNG 254/6 (50 overs)
 Netherlands 168 (43 overs)
PNG won by 86 runs
 Hong Kong 210/8 (50 overs)
 USA 211/9 (49.5 overs)
USA won by 1 wicket
 Ireland 373/5 (50 overs)
 Vanuatu 82 (14.1 overs)
Ireland won by 291 runs
Final Standings
| Country |
W |
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NRR |
PT |
Ireland
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8 |
1
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+1.64 |
16 |
| Afghanistan |
7 |
2 |
+1.00
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14 |
| Papua New Guinea |
7
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2
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+0.46 |
14
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| Canada |
7
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2 |
+0.39 |
14
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| USA |
6
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3 |
+0.34 |
12
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| Hong Kong |
3 |
6 |
-0.25 |
6
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| Uganda |
3 |
6 |
-0.51 |
6
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| Netherlands |
3
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6 |
-1.13 |
6 |
| Vanuatu |
1 |
8
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-2.18 |
2 |
| Sierra Leone |
0
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9
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0
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2009-09-11
Day 8 - ICC U19 CWC Qualifier
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A dramatic day at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup qualifier on Friday has set up a fascinating finish to the event on Sunday, with the three teams competing for the final qualification spot separated only by net run-rate.
Hong Kong?s stunning eight-wicket victory over Vanuatu and Uganda?s two-wicket triumph over the Netherlands have set up an exciting conclusion to the tournament.
The Netherlands, Uganda and Hong Kong are all tied on six points, with the Netherlands facing a tough test against Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong playing an in-form USA side in Sunday?s fixtures, while Uganda has already played its nine matches in the competition.
In a remarkable game at King City, Hong Kong eliminated Vanuatu from the competition in the lowest scoring match in the event so far.
USA 234 (49.2 overs)
Canada 235/7 (48.3 overs)
Canada win by 3 wickets
Netherlands 93 (36.3 overs)
 Uganda 94/8 (26.1 overs)
Uganda won by 2 wickets
Vanuatu 28 (9.2 overs)
Hong Kong 30/2 (8.3 overs)
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets
PNG 197 (50 overs)
Afghanistan 202/4 (36 overs)
Afghanistan won by 6 wickets
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2009-09-10
Day 7 - ICC U19 CWC Qualifier
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Canada sealed a place in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup after an exciting 24-run victory over Vanuatu in Toronto on Thursday.
With just one qualifying spot remaining, Netherlands, Uganda, Hong King and Vanuatu still mathematically have a chance of qualification, despite the fact Netherlands and Uganda also lost to Afghanistan and Ireland respectively.
And in arguably the game of the tournament so far, Papua New Guinea beat USA by just one wicket, with two balls to spare, to keep its hopes of winning the tournament on track.
Canada's Usman Limbada made a brilliant innings of 126 from 101 balls to help his side to 303-8 against Vanuatu, with Hiral Patel making 49.
Simpson Obed?s brilliant 108 wasn't enough to take Vanuatu to victory, as it was dismissed for 279 all out, with Hiral Patel taking 3-61.
"When I came into bat, I had a really good feeling and wanted to try and get a big score. I always like trying to bat positively," said Usman Limbada, who revealed that he believes Canada will do well at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010.
"For most of us it will be the first time we will be playing in a World Cup. It can really change our lives by playing high-level cricket against some good teams and I really think that we can be competitive at that event as we have a really good team."
Canada 303/8 (50 overs)
Vanuatu 279 (45.3 overs)
Canada won by 24 runs
Afghanistan 272 (50 overs)
Netherlands 89 (21.2 overs)
Afghanistan won by 183 runs
USA 179 (47.4 overs)
PNG 180/9 (49.4 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 1 wicket
Ireland 252/8 (50 overs)
Uganda 185 (47.2 overs)
Ireland won by 67 runs
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2009-09-07
Day 6 - ICC U19 CWC Qualifier
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Canada will be hoping to overtake Ireland in the table when it plays at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on Monday in Toronto.
Both teams have gained eight points so far, although Ireland has a superior net run-rate, and the sides know that a win will be an important step towards qualification for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.
Top-of-the-table USA face Afghanistan, in a game that will have live ball-by-ball coverage on the ICC website, with the leaders keen to build on its excellent start to the event.
In other matches, Uganda faces Hong Kong and Vanuatu takes on the Netherlands. Papua New Guinea has a rest day in the event.
Ireland 193/8 (50 overs)
Canada 164 (47.3 overs)
Ireland won by 29 runs
Netherlands 270/8 (50 overs)
Vanuatu 197 (46.3 overs)
Netherlands won by 73 runs
Afghanistan 241/9 (50 overs)
USA 205 (49.1 overs)
Afghanistan won by 36 runs
Hong Kong 189/9 (50 overs)
Uganda 184 (48 overs)
Hong Kong won by 5 runs
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2009-09-05
Day 5 - ICC U19 CWC Qualifier
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ICC - Ireland bounced back from a surprise defeat to USA to record a convincing 73 run victory over PNG at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City on Saturday 5 September.
In its fourth match of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Ireland won the toss and elected to bat, amassing 273 with half-century contributions from Paul Stirling (57) and Graham McDonnell, whose 62 runs came from only 34 deliveries.
In reply, PNG never looked like getting close to the target and were all out for 200 with McDonnell picking up three wickets in a memorable all-round performance that earned him the man-of-the-match award.
USA is now the only unbeaten side in the event after it defeated Uganda by 57 runs to make it three wins out of three.
In the day's other matches Afghanistan beat Vanuatu by eight wickets and Canada beat Hong Kong by 57 runs.
Vanuatu 111 (27.2 over)
Afghanistan 115/2 (21.2 ov)
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets
Canada 277/6 (50 overs)
Hong Kong 220/8 (50 overs)
Canada won by 57 runs
Ireland 273/6 (50 overs)
PNG 200 (43.5 overs)
Ireland won by 73 runs
USA 192/8 (50 overs)
Uganda 135 (46 overs)
USA won by 57 runs
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2009-09-04
Day 4 - ICC U19 CWC Qualifier
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ICC - An excellent six-wicket victory by Afghanistan on Friday extended Hong Kong's losing streak at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Hong Kong, who had lost its opening two matches at the tournament, made 195 all out with Nizakat Khan top scoring with 59. Izatullah Dawlatzai was the pick of the Afghanistan attack taking 4-31.
In reply, Jawid Ahmadi (58) and Noor ul Haq (44 not out) led the way for Afghanistan, who comfortably reached its victory target.
There were some shock results in other matches, with USA defeating Ireland by 42 runs and Canada beating Netherlands by 77 runs.
Papua New Guinea continued its winning streak with an excellent 92-run win over Uganda.
The match between Sierra Leone and Vanuatu was abandoned,as Sierra Leone still had not obtained its visas, and will be rescheduled in due course.
At Malton:
Canada 220 all out, 49.3 overs
Netherlands 143-1, 44.1 overs
Canada won by 78 runs
At Maple Leaf 3:
USA 217/6 in 50.0 overs
Ireland 175 in 46.1 overs
At Maple Leaf 2:
PNG 234/5 in 50.0 overs
Uganda 142 in 43.3 overs
PNG won by 92 rurns
At Maple Leaf 4:
Hong Kong 195, 49.2 overs
Afghanistan 197/4, 42.3 overs
Afghanistan won by 6 wickets
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2009-09-03
Balbirnie inspires Irish victory at U19 Qualifier
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An excellent all-round performance from Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie inspired Ireland to a 72-run defeat of Afghanistan at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Balbirnie(102) and Lee Nelson (55) added 123 runs for the opening wicket, mixing some aggressive hitting with some good running between the wickets, as Ireland reached 289-7 off 50 overs.
Ben Ackland also displayed his batting talent by making 50 not out off 66 balls, with some aggressive hitting from Stuart Poynter (21 not out off eight balls) helping it set an imposing target.
Afghanistan, who had only arrived on Wednesday afternoon after a long flight from Kabul, showed some promise, with Zakiullah Zaki the pick of the bowlers with 2-41.
In reply, Afghanistan got off to a terrible start as it was reduced to 34-3, before some brave resistance from the middle order helped add respectability to the scorecard.
Among the runs were Asgar Hussain (51), Noor ul Haq (49), Aimal Wafa (45) and Zardi Ali (31), with Balbirnie (3-45) and Graham McDonnell (3-31) starring with the ball for Ireland.
Thursday's game involving the USA and Sierra Leone has been awarded to the USA due to Sierra Leone's failure to fulfill the scheduled fixture. USA will be awarded two points for winning the match.
On Friday, Uganda will play Papua New Guinea at Maple Leaf 2, Ireland faces USA at Maple Leaf 3, Hong Kong takes on Afghanistan at Maple Leaf 4 and Canada will play Netherlands at Malton. The Sierra Leone game against Vanuatu has been abandoned and is subject for rescheduling.
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2009-09-02
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier - Day 2
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The Netherlands staged a remarkable fightback to defeat Hong Kong by 32 runs on day two of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Toronto.
Having struggled with the bat to record a disappointing total of 113 all out, Hong Kong appeared to be cruising to victory until a dramatic batting collapse saw it dismissed for just 81.
"It was some kind of Houdini escape to win the game. We were quite a few runs short even though the outfield is quite slow and the wicket is not that easy. 113 definitely wasn?t enough as we were looking for at least 160," said Roland Lefebvre, the Dutch coach.
"When they were 50-2 we were certainly up against it but then the spinners came on and bowled superbly and took the last eight wickets for 30 runs."
Papua New Guinea continued its winning start to the competition with an excellent 52-run win over Canada.
Batting first, Sese Bau (78) and Heni Siaka (66) gave it an excellent start and some powerful late order hitting helped it record an excellent total of 245-6 off 50 overs.
In reply, Raymond Haoda was again on top form as Canada slumped to 22-4 and it fell well short of its target despite an unbeaten 10th wicket stand of 63.
In the other match of the day, Uganda defeated Vanuatu by four wickets.
At Maple Leaf 1
Papua New Guinea 245-6, 50 overs
Canada 191, 50 overs
Papua New Guinea won by 54 runs
At Malton
Netherlands 113 all out, 45.5 overs
Hong Kong 81 all out, 34.2 overs
Netherlands won by 32 runs
At Maple Leaf 3
Vanuatu 213-9, 50 overs
Uganda 215-6, 47.1 overs
Uganda won by four wickets
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2009-09-01
Toronto Star Article: Nitish Kumar
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Father's memory drives prodigy's cricket passion
Cricket player Nitish Kumar, who may be among the best in the world for his age, has just returned from New York after competing on a Canadian team.
At 15, Nitish Kumar has already played for the national team; his dad would have been proud
The scars on Nitish Kumar's stomach and back serve a purpose well beyond reminding him of the tragic car crash four years ago. They also mark a father's dreams for his son, dreams that have propelled the Toronto teen to the international cricket stage. Kumar, 15, has been called "the Wayne Gretzky of cricket" by his coach and he's made believers out of everyone who takes to the pitch with him.
A few weeks ago, he made cricket history by becoming the youngest player to ever represent Canada in international competition, an Inter-Continental Cup match against Kenya in King City.
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2009-09-01
Day 1 - ICC U19 CWC Qualifier
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The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier began in Toronto on Tuesday with teams trying to win one of the six qualifying spots for New Zealand.
Four matches were in progress in bright sunshine in Canada with teams dreaming of a place in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010.
At Maple Leaf 4:
Ireland 254-4, 50 overs
Netherlands 179-9, 50 overs
Ireland won by 75 runs
At Malton:
Canada 106 all out, 42.5 overs
Uganda 62 all out
Canada won by 42 runs
At Maple Leaf 2:
USA 168 all out, 48.5 overs
Vanuatu 121 all out, 35.4 overs
USA won by 47 runs
At Maple Leaf 3:
Hong Kong 160 all out, 49.4 overs
PNG 161-6, 40.2 overs
Papua New Guinea won by four wickets
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2009-08-29
Six qualifying spots up for grabs at ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
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Note:The ICC has announced that the fixture schedule for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Canada is being revised due to the visa issues that have impacted upon the tournament.
The most talented young players in Associate and Affiliate cricket will gather in Toronto this week in an attempt to qualify for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010..
This inaugural qualifying event, which sees the top two teams from each regional qualifying event come together for the first time, takes place from 1-13 September, with the top six sides making it to the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
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2009-08-22
Canada defeat USA to Win ICC Americas North U15 Championships
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PT
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1
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1
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5
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2
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0 |
4
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| Bermuda |
1 |
2
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1
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3
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Monday August 17 -  Bermuda lost to USA by 1 run
Tuesday August 18 - Canada lost to Bermuda by 72 runs
Wednesday August 19 - USA lost to Canada by 34 rns
Thursday August 20 - Bermuda lost to USA by 2 wickets
Friday August 21 - Canada vs. Bermuda - N/R
Saturday August 22 - USA lost to Canada by 3 wickets
Canada are ICC America Northern Under 15 Champions
All matches at Erskine Cricket Ground in Brooklyn, New York.
Photo and Match Report courtesy of USACA
Nithesh Kumar's half century leads Canada to title
Nitesh Kumar saved his best innings for the last as the skipper scored 68 not out, getting Canada across the line with a tense three-wicket victory over USA to win the ICC Americas Northern Division U15 Tournament at Erskine Cricket Ground in Brooklyn, New York. Kumar was named Man of the Match and Man of the Tournament after finishing with the second highest runs while topping the averages with 173 at 86.5, in addition to being tied for third in the wickets column with eight dismissals.
"I thought until Nitesh is there, we had a hope," said Canada coach Farouk Kirmani. "People play around Nitesh. He can take charge at the wicket and I told him what to do. Just stay there until the end of the game and we'll be in a winning position."
The match started an hour late because of overnight rain in Brooklyn. The outfield and pitch were fine, but the run ups for the bowlers needed some attention before play could begin. The ground staff did an outstanding job to get the game started with only a short delay.
With the sun shining bright, USA won the toss and elected to bat first. For the second day in a row, Stephan Rajasingam was the catalyst for Canada's success at the start of the innings as he dismissed both openers, Vikram Valluri (2) and Rishi Patel (2), with his left arm medium pace. When Vidura Ratnayake (1-25) got USA captain Steven Taylor out in the fifth over, it left USA in a deep hole at 16-3 and it was never able to climb out of it.
After the early breakthroughs with pace, Canada then strangled USA into submission with tight spin bowling. Persaud top scored with 25 as USA finished at 127-9 in its 40 overs.
In the second innings, USA put in a disciplined bowling performance to make Canada struggle for runs. The first wide wasn't delivered until the 15th over, just after Krish Goel had dismissed Manoosingh for a seven-ball duck to make it 41-4. It wasn't until Ratnayake came in at number seven and scored a rapid 21 that a teammate gave Kumar any kind of help from the opposite end, but when Ratnayake was dismissed by Patel with the score at 87-6, it looked like USA just might defend its small total.
Kumar kept cool though and with Jeevan Sidhu giving him support, the captain steered Canada towards the target. He brought up his 50 in 66 balls as Canada's contingent at the ground gave Kumar a big ovation. Sidhu got out with two needed to win, but on the next ball, Kumar hit the winning runs with a two wide of mid on to give Canada the match and the tournament title.
USA finished second with Bermuda at third. If Bermuda had beaten USA in the first match of the tournament, which USA won by only one run, Bermuda would have been tournament champions because it would have finished level on points with Canada but would have won out with a superior net run rate.
At the post tournament trophy presentation, several honors were shared among the teams. While Kumar was named Man of the Tournament, Kamau Leverock of Bermuda was named the Best Bowler at the event after finishing tied with Ratnayake at nine wickets in four matches. Ratnayake was named Best Fielder for his brilliant fielding as he took five catches throughout the week and teamed up for a run out in the final match. Taylor was named Best Batsman after leading the runs list with 183 in four innings including two half-centuries. Christian Burgess was named Best Wicketkeeper for his tidy glovework, not to mention a series of stunning diving catches behind the stumps to finish with the most dismissals in the tournament.http://www.canadiancricket.org/images/miniflags/
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2009-08-19
Ben Sennik Trophy: 1st ODI: Canada vs. Kenya
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Kenya 113, 33.1 overs (M. Ouma 43*; K. Chohan 4-26)
Canada 117/1, 16.2 overs (R. Cheema 76*, Samad 30*)
Canada win by 9 wickets
All-round performance powers Canada to victory
An all-round performance by Canada helped it recover from its comprehensive ICC Intercontinental Cup defeat by thrashing Kenya by nine wickets in the first ODI at King City. Rizwan Cheema produced an unbeaten 76 with the bat while Khurram Chohan picked up four wickets with the ball to score a 1-0 lead in the three ODI series.
Batting first, Kenya was dismissed for 113 in 33.1 overs with skipper Maurice Ouma top-scoring with his unbeaten 43. Player of the Match in the ICC Intercontinental Cup game, Steve Tikolo, was dismissed without scoring a run. Chohan was deemed the best bowler for his figures of 4-26, earning him the Man of the Match Award.
Canada's Rizwan Cheema quickly got into action making his half century off just 24 balls and ended the innings unbeaten on 76 from 38 balls with a strike rate of exactly 200. He was well supported by Abdool Samad (30) as the side cruised to victory in less than 17 overs.
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2009-08-18
Day 4 - Varaiya finishes what Tikolo started
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Kenya 317 all out, 86.1 overs (Steve Tikolo 158, Alex Obanda 36; Henry Osinde 3-28, Sunil Dhaniram 2-42) and 362 for 3 dec, 85 overs (Tikolo 169, Waters 157*)
Canada 234 all out, 92.4 overs (Zameer Zahir 57, Sandeep Jyoti 39, Khurram Chohan 31, Umar Bhatti 30; Nehemiah Odhiambo 3-60, Steve Tikolo 2-16, Hiren Varaiya 2-54) and 198 all out, 65.3 overs (Samad 87; Varaiya 6-45)
Kenya defeat Canada by 247 runs.
Six wickets from spinner Hiren Varaiya sealed the deal on the final day of the ICC Intercontinental Cup match at King City, Ontario as Kenya comprehensively beat Canada by 247 runs.
While Varaiya wrapped up the win, in truth the damage was already done for the home team long before the ball was put in the hand of the 25-year-old slow left-armer - the shadow of Steve Tikolo was cast right across this match.
The veteran all-rounder batted with a fluency and power that we haven't seen from the 38-year-old for some time on his way to a personal match total of 327 runs. His 330-run third-wicket partnership with teenage opening batsman Seren Waters in the second innings was a turning point of the match particularly when you bear in mind they came together when Canada was on top at 32-2.
On the final day, with Canada already two down, only some stubborn rearguard batting was going to save the game for Ashish Bagai's team. Opener Abdool Samad played his part, surviving 152 balls for his 87, but he did not receive the sort of support from the other end necessary to worry the Kenyans.
The Canada middle-order failed as Zameer Zahir, Bagai and Nitesh Kumar contributed just one run between them with those three wickets falling in the space of six deliveries. And after that, it didn't take too long for a clinical Kenya to finish the job as Canada was dismissed inside 66 overs.
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2009-08-17
Canada and Kenya to Honour Sennik
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Ben Sennik, who stepped down as Cricket Canada President earlier this year will be honoured by both the country he hails from and his adopted home whose cricket board he headed for the last 5 years. Cricket Canada and Cricket Kenya have agreed to dedicate the Ben Sennik Trophy at a ceremony in Canada following the conclusion of the ODI series between Canada and Kenya on August 23, 2009.
The trophy that will be contested for the ODI series between Canada and Kenya starting in 2009 will be played for every two years when ODI series between the two countries are expected to be played.
Samir Inamdar President of Cricket Kenya is happy to support the award saying, "Ben originates from Kenya and over the years I have worked with him I have always found him to be a great supporter of the game of cricket in both countries. Cricket Kenya respects him as a true friend and we are all delighted that he is being honoured in this way.
Cricket Canada's Interim President Ranjit Saini recognized Sennik as a builder of Canadian Cricket stating "...the game grew leaps and bounds in Mr. Sennik's time and we are happy to dedicate this award as a lasting legacy to Mr. Sennik's contributions..."
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2009-08-17
Young Associates vie for remaining places in ICC U19 Cricket World Cup
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The final step on the road to qualification for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup will be taken next month as the global qualifying event takes place in Canada from 1 to 13 September.
This intensive 10-team event involves each side playing nine matches in 13 days with the top six making it through to the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 which will take place in New Zealand from 16 to 30 January.
In all there will be six grounds used in and around Toronto with Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City providing four of them. The other venues being used are Malton and Sunnybrook with five matches taking place in total per day.
Of course, the 10 hopeful teams have already enjoyed some success having made it through their respective regional qualifiers earlier in the year. The competing teams are: Afghanistan, Hong Kong (Asia), Canada, USA (Americas), Ireland, Netherlands (Europe), Sierra Leone, Uganda (Africa), Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu (East Asia-Pacific).
"The fact we now have regional and global qualifying stages for this event shows how much cricket is developing at age-group level around the world," said David Richardson, ICC General Manager - Cricket.
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2009-08-16
Day 3 - Tikolo shows the way to fresh Waters
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Kenya 317 all out, 86.1 overs (Steve Tikolo 158, Alex Obanda 36; Henry Osinde 3-28, Sunil Dhaniram 2-42) and 362 for 3 dec, 85 overs (Tikolo 169, Waters 157*)
Canada 234 all out, 92.4 overs (Zameer Zahir 57, Sandeep Jyoti 39, Khurram Chohan 31, Umar Bhatti 30; Nehemiah Odhiambo 3-60, Steve Tikolo 2-16, Hiren Varaiya 2-54) and 61 for 2 15 overs (Samad 37*, Zahir 0*)
Kenya leads Canada by 385 runs with 8 wickets in hand
It was a case of the old guard showing the way for the new kid in King City yesterday as perhaps the greatest on-field servant of modern-era Kenyan cricket registered his second century of the match while shepherding a man almost 19 years his junior to his maiden first-class ton.
Steve Tikolo and Seren Waters put the Canada bowlers to the sword on day three of this ICC Intercontinental Cup match in Ontario with a third-wicket partnership of 330 that may have broken the spirit of the home side. And two Canadian wickets falling before the close means the East Africans have the North Americans exactly where they want them going into the final day.
It is the second highest partnership in the history of the ICC Intercontinental Cup with only Ireland's Eoin Morgan and Andre Botha managing more (360 against the United Arab Emirates at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in February 2007).
Waters has been showing good promise since breaking into the senior side last year, hitting 74 in an ODI against South Africa and 75 in the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2007-08 against Ireland. But yesterday the 19-year-old more than doubled his previous highest with an unbeaten 157 that included 19 boundaries.
And who better to show him the way than Tikolo? For years he was widely regarded as the best international batsman outside of the Test nations and over the past few days he has shown there is plenty of life left in his 38-year-old legs. Tikolo's 169, to go with his 158 in the first innings, included 21 fours and two sixes and took his match contribution to 327 runs, two wickets and two catches. In short, it's going to take something special on day four to wrestle the man-of-the-match award from him.
After sneaking the first two wickets for just 32 after 12 overs, Canada then had to toil hard in the field with skipper Ashish Bagai using no fewer than eight bowlers in an effort to break the Tikolo-Waters alliance. Umar Bhatti finally managed it in the 85th over and finished the day with 2-63 but in truth it was the Kenyan batsmen who dominated.
And to add to Canada's misery, it lost the wickets of Rizwan Cheema and Sandeep Jyoti before the close as Kenya sensed it was time to turn the screw. Now the home side faces a long struggle on day four to save the match.
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2009-08-15
Day 2 - Kenya in control as home batsmen fail to kick on
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Kenya 317 all out, 86.1 overs (Steve Tikolo 158, Alex Obanda 36; Henry Osinde 3-28, Sunil Dhaniram 2-42) and 14/0, 7.0 overs
Canada 234 all out, 92.4 overs (Zameer Zahir 57, Sandeep Jyoti 39, Khurram Chohan 31, Umar Bhatti 30; Nehemiah Odhiambo 3-60, Steve Tikolo 2-16, Hiren Varaiya 2-54)
Kenya leads Canada by 95 runs with 10 wickets in hand
Canada spurns chances and is dismissed for 234, finishing day two 95 runs behind; Steve Tikolo backs up his first-day batting heroics with a brace of key wickets
A cautious half-century from Canada middle-order batsman Zameer Zahir has just about kept his side in the match but it's Kenya that's in the driving seat after day two of the ICC Intercontinental Cup match in King City, Ontario.
Other contributions from Sandeep Jyoti (39), Khurram Chohan (31) and Umar Bhatti (30) made sure Canada stayed in touch but with so many batsmen establishing themselves at the crease only to get out before making a truly significant score, the home team will feel it did not do itself justice and now has a lot of work to do to save this match.
With wickets being taken at regular intervals throughout the day Canada was all out for 234 not long before the close and as the Kenya openers added 12 without loss before stumps, the east Africans are now very much in control of this match leading by 95 runs with all 10 second-innings wickets intact.
Zameer showed patience and a solid defence as he waited for the bad ball, compiling 57 runs off 131 balls, 40 of which came from nine scoring shots (seven fours and two sixes). But just as he looked set for a big score (he had brought up his 50 two overs before with a towering six) he was run out by Alex Obanda.
Nehemiah Odhiambo took three wickets for Kenya and the hero of the first day, Steve Tikolo, bowled well as he finished the innings with figures of 2-16 off 13 overs, including seven maidens and the key wickets of Abdool Samad and Ashish Bagai. With his innings of 158 in the first innings, it has been a match to remember so far for the veteran all-rounder.
Kenya will look to bat Canada out of the match on day three so the home side will be calling on the likes of Henry Osinde, Umar Bhatti and Khurram Chohan to take the wickets that might give Canada's batsmen a realistic fourth-innings target.
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2009-08-14
Tikolo rolls back the years and puts Kenya in control
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Kenya 317 all out, 86.1 overs (Steve Tikolo 158, Alex Obanda 36; Henry Osinde 3-28, Sunil Dhaniram 2-42)
Canada 14/2 (6.0 ov)
Kenya legend scores 158 out of 317 as Canada lose two wickets before the close
A vintage innings from Steve Tikolo has put Kenya in the driving seat after day one of its ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada at King City.
The 38-year-old proved he still has plenty to offer at this level by hitting his 10th first-class century, stroking 22 boundaries on the way to 158, a contribution that is almost half his team's total score as Kenya was eventually dismissed for 317.
Not content with wielding the willow all day, Tikolo was immediately involved in the field too taking a good catch at second slip to dismiss Amarbir Hansra off the second ball of Canada's innings as the home side was forced to face a tricky six-over spell at the end of the day.
Things then turned from bad to worse for Canada as Rizwan Cheema followed Hansra back to the pavilion having spooned one up to Thomas Odoyo at cover off the bowling of Nehemiah Odhiambo as Canada closed the day on 14-2, still 303 runs behind.
The day hadn't started well for Kenya as it lost Seren Waters and David Obuya with just 27 runs on the board after winning the toss and deciding to bat first. But then Tikolo strode to the crease and put together steadying partnerships first with Alex Obanda and then captain Morris Ouma.
Canada kept plugging away and while Tikolo was comfortable at one end, he did not get the consistent support at the other with no one else passing 36 on the day. Henry Osinde was the pick of the home team's bowlers with 3-28, including the wicket of Tikolo, who eventually fell after a 194-ball innings that rolled back the years for the evergreen stalwart of Kenyan cricket.
Earlier, Toronto teenager Nitesh Kumar became the youngest player to appear in the ICC Intercontinental Cup when he took the field on day one aged 15 years and 85 days. The talented batsman has yet to show what he can do but it will be an interesting side-note to the match and he could just make a name for himself by helping to turn around Canada's fortunes on day two.
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2009-08-13
Cricket Canada Announces U15 Squad to participate in Americas Northern Championship
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Cricket Canada is pleased to announce the following squad for the U15 America's Northern Division Championship in New York, New York:
Nitesh Kumar (Captain)
Trevor Manoosingh (Vice-Captain)
Shayan Ahmed
Nikhil Dutta
Ajay Ghosal
Amanpal Gillar
Michael Jansz
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Stephan Rajasingham
Vidura Ratnayake
Talha Shaikh
Vasu Shah
Jeevan Sidhu
Minhaz Uddin
Hassan Syed Yahya
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The match schedule is as follows:
Monday August 17 - Bermuda vs. USA
Tuesday August 18 - Canada vs. Bermuda
Wednesday August 19 - USA vs. Canada
Thursday August 20 - Bermuda vs. USA
Friday August 21 - Canada vs. Bermuda
Saturday August 22 - USA vs. Canada
All matches at Erskine Cricket Ground in Brooklyn, New York.
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2009-08-12
Cricket Canada Issues Clarification on Private Cricket
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Cricket Canada wishes to clarify the position of the organization and the International Cricket Council with respect to the sanction of international cricket in Canada.
Cricket Canada is supportive of the spreading of the game across the country and invites private entrepreneurs to conduct events within Canada but only with the approval and sanctioning of such events by Cricket Canada. Sanction of any event by any other body (including those affiliated with Cricket Canada) will be in default of the above regulations and classified the matches as "Disapproved Cricket"
In addition to having the event(s) sanctioned by Cricket Canada, all foreign based players
belonging to members of the ICC must provide a "No Objection Certificate" from their home
board citing the boards support for playing in the event(s). Any event, league or match does not feature or include a team under the jurisdiction of an ICC Full member country would also require the organizer to garner the approval of the ICC in addition to the approval of Cricket Canada.
These regulations are put in place and applicable to all players whether they are under contract with member boards or not.
As of today, Cricket Canada has received an application for sanction for one event, which it is currently considering, and an announcement is expected to be made in the coming days.
Cricket Canada thanks all of the involved parties and looks forward to a good working
relationship with private entrepreneurs in the future.
Please see the attached document for details regarding ICC Regulations and "Disapproved Cricket".
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2009-08-08
Canada Squad for Kenya Tour to Canada
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Cricket Canada is pleased to announce the following squad for the Intercontinental Cup agains Kenya August 14-17th at Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario.
Ashish Bagai - Captain
Umar Bhatti - Vice Captain
Qaiser Ali
Rustam Bhatti
Rizwan Cheema
Khurram Chohan
Sunil Dhaniram
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Sandeep Jyoti
Shaheed Keshvani
Nitesh Kumar
Hiral Patel
Abdool Samad
Henry Osinde
Zameer Zahir
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Ashish Bagai returns as skipper playing his first Intercontinental Cup match in over 2 years while: John Davison (work), Geoff Barnett (injury) and Ian Billcliff (personal) were not available for selection. Three members of Canada's U19 team that won the ICC America's U19 Championship, skipper Rustam Bhatti; Man of the Series - Hiral Patel; and 15 year old Nitesh Kumar draw into the squad as does batsman Jimmy Hanara of British Columbia. Coach Pubudu Dassanayake is pleased with the team and confident of his team's chances at home against the Kenyans. "...we had a decent tour of Europe and have set a good foundation to build upon... Canada has some great young talent and we are keen to see what they can do against top associate opposition..."
Following the 4-day contest, Canada and Kenya will play 3 One Day International matches at Maple Leaf Cricket Club on August 19, 21 and 23rd.
Cricket Canada is pleased to announce the following squad for the ODI series:
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Ashish Bagai - Captain
Umar Bhatti - Vice Captain
Harvir Baidwan
Rizwan Cheema
Khurram Chohan
Sunil Dhaniram
Jawad Dawood
Sandeep Jyoti
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Shaheed Keshvani
Nitesh Kumar
Hiral Patel
Abdool Samad
Zubin Surkari
Henry Osinde
Zameer Zahir
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The ODI matches will also take place at Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario.
[Settled Canada ready to take control against Kenya]
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2009-08-01
New Zealand U19 Cricket World Cup Fund
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Canada is soliciting donations for the New Zealand U19 Cricket World Cup Fund. Contributions of over $100 Canadian Dollars will be given a tax receipt for your charitable donation. The fund will be partly managed by volunteers outside of Cricket Canada and used only for the purposes of preparation for the Qualifier and U19 CWC. Should Canada not Qualify for the 2010 U19 CWC the fund will be used solely for youth development initiatives across the country.
Where does your Money Go?
3 week training camp prior to the U19 Global Qualifier in Toronto. Should the team progress
to the 2010 U19 CWC, the next 5 months will require intense training. Overseas Academy Visits
for key players. Scholarships so students can focus on school and training without adding
work as a responsibility. Training Trip to Australia ahead of the 2010 U19 Cricket World Cup.
Specialized youth development and training camps across the country. Your contribution is an
investment in our future. Brochure with details to come.
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2009-07-30
Kenya Visit Schedule Revised
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A delay in obtaining visas has forced the rescheduling of Kenya's visit to Canada. The revised dates for the matches are as follows:
Canada vs. Kenya - Intercontinental Cup Match
August 14-17, 2009
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Canada vs. Kenya - One Day International Series
August 19, 21, 23
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Interim Chief Executive Officer Ingleton Liburd commenting on the change, "...we were happy to accommodate this change and are very thankful to our partners at Maple Leaf Cricket Club and the Toronto and District Cricket Association for their cooperation in this matter..."
Scheduled start time for all matches is 10am.
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2009-07-30
Director Technical Analyst Group - Cricket Canada
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Cricket Canada wishes to solicit applications for the position of Technical Analyst Group (TAG) Director. The successful candidate will be an integral part in supporting the initiatives of the senior men's program at home and on tour in the field of Technical & Match Analysis and develop the necessary training tools to instruct additional members of the Technical Analyst Group (TAG) supporting Cricket Canada's National & Provincial partner programs.
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2009-07-23
Kenya Tour Schedule Confirmed
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After falling agonizingly short of a victory in two tries in Europe, Canada returns home to take on Kenya in the third and final Intercontinental Cup match of the calendar year. The match will take place August 7-10 at Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City Ontario.
Canadian Coach Pubudu Dassanayake looks forward to Kenya's visit saying "...we feel confident after a decent performance in Europe and are disappointed that we did not come back with full points, the players will be keen to change that this time around..."
Following the 4-Day match, Canada and Kenya will square off in a 3 ODI series with matches on August 12, 14, and 16th also at Maple Leaf Cricket Club.
Canada and Kenya last squared off in limited overs cricket earlier this year when Canada handed the Kenyan's a heavy defeat at the world cup qualification tournament in South Africa. That match did not however have ODI status.
Form Guide: (Last 5 Matches - last match listed first)
ICUP: Canada: DLDLL, Kenya: DLWAW
ODI: Canada : LLWLW, Kenya : LLLLL
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2009-07-22
Cricket Canada Seeks Individuals to Fill Various Positions
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Business Manager - Cricket Canada
Cricket Canada is seeking a Business Manager to assist in managing the day to day operation of the organization reporting directly to the CEO. See link below for more details.
Advisory Council - Cricket Canada
Cricket Canada is looking for volunteers who have a keen desire to participate in development activities in Canada. Cricket Canada is seeking help in two different categories of skills as follows:
Cricket Development:
The cricket development advisory council will participate in developing a long term cricket strategy for Cricket Canada. This strategy will encompass all of Canada's provinces and regions building towards specific goals.
Business Development and Public Relations:
The Business Development and Public Relations advisory council will participate in developing strategy to direct the commercial interests of Cricket Canada. The committee will have special focus on the public grants system and sponsorship. The council will help
to build a management and communication strategy to create efficiencies and build a positive Cricket Canada brand.
See the following link for more details.
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2009-07-19
Umar Bhatti praises van Bunge after bad weather denies Canada victory in ICC Intercontinental Cup in Rotterdam
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ICC Release - Canada was all praise for the Netherlands all-rounder Daan van Bunge after weather denied it a certain victory in the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009-10 match in Rotterdam.
Almost three hours of play was lost on the final day as the Dutch, resuming the day at 112-5 while chasing 368 runs for victory, escaped with a highly respectable draw. Only 59 overs of play was possible on the last day in which the Netherlands added 121 runs to its overnight score and lost three wickets to finish at 233-8.
The Dutch collected nine points (six for a 52-run first innings lead and three for a draw) from the match while the North Americans, who were sighting 13 victory points, had to settle with just three points for a draw.
Canada captain Umar Bhatti praised van Bunge's match-saving effort, saying: "It was an excellent batting performance by (van) Bunge as he put the team first and batted with tremendous responsibility. Even the sight of a maiden first-class century couldn't distract him. I think his knock has been an example and a lesson for many batsmen."
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2009-07-18
Rain Assists the Netherlands to a Draw
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Canada 177 and 419/9 (S Dhaniram 144, Qaiser Ali 61, BA Westdijk 4/85)
The Netherlands 229 and 233/8 (103 ov, van Bunge 98*, Bhatti 4/32, Chohan 2/55)
Match Drawn
ESPN/CricInfo - Daan van Bunge fell two short of a deserved maiden first-class hundred, but nevertheless helped Netherlands pull off a fine result to draw against Canada on the final day at Rotterdam.
Play was delayed by rain on what was a blustery day, and only 59 overs were possible - all of which played into Netherlands hands, as they resumed in the perilous position of 120 for 5. he lost his overnight partner, Jeroen Brand, in the second over of the day when he was trapped lbw by Umar Bhatti, but found good support from Netherlands' dogged lower-order.
Bart Schilperoord helped put on 53 for the seventh wicket as van Bunge passed fifty, and there was a turgid but vitally defensive stand of 37 in 27.1 dead-panning overs with Mark Jonkman, as Netherlands ground the game to a virtual halt.
Jonkman fell, handing Qaiser Ali a wicket to record remarkable figures of 8-7-1-1, but van Bunge was defiant and remained heroically unbeaten on 98, an innings that spanned 294 balls, as the match was drawn.
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[ICC - Rain and Van Bunge deny Canada victory in Rotterdam]
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2009-07-17
Dhaniram's career-best 144 puts Canada on the verge of victory
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Canada 177 and 419/9 (S Dhaniram 144, Qaiser Ali 61, BA Westdijk 4/85)
The Netherlands 229 and 120/5 (44 ov, van Bunge 47*, Bhatti 3/25, Chohan 2/31)
Netherlands require another 248 runs with 5 wickets remaining
A career-best knock by Sunil Dhaniram put Canada on course for a comprehensive victory over the Netherlands at the close of play on the third day of the four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009-10 match in Rotterdam on Friday.
Dhaniram scored a superlative 144, his second first-class century, to propel the tourists to 419-9 declared. Umar Bhatti then picked up three quick wickets and Khurram Chohan bagged two as the hosts slumped to 77-5 before finishing the day at 120-5 while chasing 368 runs for an unlikely victory.
The Dutch require another 248 runs to collect maximum points from the match and all the hopes, after the weather, rest on the shoulders of Daan van Bunge who was batting on 47. With him was debutant Jeroen Brand on 10 not out as the two batsmen survived 12 overs without being separated.
The day, however, belonged to Guyana-born 40-year-old Dhaniram who was playing in his 29th first-class match. The left-hander had resumed on the third morning at his overnight score of 68 along with Qaiser Ali (60) with the North Americans on 215-3 and leading the Dutch by 163 runs.
After Dhaniram lost Ali in the second over of the day with the addition of only two runs and then Shaheed Keshvani at the score of 229, he took control of the proceedings and did bulk of the scoring with some clean and crisp hitting.
His 144 came off 178 balls and included 17 fours and two sixes before he became the eighth Canadian batsman to be dismissed at the score of 342, falling to debutant Berand Westdijk who finished as the pick of the Netherlands bowlers with 4-85.
Dhaniram added 92 priceless runs for the sixth wicket with wicket-keeper Ashif Mulla who followed up his first innings contribution of 28 with a valuable 40 off 67 balls with five balls.
After the departure of Dhaniram, captain Umar Bhatti (36) and Khurram Chohan (36 not out) added a quickfire 52 for the ninth wicket to take the score from 342 to 394.
The partnership, which came off 51 balls, ended when Bhatti fell to Bunge who finished with 3-109.
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2009-07-16
Intercontinental Cup: Canada vs. The Netherlands - Day 2
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Canada 177 and 215/3 (50.0 ov, S Dhaniram 68*, Qaiser Ali 60*, BA Westdijk 1/31)
The Netherlands 229 (de Grooth 36, Nick Statham 57; Sandeep Jyoti 3-59, Cheema 2-20)
ESPN/CricInfo - An unbeaten partnership of 131 between Sunil Dhaniram (63) and Qaiser Ali (60) restored Canada's hopes at Rotterdam, leaving the visitors on 206 for 3 at the end of the second day.
Netherlands' bowling attack struggled to find a decent length and any sort of consistency, allowing Canada to recover from their shaky start of 84 for 3. They finished with a lead of 163 and still have seven wickets in hand.
Ali brought up his 50 in style with a hefty slog sweep for six, clearing the boundary with ease off Daan van Bunge. In an equally impressive manner, Dhaniram cracked a cover drive for four to produce his half century off Pieter Seelaar.
Earlier in the day, Netherlands were bowled out for 229 - an advantage of 52 - with Nick Statham being the only man to produce a significant innings with 57, before being run out by Rizwan Cheema. Tom de Grooth was looking solid, but his innings was cut short at 36 by a handy stumping from Ashif Mulla off Umar Bhatti.
The pick of the bowlers were Sandeep Jyoti, taking 3 for 59 with some impressive offspin, and Zameer Zahir who took 2 for 31 from 17 overs.
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2009-07-15
Netherlands grabs first day's honours after bowling out Canada for 177
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Canada 177 all out, 65.4 overs (Sandeep Jyoti 37, Ashif Mulla 28; Daan van Bunge 3-11, Peter Borren 3-37, Peter Seelaar 3-54)
The Netherlands 74-3 (Wesley Barresi 31, Nick Statham 24 not out; Sandeep Jyoti 2-12, Zameer Zahir 1-13)
The Netherlands grabbed an early initiative when it dismissed Canada for a modest 177 on the opening day of the four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup in Rotterdam on Wednesday.
Most of the Canadian batsmen got starts but were not able to translate those starts into big scores as Daan van Bunge, Peter Borren and Peter Seelaar equally shared nine wickets between them to dismiss the tourists inside 66 overs after they had elected to bat first.
Bunge, the wrist spinner, picked up 3-11, fast bowler Borren bagged 3-37 and left-arm spinner Seelaar finished with 3-54 as only two Canadian batsmen reached the 20 mark.
One-down batsman Sandeep Jyoti was the top scorer with 37 before he was caught by Seelaar off his own bowling. He hit five fours in his 70-ball knock. Wicket-keeper Ashif Mulla was the other notable run-getter with 28 before becoming the eighth batsman to be caught by Borren off Bunge.
When stumps were drawn for the first day, the Netherlands had reached 74-3 and trails Canada by 103 runs. Opener Nick Statham (24) and Tom de Grooth (5) will resume the home team's first innings on Thursday morning.
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2009-07-13
Canada wins U19 America's Regional Championship
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Canada is through to the ICC Global Under - 19 qualification tournament in September in Toronto after completing a win over Bermuda on Saturday. The win over Bermuda ensured that Canada completed the tournament unbeaten and finished a top the table.
After disappointing finishes in the last two America's events, Canada was well prepared for the event dominating both the bat and the ball. Hiral Patel as named best batsman of the
tournament as well as most valuable player while skipper Rustam Bhatti was named best wicket keeper.
Canada will be joined by the United States, who finished second in the tournament, in
representing the America's region at the Global Tournament which runs September 1 - 13 in
Toronto.
Ranjit Saini, Canada's 1st Vice President and Acting President was pleased with the result saying "...this is a great result for us and something we have been preparing for the last two years...we will now refocus on the upcoming tournament in September where we will be looking for a similar result..."
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2009-07-12
Canadian hopes to level series washed away by rain
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The second ODI between Netherlands and Canada in Amstelveen was washed out with the hosts winning the series 1-0 after a 50-run victory in the first ODI - despite a brilliant 94 from Canada's Rizwan Cheema.
The two teams will next meet for an ICC Intercontinental Cup match from 15-18 July in Rotterdam.
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2009-07-11
Americas U19 - Day 4
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Canada now looks certain to take one of the two spots in the Global WC U19 Qualifier in September by defeating their North American rivals USA on Day 4 of the U19 Americas
Championship. The game was a lot closer than the margin of victory (62 runs) would indicate. In the final analysis Canada's front line batsmen were slightly better on the
day as both teams got little contribution from their middle order and tail enders. On both sides the middle and lower order batsmen were completely sub duded by the
opposition spinners. On the day spin bowling accounted for 13 wickets and it had nothing to do with the pitch but rather a lack of foot work and the batsmen inability to
read the bowlers. Of the 15 bowlers used in today's match, nine were spinners and one must ask the question was it the right mix or was the batting strength compromised?
 Canada won the toss and made the bold decision to bat. While the start saw Canada keep their wickets intact the run rate was a concern for the Canadians.
At 117-3 ( 30 overs) there was still hope for a total of 250 but at this point the spinners completely took control and the remaining batsmen could only add 78 in the
final 20 overs. A target of 193 was certainly possible judging the USA batting performance to date but Canadian opening bowler Maninder Auklah sent both openers back to
the Pavilion for 28 runs. The USA continued to score at a rate of four runs per over but could not keep the wickets from falling. The turning point of the game was a
brilliant run out when Usman Limbada's throw plugged the stumps from twenty yards out and ended a promising comeback by Greg Sewdial who top scored with 41 runs. For
Canada R.Gunasekjera (42),N.Kumar (36) , R.Bhatti (31) and H.Patel (31) lead the batting while H.Patel with 3/28, R.Gunasekera 2/18 and M.Aulakh 2/24 were the top bowlers.
The USA got fine innings from Greg Sewdial (41) and Regis Burton (21).Their bowling attack was lead by Captain Shiva Vashiat who took 3/40.
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2009-07-11
Canada fall to Holland in 1st ODI
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Netherlands 237/7 (50 ov, Kervezee 75, Borren 50)
Canada 187 (39.5 ov, Cheema 94, Schiferli 4-44)
Netherlands win by 50 runs
ESPN-CricInfo - Edgar Schiferli prompted a dramatic Canada collapse as Netherlands romped to a 50-run win in the first ODI at Amstelveen, despite a brilliant 94 from Rizwan Cheema.
Chasing 238 Canada lost the early wicket of Geoff Barnett for 16, but Cheema powered their response with a thrilling innings. He and Sandeep Jyoti were out of the blocks quickly, Cheema pulling Schiferli for two consecutive fours and going to his fifty with a magnificent blow over the top off Pieter Seelaar. Jyoti was less explosive, relying on rotating the strike with ones and twos, and he fell for 14 trying to loft over long-on.
Cheema continued to put Canada in a strong position with fours square of the wicket off Seelaar, and two more crunching blows off Peter Borren, but six short of his hundred he mistimed a pull off Mudassar Bukhari and his wicket prompted a dramatic collapse, in which Canada lost 7 for 50. Bowling full and straight, Schiferli - named Man of the Tournament in this year's ICC World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa - trapped Zubin Surkari and Ashish Bagai leg-before, while bowling Shaheed Keshvani and Khurram Chohan cheaply, before Borren and Seelar returned to mop up the tail and record a thrilling win for Netherlands.
Borren was one of the stars with the bat for Netherlands, too, with 50 from 45 while Alexei Kervezee top-scored with 75 from 111. Ryan ten Doeschate chipped in with 35.
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2009-07-09
Scotland level series with five-wicket win
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Canada 250/9 (50 ov, Dhaniram 92, Drummond 4-41)
Scotland 253/5 (50 ov, G. Hamilton 59, Watson 74)
Scotland win by five wickets
ESPN/CricInfo - Half-centuries from three Scotland batsmen helped the hosts beat Canada by five wickets at Mannofield Park in Aberdeen. Chasing a target of 250, Gavin Hamilton, Ryan Watson and Neil McCallum guided the chase superbly to secure victory in the 48th over and level the series 1-1.
Canada's batsmen had chased down a large total on Tuesday but they were unable to reproduce a powerful performance after winning the toss. Their top-order batsmen struggled and Gordon Drummond struck thrice with the new ball to reduce the visitors to 28 for 3.
The middle-order batsmen rallied around Sunil Dhaniram and revived the innings. Dhaniram was the rock, scoring 92 before he was caught of Alasdair Evans, and he received support from Ashish Bagai and Khurram Chohan who made 31 and 35 respectively. Canada eventually recovered to finish on 250 for 9 with Drummond being the stand-out bowler, having taken 4 for 41.
Scotland's chase began badly with Fraser Watts being run out in the first over without facing a ball. Hamilton, however, help up one end, even after Navdeep Poonia fell for 10, and added 96 for the third wicket with Watson. Hamilton eventually fell for 59 but Watson found a steady partner in McCallum and the pair's 86-run partnership sealed the game for Scotland. Watson was eventually stumped for 74 but McCallum was unbeaten on 79 when the winning runs were scored.
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2009-07-09
Americas U19 - Day 3
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Both Canada and the USA won their games on Day 3 to remain unbeaten at the U19 Americas Championship. The two teams are scheduled to play each other on Friday which now shapes up as the biggest game of the tournament.
Canada as expected won easily over Argentina by a margin of 269 runs. The home squad won the toss and elected to bat no doubt to give their middle order some practice as the first two games resulted in nine and eight wicket victories with the top order getting the job done. Again today it was Hiral Patel with his tournament leading 3rd half century that set the pace. His innings of 55 puts him on top of all batsmen with 179 scored in three games. Canada's skipper Rustum Bhatti was top scorer with 65, all rounder Nitesh Kumar the youngest player on the squad contributed 61 and opening bowler A.Qadir made a nifty 51. Canada's innings closed at 344/9 in 50 overs. Argentina in reply could only score 76.
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2009-07-08
Canada versus Scotland, 1st ODI
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Scotland 286/4 (50 ov, G. Hamilton 119, D. Watts 101)
Canada 287/4 (48.4 ov, S. Jyoti 117, A. Bagai 92*)
Canada wins by 6 wickets - Lead 2 match series 1-0
Scotland's batting innings got off to a flying start with both openers, Gavin Hamilton 119 and Fraser Watts 101 scoring centuries. Canada managed to take only four Scottish wickets, before they reached a total of 286/4 from 50 overs. Khurram Chohan took 2 wickets for 56 runs.
Canada's reply was steady, despite losing Ashif Mulla and Zubin Surkari to LBW decisions on 0 and 1 respectively. Rizwan Cheema 47* and Sandeep Jyoti continued the chase with an 83 run partnership. However, the crucial partnership came between Jyoti and skipper Ashish Bagai, who put on 146 runs to bring the target within reach. After Jyoti was dismissed for 117, Bagai 92* carried on with Sunil Dhaniram 13* to reach the target with 8 balls to spare.
The series continues tomorrow with the second and final ODI. Canada then travels to the Netherlands for another two ODIs and an Intercontinental Cup match.
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2009-07-08
Americas U19 - Day 2
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Bermuda, Canada and USA maintained its winning streak on Day Two of the ICC Americas U/19 Regional Qualifier in Toronto on Tuesday. With only two places available to progress to the ICC Global Qualifier, the three teams will soon begin to feel the pressure and that could come as early as Wednesday when Bermuda tangles with USA.
Electing to bat first, Bahamas found the Canadian bowling difficult to get away with and even though they defended well they were unable to force the bowlers off the line and were all out for 118. Orlando Stuart scored an impressive 31 for his team. Canada?s Nitesh Kumar captured 3-18 while Riayzhan Pathan took 2-19 and Hiral Patel finished with 2-27.
Canada was once again impressive in the chase as its top order ensured a good opening. Patel (79) posted another half century, his second in two matches to help his side post the required runs in 16.3 overs. He was the obvious pick for Man of the Match as Canada coasted to a nine-wicket victory.
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2009-07-07
Americas U19 - Day 1
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The three top ranked countries overpowered their opposition on the opening day of the Americas Region U19 Championship.
A long wet summer in Toronto made conditions very difficult for the grounds crew at Maple Leaf Cricket Club, but once again under the supervision of grounds manager Austin Ward , three excellent pitches were provided for day one of this very important tournament.
Game 3 was also an easy victory for one of the favourites of the tournament the host country Canada. Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat . The Canadians wasted no time in sending back two key batsmen , skipper Ramon Sealy and Darren Cato with only 16 runs on the board. Pace bowler Arsalan Qadir took three wickets for 26 runs while Zain Mahmood kept the slide going capturing three wickets for fours. Top scorers for Cayman were Zachary McLaughlin (20) and Sacha DeAlwis (28). Canada had no difficulty chasing the modest score of 84 with the openers Hiral Patel (53) and Ruvindu Gunasekera (20) sharing an unbeaten opening partnership of 85 runs in just 8.4 overs. Zain Mahmood was named player of the game for his fine bowling spell of 7.2-4-team innings to top score with 32 not out. For his brilliant innings of 73 Henry Wardley was named Player of the Match.
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2009-07-06
Six Americas sides aim for global qualifier
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Six countries of the ICC Americas Region will play in the Pepsi ICC Americas U19 Championship which takes place at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club from Monday July 6th to Saturday July 11th.
Argentina, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands and the USA make up Division One of the Americas U19 Development Programme.
The top two teams in the round robin standings will advance to the newly formed Global qualifier to be played September 1st-13th, hosted by Cricket Canada. From this 10 team tournament the top six will advance to the U19 2010 World Cup.
Bermuda (2008) the USA (2006) and Canada (2002, 2004) have all represented the region with modest success in previous World Cups. The 2002 World Cup in New Zealand saw current Canadian senior captain Ashish Bagai smashed a boundary on the last ball of the innings to secure a tie against full member Bangladesh. In 2006 the USA defeated Namibia and in the last WC, Bermuda's Chris Douglas was a one man wrecking crew against the Irish. For the first time ever two teams from the Americas could actually qualify to play in the World Cup under the new pathway designed by the ICC, but first, one step at a time.
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2009-07-05
Scotland defeat Canada at Intercontinental Cup
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Scotland 185 and 199 (Stander 64, Cheema 3-39) beat
Canada 142 and 213 (Jyoti 47, Keshvani 34, Barnett 31) by 29 runs
ESPN/CricInfo - Sandeep Jyoti's 47 and a stalwart's innings from Geoff Barnett nearly took Canada to an impressive and unlikely win on the third day against Scotland at Aberdeen, but Callum MacLeod and the rest of his side held their nerve to record a 29-run win in the first match of the 2009-10 ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Canada were set 243 to win after Scotland's innings ended on 199 yesterday evening, and the home side continued their dominance of the match by picking up four early wickets. Jan Stander, whose 64 yesterday was so crucial, had Trevor Bastiampillai caught in the slips, as was Qaiser Ali who edged Callum MacLeod for just 3. When Sunil Dhaniram offered a simple return catch to the economical Richie Berrington, Canada had stumbled to 60 for 4.
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2009-07-04
Scotland sets Canada 243 runs target in Aberdeen
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Scotland 185 (Gordon Drummond 52, Ryan Watson 37, Simon Smith 29 not out, Fraser Watts 21; Khurram Chohan 6-37, Kenry Osinde 2-63) and 199 (Jan Stander 64, Gordon Drummond 34; Rizwan Cheema 3-39, Khurram Chohan 3-50, Shaheed Keshvani 2-20)
Canada 142 (Rizwan Cheema 24, Khurram Chohan 23 not out; Calum MacLeod 4-66, Jan Stander 3-43, Drummond 2-22)
A gutsy rearguard action for the second time in the match gave former champion Scotland an upper hand over Canada after two days of the non-stop entertainment in the opening match of the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009-10 at Mannofield Park, Aberdeen on Friday.
Scotland, in its second innings, was bowled out just before the close of play on the second day at 199 with wicketkeeper Simon Smith unable to bat after dislocating his shoulder while playing football as warm-up just before the start of the second day's proceedings. He will take no further part in the match and his participation in the ODIs against Canada on 7 and 8 July in Aberdeen is also doubtful.
Earlier, Canada resumed its first innings at 108-7 in reply to Scotland's 185, and was dismissed for 142 to concede a 43-run first innings. Canada will start its second innings on Saturday, requiring 243 runs for victory with two complete days at its disposal.
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2009-07-03
Scotland fights back on Khurram Chohan's heroics in ICC Intercontinental Cup
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Scotland (1st innings) 185 (Gordon Drummond 52, Ryan Watson 37, Simon Smith 29 not out, Fraser Watts 21; Khurram Chohan 6-37, Henry Osinde 2-63)
Canada (1st innings) 108-7 (Rizwan Cheema 21 not out; Calum MacLeod 2-49, debutant Jan Stander 2-27, Gordon Drummond 2-22)
Canada fast bowler Khurram Chohan took 6-37 as Scotland was bowled out for 185 as 17 wickets fell on the opening day of the four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009-10 match at the Mannofield Park, Aberdeen on Thursday.
The 29-year-old paceman bowled with fire and venom to destroy Scotland's middle and lower middle-order which had collapsed to 102-8 after electing to bat first. At this stage, newly-appointed captain Gordon Drummond and wicketkeeper Simon Smith put on 83 runs for the ninth wicket to save Scotland's blushes.
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2009-07-03
Saini Assume's Presidential Duties
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With the acceptance of Ben Sennik's retirement effective July 1st, 2009 Cricket Canada is pleased to confirm today that first vice president Ranjit Saini will assume the duties of President.
In accordance with the constitutional requirements of Cricket Canada, Saini will assume the duties of President until the Annual General meeting or sooner should the Board of Directors take steps to elect a new President.
Saini was upbeat about taking on the new responsibility saying "I am excited to take on the new challenges and we have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks and months...Mr. Sennik has left us a good platform from which to build on and we must do our utmost to ensure Cricket Canada continues to forge ahead"
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2009-07-03
Canadians Honoured in London
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Six Canadian's have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to Cricket in Canada by the International Cricket Council at the recently concluded Centenary week in London, England.
The Canadian recipients of the ICC Centenary Medals are Calvin Clarke, Clifford Cox, John Davison, Geoff Edwards, Jack Kyle and Martin Vieira.
Clarke and Cox have both served the Cricket Canada for over 30 years in various capacities and have been instrumental in building the game at both the regional and national levels. They are both current members of the Cricket Canada executive and instrumental in the workings of the organization.
Edwards and Kyle are both past presidents of Cricket Canada. Edwards presided over Canada's 2001 World Cup qualification run and saw the team into the 2003 Cricket World Cup where Canada achieved its first and only win against a full member country. Kyle has been a stalwart of British Columbia Cricket for a half century and his work especially with junior cricket has been an unparalleled success.
Arguably Canada's greatest player on the field, John Davison vaulted to international stardom with a century in the 2003 Cricket World Cup against the West Indies and has continued to play strongly for Canada since. He took 17 wickets in a first class match against the United States in 2004 and has the second fastest century and third fastest half century in the history of the
Cricket World Cup.
Martin Vieira is the current Regional Development Manager for the ICC America's region but was a long time member of the Cricket Canada executive as well as holding various positions in Ontario and Toronto.
Cricket Canada is extremely proud of these Canadians and is grateful for their contributions.
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2009-07-03
ICC Americas U/19 Regional Qualifier schedule announced
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The fixture list for the ICC Americas U/19 Regional Qualifier has now been announced with matches being held from 6-11 July, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.
The event will be contested between six teams - Argentina, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands and the United States of America. The top two teams from the tournament will go through to the ICC Global Qualifier to be played later this year in Canada; from which the top six teams will go through to the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup 2010.
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2009-07-01
Sukari to Replace Samad
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An injury has forced batsmen Abdool Samad out of Cricket Canada's upcoming tour to Europe. The selectors were quick to replace the versatile batsmen with veteran batsmen Zubin Surkari. The 29 year old Surkari was a regular feature in the team in 2008 last playing at the ICC America?s championship in Florida.
Canada's tour of Europe begins on July 2nd, 2009 with an Intercontinental Cup match against
Scotland in Aberdeen.
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2009-06-12
Senior Men's Team Announced for Tour to Europe
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Cricket Canada is pleased to announce the following squad that will participate in the ODI and Intercontinental Cup tour of Scotland and The Netherlands.
Ashish Bagai - Captain
Umar Bhatti - Vice Captain
Qaiser Ali
Harvir Baiwan
Geoffrey Barnett
Trevin Bastiampillai
Rizwan Cheema
Khurram Chohan
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Sandeep Jyoti
Shaheed Keshvani
Ashif Mulla
Henry Osinde
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Ashish Bagai returns as captain for the ODI matches while Umar Bhatti will stand in for Bagai during the Intercontinental Cup matches as Bagai attends to his employment duties. John Davison (work) and Ian Billcliff (personal) were not available for the tour. Coach Pubudu Dassanayake was pleased with the team "...we are building towards the 2011 World Cup and have a good blend of youth and experience to draw from."
Canada leaves for Scotland on June 28 for 2 ODIs and an Intercontinental Cup match before
moving on to The Netherlands for 2 ODI?s and an Intercontinental Cup match. The squad returns home on July 19th.
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2009-06-11
Senior Men's Team Tour to Europe
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TORONTO - The road to the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will start for Canada this July. Cricket Scotland, The Netherlands Cricket Board and the ICC in conjunction with Cricket Canada have confirmed the dates for Canada's Intercontinental Cup and ODI matches in Europe this summer. Canada leaves Toronto on June 28th for Aberdeen where they will take on Scotland in a 4-day match and 2 One Day Internationals. Canada will then travel to Amsterdam to take on The Netherlands in a 4-day match and 2 One Day Internationals before returning home towards the end of July.
Complete Schedule:
July 2-5, 2009 Canada vs Scotland Intercontinental Cup Match
July 7, 2009 Canada vs. Scotland (1st ODI)
July 8, 2009 Canada vs. Scotland (2nd ODI)
July 11, 2009 Canada vs. The Netherlands (1st ODI)
July 12, 2009 Canada vs. The Netherlands (2nd ODI)
July 15-18, 2009 Canada vs. The Netherlands Intercontinental Cup Match
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2009-06-09
ICC America's U19 Regional Qualifier
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Cricket Canada is pleased to announce the following squad for the ICC America's U19 qualification tournament, July 5th - 12th 2009 at Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario. Joining Canada at the tournament are Argentina, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and United States of America. The top two teams from the tournament will go through to the ICC Global Qualifier to be played later this year in Canada; from which the top 5 teams will go through to the 2010 U19 Cricket World Cup.
Rustum Bhatti (captain)
Hiral Patel (vice-captain)
Manny Aulaka
Darius D'Souza
Ruvindu Gunasekara
Abishek Krishnamoorthy
Nitesh Kumar
Usman Limbada
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Zain Mahmood
Asif Manjra
Riyazkhan Pathan
Arsalan Qadir
Harpeet Singh
Hamza Tariq
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2009-05-28
Sennik to Retire from Cricket Canada Presidency Post
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TORONTO, May 28, 2009 - After overseeing a successful five-year tenure at the helm of Cricket Canada, President Ben Sennik announced today that he will be retiring from his volunteer role within Canada's national sport federation, effective June 30, 2009.
"This was not an easy decision," said Sennik. "However, after reviewing what we have been
able to jointly achieve, and recognizing what lies ahead for all of us on the cricket scene, I
believe the time is now right for me to pass the responsibility as President of Cricket Canada to
other hands."
Following his appointment in 2003, Sennik was tasked with molding Cricket Canada into a
successful and viable organization. Under Sennik's leadership, Canada has reclaimed its place as one of cricket's leading Associate nations, both on and off the field. Among the organization's highlights over the past five years are the following:
Securing a berth in the 2007 and 2011 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup
Finishing as runners-up in the 2004 and 2006 Intercontinental Cup
Reaching the finals of the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier
2008 and 2009 ICC America's Women's Champions
2008 ICC America's U15 Champions
Developing long term partnerships with several corporate partners including Scotiabank as Premier National Sponsor, ATN and Kukri
Securing funding and recognition from the Government of Canada
Securing the hosting of rights to several major international ICC events including the 2012 Under-19 World Cup of Cricket
An ever passionate supporter of the sport, Sennik's first foray into cricket remains one of Canada's most successful initiatives. In 1989, Sennik initiated and chaired the first United Way cricket match at Toronto's SkyDome. The event raised more than $800,000 (CDN), the largest single-day fundraising achievement in the history of the United Way Toronto.
Richard Done, the International Cricket Council's High Performance Manager was complimentary of Sennik's contributions to the game in the country saying, "I fully appreciate the time and commitment that Ben Sennik has put into building the game in Canada. Under his leadership Canada has developed from its voluntary base to start a new professional era both on and off the field. The National Team has qualified for its third successive ICC Cricket World Cup, the number of schools playing the game is growing, financially the sport is on a sound footing and Cricket Canada has again successfully hosted events involving a number of Full Members during 2008. I would like to personally thank Ben for his contribution. He is leaving the game in Canada with a solid base that will allow others to build the game further over the coming years."
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2009-05-22
ICC Americas Women's Championship - Day 5
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A rainout with Argentina this afternoon secured Canada's position as the leading Women's team
in the America's region. The 6 day event in the USA has been highlighted by some exciting play
but the honours have certainly belonged to the Canadian Women. Defeating both the USA and
Bermuda in the opening round T20 Competition where they again convincingly defeated the host nation.
Canada had several starring performances in the week, led by Mona Persaud (71 and 3-32)
against the USA, and Sheryl Tittlemier (21* in both T20 victories) all played crucial roles in big
victories.
Canada's performances have gained recognition as Joanna White, Meara Crawford, Persaud, and Tittlemier all earned positions on the tournament all-star teams. The team will take on the
Trinidad and Tobago development squad on Saturday.
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2009-05-21
ICC Americas Women's Championship - Day 3
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Canada 178-9, 40 overs (Mona Persaud 71)
USA 138 all out, 37 overs (Doris Francis 39, Candacy Atkins 35; Joanna White 3-22, Mona Persaud 3-32)
Canada won by 40 runs
Defending champions Canada took a big step towards retaining its title in the ICC Americas Women's Championship in Florida, USA with a solid 40-run victory over its North American rivals USA. Adding importance to the victory was that it also moved Canada closer to a place in the ICC Americas Qualifiers to maintain its ICC Women's World Cup dream.
Canada will next play the revelation of the tournament Argentina on Friday, while USA will face the South Americans tomorrow at Brian Picollo Park. Although having lost to Argentina in the T20 phase of the tournament, USA will still be considered the favourites to win what is for them the last chance to finish in the top two. An Argentine victory tomorrow will simply eliminate USA from any success in the event.
Having been put on to bat, Canada compiled a respectable total of 178-9 in their allotted 40 overs, thanks largely to an excellent innings of 71 from Mona Persuad. The Canadian number four faced 88 balls and struck three fours, and received some support from Sheryl Tittlemier, who made 20 in 38 balls, sharing in a vital fourth wicket partnership of 48 runs after Canada had been reduced to 57-3 at one stage.
In reply, USA made a fine start to their run chase, as Doris Francis (39 in 72 balls, one four) and Candacy Atkins (35 in 53 balls, two fours) put on 56 for the third wicket, putting their team in a strong position at 101-3. However the middle and lower order batters could not maintain the challenge, and USA was all out for 138 in 37 overs.
Canada captain, Joanna White (3-22 in six overs) and player of the match Mona Persaud (3-32 in five overs) were the main wicket takers, as the last seven USA wickets fell for a mere 37 runs.
John L. Aaron - There was no neighborly love lost yesterday as Canada and the USA did battle in the ICC-Americas Women's Cricket tournament now being played in Florida. The USA with a somewhat fledgling XI came up against a very formidable and well-prepared Cricket Canada Women's XI in the first of the 40 overs matches of the tournament.
Winning the toss and electing to field the USA women were give 179 as the target for victory over their Canadian neighbors, however, a fit Canadian XI proved too much for the Americans, racing to 178 for 9 in 40 overs, largely behind a 56-run partnership between M. Persaud, 74 (4x4s) and S. Tittlemier, 22. Persaud was stumped off the bowling of pacer Joy Jones, but not before establishing a sound base for her team. Other Canadian top scorers were M. Wilson, 14, b. Doris Francis, K. Kolter, 12, run out by Doris Francis and M. Patel, 10, exiting via the same run-out route by D. Francis. M. Turkik also exited via a run-out with a brilliant return from J. Jones to the bowler C. Atkins.
Bowling for the USA, J. Jones had figures of 8-0-23-2, while I. Sutherland, C. Atkins, D. Francis and I. Mahabir each grabbed one wicket. The Canadian wickets fell at 26, 35, 59, 115, 132, 168, 178 and 178.
The USA expected Canada to be its biggest hurdle, so they were prepared to do battle; however, one of the players remarked that the only two members of the USA team not physically in pain at the conclusion of the match were the Manager and Coach. If the USA is to emerge anywhere near the winner's circle now, a lot would depend on Canada's remaining performance. The USA ladies battled in return but fell short by 38 runs, scoring 139 all out in 36 overs. An exciting 57-run partnership between Vice Captain Candacy Atkins, 36, and Doris Francis, 39 was not enough to climb over Canada, as four of the USA players entered and exited without numerically contributing to the team's tally.
Top scorer for the USA was all-rounder Doris Francis, 39 (1x4). It was a patient knock in the Dominican's hunt for runs, alongside her St. Lucian-America skipper Roselyn Emmanuel's 18 (1x4) and Joy Jones' contribution of 11. Bowling for Canada, M. Persaud 5-1-12-3 and J. White 6-0-22-3 did the damage with Desh grabbing one wicket and the USA's Isoline Sutherland exiting via a run-out. The USA wickets fell at 35, 37, 94, 102, 122, 133, 136, 137, 137 and 139. Francis' contribution with the ball, bat and her fielding must give the USA a glimmer of hope for the future, as she proved to be one of the fittest members of the USA XI.
Canadian M. Persaud's contribution of a strong and defiant 74 and coming back with the ball to grab 3 wickets for 12 runs was what undid the Americans, who do battle later this morning against nemesis Argentina whom they lost to in a thunderous weather-beaten Duckworth/Lewis Twenty20 on Tuesday. The USA will no doubt be looking to regain its composure and self-confidence in the tournament, but it is still left to be seen whether they have any gas left in the tank to complete the lap, in their own backyard.'
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2009-05-20
ICC Americas Women's Championship - Day 2
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Earlier in the day, the final round of the T20 matches saw Canada ease past Bermuda by seven wickets, and the Trinidad & Tobago Development XI beat the USA by six wickets, at the Central Broward Regional Park grounds.
Bermuda were put in to bat and were soon in trouble, stumbling to 17-4, before fighting back to post a score of 70-7 in their 20 overs, largely thanks to an innings of 27 runs off 48 balls from Maryellen Jackson. Pick of the Canadian bowlers was seamer Deshanee Yahathugoda, who took 2-7 in her allotted four overs.
 In reply, Canada started disastrously, losing its first two wickets for a mere six runs. But an assured third wicket partnership of 47 runs between Sheryl Tittlemeir (pictured left - 21 off 39 balls with two fours) and Monali Patel (16 not out off 28 balls) took Canada to the brink of victory, eventually claimed by reaching the target of 71 runs in 14.3 overs for the loss of three wickets.
Canada took on the Trinidad & Tobago Development XI in the T20 tournament final, with USA clashing with Argentina for third place, and Bermuda vs Brazil completing the final round of T20 matches.
In the final, the talented Trinidad & Tobago Development XI clinched the T20 title by virtue of a 23-run victory by the D/L method. Put in to bat, T&T made a strong 111-2 in their 20 overs, led by a fine 39 not out off 31 balls by Saroop, with all the batters getting into double figures.
In reply, Canada was 31-2 off 10.4 overs when the game was stopped due to rain and with no further play possible, the result was predictably determined for a comfortable and deserved T&T victory.
Schedule: T20 Competition
Group 1: Canada 4 pt, Argentina 2 pt, and Bermuda 0 pt
Group 2: Trinidad & Tobago Dev. XI 4 pt, USA 2 pt, and Brazil 0 pt
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CAN 77-2 def ARG 76-6
T&T 63-2 def BRA 62-7
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ARG 76-2 def BER 75-7
USA 46-0 def BRA 45-8
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CAN 71-3 def BER 70-7
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Final: T&T 111-2 def CAN 31-2 D/L
3rd: ARG 51-1 def USA 90-6 D/L
3G1 vs 3G2
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The final standings from competition above will determine Americas 1 to Americas 5 for the 40 over qualifying section below.
Qualifying Section, Trinidad and Tobago not eligible to win championship. Guest team for Development only.
Qualifying section - 1. Canada, 2. Argentina, 3. USA
Development section - 4. Bermuda, 5. Brazil and Trinidad & Tobago.
The first place team of the qualifier section will be crowned "Americas Women's Champions 2009"
The two top teams from the qualifying section (1. Canada, 2. Argentina 3. USA) will earn the right to contest a special 3 game series in 2010 at a venue to be decided. The winner of this series will become the Americas Region representative to the next Women's World Cup Qualifier.
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2009-05-20
Canada to host the ICC U/19 CWC Global Qualifier
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The ICC Development Committee decided on the following locations for upcoming events:
- The Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 (due to take place in January 2010) will be held in Nepal.
- The Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 (due to take place in June 2010) will be held in Italy.
- Canada will host the ICC U/19 CWC Global Qualifier in September 2009, which will see 10 Associate and Affiliate teams (two from each of the ICC's five regions) battle for five places in the ICC U/19 CWC 2010.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been invited to host the ICC World Twenty20 2010 Qualifier later this year. The event, which is currently scheduled to take place in late October, will also be expanded from its previous staging, in Ireland in 2008.
In addition to featuring the six Associate and Affiliate teams with ODI status ? Ireland, Canada, Kenya, the Netherlands, Afghanistan and Scotland ? it will also include the host team and the United States of America (USA). The top two sides from the tournament will go forward to join the 10 ICC Full Members in next year?s main event, set to take place in the West Indies in April and May at three locations ? Barbados, Guyana and St Lucia.
The binding decisions of the ICC Development Committee in relation to these events are all subject to the finalisation of logistical and budgetary arrangements with the prospective hosts.
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2009-05-19
ICC Americas Women's Championship - Day 1
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Argentina provided the fireworks on an entertaining first day of the second ICC Americas Women's Championship in Florida, USA - first with a gutsy performance against defending champions Canada, and then overwhelming Bermuda in stunning fashion to win by eight wickets. The other major highlight of the T20 competition was the debut of a spirited Brazilian team.
But it was Argentina which definitely grabbed the headlines of the day. In its opening match against Canada, Argentina was asked to bat first, and it compiled a respectable 76-6 in their allotted 20 overs. Opening batter Dirce Yuli top-scored with 23 runs, while captain Catalina Greloni weighed in with 17 not out. Pick of the bowlers for Canada was captain and all-rounder Joanna White, who took 2-9 in her four overs.
Canada eventually reached the target of 77 runs for the loss of only two wickets, but it took them 17.1 overs, and were it not for some uncharacteristic fielding lapses, Argentina might have pushed the run chase a little harder in the end. However, the performance of the South Americans had captured everyone's attention, and in its second game against Bermuda, the team gave everyone even more to talk about.
The big game of Day Two is now undoubtedly the clash between Canada and Bermuda, as the loser faces the prospect of not qualifying for the Division 1 40-over event later in the week for the title of ICC Americas Women's Championship, as well as the opportunity to perhaps qualify for the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifiers.
A Canada win will eliminate Bermuda, while a Bermudan victory will leave all three teams in the group (including Argentina) on one win apiece, which will then require a net run rate separation. In the other morning game, USA will take on Trinidad & Tobago to see who advances to the T20 final later in the day.
[Canada Women determined to retain the trophy]
[Day 1 Report]
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2009-05-11
Women's Team Announced for Americas Championship
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Cricket Canada is pleased to announce Team Canada for upcoming ICC Americas Women's Championship in Florida, USA
Joanna White (captain)
Mona Persaud
Helene Gaffney
Maree Wilson
Vadeo Sproxton
Meara Crawford
Mikaela Turik
Kim Coulter
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Sheryl Tittlemier
Deshanee Yahathugoda
Monali Patel
Santhiya Rajaram
Rachel Porteous
Isabel Mengual
Coach - George Codrington
Manager - Shelly Fathers |
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2009-05-09
Cricket Canada Scotiabank Schools Program flourishes in Durham
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The Durham District School Board, in association with Cricket Canada and Scotiabank, is running their second cricket workshop for teachers on May 15th. This will be the second training session held this year, with 36 teachers from 24 schools attending in November. Each school attending the session will receive a CCSSP Cricket Set. The workshop will help teachers implement cricket into their Phys. Ed. or Extra-curricular programs. Teachers will learn the basic skills for playing cricket - bowling, batting, fielding and running between the wickets, as well as fun activities to build on these skills. Schools interested in becoming a part of the CCSSP should follow the link below. Schools in Durham who are interested in receiving training and equipment should also contact Nauman Vania - stormerca@gmail.com.
[Cricket Canada Scotiabank Schools Program]
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2009-04-29
Top players from Canada make impact on Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Player Rankings
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ICC - ...Canada left-arm medium-pacer Umar Bhatti gains six places in the latest rankings to 61st overall, level with team-mate Sunil Dhaniram, while the Ireland strike-bowling combination of Trent Johnston and Boyd Rankin are the other big movers in the top 20 Associates. Johnston tore the Canada batting lineup apart in the qualifier final at Centurion, taking 5-14 off 10 overs ? the best figures by an Ireland player in an ODI...
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2009-04-29
Cricket master - Dartmouth's Deonarine plays key role on national, provincial scene
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Bhan Deonarine may be a year away from turning 80 but he?s as active as ever in the cricket community.
The Dartmouth resident is in his eighth year on the Canadian national cricket team selection committee, fourth as the chairman. He recently oversaw the selection process for the Canadian team that finished second at the World Cup qualifying tournament in South Africa. The result earned Canada a spot at the 2011 Cricket World Cup, which will be co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
"It was a big job for us to select the team for the qualifier," Deonarine said. "We worked all year round. We looked at the players, we looked at the stats and everything else that goes into a selection process. But because we worked hard on that, we feel like we picked the right team because we qualified. We got the results we wanted."
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2009-04-20
Canadian Team Returns Home
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The bulk of Canada's team at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualification Tournament returns to
Toronto on Wednesday April 22nd. The team arrives at Toronto's Pearson International Airport
Terminal 1 at 15.45 hrs on an Emirates Flight from Dubai.
The Canadian team was runners up in the recently staged Cricket World Cup Qualification
Tournament in South Africa. The incredible performance by the team vaulted them to second
place and secured a berth in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualification Tournament. The World
Cup appearance will be Canada's third successive trip to international cricket's marquee event
and fourth all time.
Cricket Canada encourages fans and well wishers to greet the team at the airport but requests
that due respect be shown for the players families who will be there to greet them as well.
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2009-04-19
Johnston and Porterfield shine as Ireland clinches the finals
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Canada 185 (Bhatti 46, Johnston 5-14)
Ireland 188 for 1 (Porterfield 104*)
Ireland beat Canada by nine wickets
An all-round performance by the Irish team defeated Canada by nine wickets in the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Centurion on Sunday. Right arm medium pacer Trent Johnston took 5-14 and skipper William Porterfield smashed an unbeaten century to guide Ireland to victory with more than seven overs to spare.
Winning the toss, Ireland sent Canada in to bat, which proved to be a wise decision. Canada struggled to face the Irish bowling attack led by Johnston, losing wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 92-7 at one stage. Umar Bhatti stabilised the score with his 46 runs in 75 balls even as his team was skittled out for 185 runs with two overs remaining.
In the second innings, skipper Porterfield smashed a captain?s knock with his unbeaten 104 runs in 124-balls complete with 12 boundaries to record an easy win by nine wickets. The Canadian bowling attack failed to threaten the batting order at any stage and keep the runs in check as Ireland coasted to a comfortable victory.
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2009-04-17
Cricket Canada Media Release
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CANADA QUALIFIES FOR ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP
TORONTO, ONTARIO AND JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - April 19, 2009
The results of the last round of games at the ICC World Cup Qualifying Tournament in South
Africa have confirmed Canada's qualification for the 2011 Cricket World Cup to be hosted in Asia. Qualification comes courtesy of finishing in the top four of the tournament featuring the top twelve Associate countries of ICC (those nations which are below the major Test-playing
countries such as India, England, Australia and the West Indies).
Canada will be joined at the World Cup by three other Associate countries - Ireland, Holland and Kenya.This will mark the fourth time that Canada has appeared in the ICC World Cup - in 1979, 2003, 2007 and now 2011 - which is tied for the most appearances by any Associate member country of ICC.
Canada was in the tougher of two groups at the first stage of the qualifying tournament, and
over the course of the last two grueling weeks of cricket their record is an impressive six wins and only three losses, including victories over Kenya and Scotland, two of the favourites going into the tournament.
The Canadian team benefited from a wide range of individual performances through the
tournament with Sunil Dhaniram, John Davison and Geoff Barnett each contributing centuries in different games. Three other batsmen have also produced big scores and, importantly, quick scores, notably Ian Billcliff, Rizwan Cheema and captain Ashish Bagai.
Success in the bowling department was also spread through the squad with nine separate
bowlers taking wickets in the tournament. The bowling was led by the pace triumvirate of Umar Bhatti (10 wickets) , Henry Osinde (10 wickets) and Khurram Chohan (15 wickets) which ensured that opposition batsmen did not post big scores.
"...This has been a huge achievement by our boys; perhaps the greatest success in the recent history of Canadian cricket..." said Ben Sennik, President of Cricket Canada. "...I could not be more pleased with how everybody has performed. This is terrific news for Canadian Cricket and everyone who follows the sport in Canada. It shows that a team with the correct mix of proven experience and exciting new Canadian talent can go a very long way."
Contacted in South Africa after the last round of matches, national team coach Pubudu
Dasanayake said, "...many of the team gave up valuable personal vacation time from their jobs, and some even took unpaid leave to attend the training camp in Sri Lanka. They all benefited tremendously from working with world class coaches and the exposure to first class facilities. You can see the results..."
Pankaj Mehra, Director India and South Asian Markets at Scotiabank, the Premier National
Sponsor of Cricket Canada, was also keen to add his praise. "The Canadian team and the Board of Cricket Canada are to be congratulated on what they have achieved in qualifying for the next World Cup. I look forward to seeing their hard work pay off in 2011 in Asia."
Thousands of cricket fans across Canada will now also be eagerly awaiting 2011.
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2009-04-17
Canada Qualifies for Cricket World Cup Despite Loss to Holland
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Canada 205/8 (50.0)
The Netherlands 206/4 (47.1)
Netherlands beat Canada by 6 wickets
Seven sides went into a dramatic final day of the Super Eight stage on Friday hoping to join Ireland in qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. With the top six sides at the event also gaining ODI status for the next four years, there is everything to play for on what promises to be a fascinating day of cricket.
Scotland, defeated the UAE, who yesterday achieved a surprise victory over Canada, fort 5th place. Afghanistan defeated Namibia to guarantee a top six spot, while Canada guaranteed 2nd place and a spot at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011with a close loss against the Netherlands, who secured the final World Cup berth. In the other game of the day, Kenya defeated top of the table Ireland to finish in the 3rd spot.
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2009-04-16
Canada's bid to make cricket World Cup to be decided Friday
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Canadian Press - Canada's bid to qualify for the 2011 Cricket World Cup is going down to the wire. The Canadians could have booked their ticket with a win Wednesday at the ICC World Cup Qualifier, but lost to United Arab Emirates by five wickets at the Stan Friedman Oval.
A win Friday over the Netherlands will secure qualification - and the Canadians could still qualify with a loss if they do well with the bat since run rate is a tiebreaker at the tournament. The loss left Canada with eight points in the Super Eight standings. Tournament favourite Ireland, which beat the Netherlands by six wickets Wednesday, improved to 10 points atop the table and earned its World Cup berth.
Kenya, the Netherlands and the Emirates all have six points with one game remaining. Those three teams and Canada are jostling for the final three World Cup openings.
"We're not happy, but these teams are rated under us," said manager Mike Henry. "We have a good chance (Friday) if we keep the game close."
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2009-04-16
Two Job Opportunities with ICC Americas Available
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1. ICC Regional Development Officer - Americas - This role is an important operational position responsible for the planning and implementation of a range of programs aimed at assisting the continued growth, development and improvement of cricket within the 17 Member Countries of ICC's Americas Region.
Areas of focus include cricket education (including coaching, umpire, administration and scoring), elite development, managing strategic partnerships, improving grass roots programs, and the implementation of advanced development pathways/structures from junior to national level.
All programs have long term/sustainable objectives, and are managed at a local level by the indigenous cricket populations of the countries involved
2. ICC Development Performance Officer - Americas - This role is an important operational position responsible for the management, planning and implementation of a range of programs aimed at assisting the continued growth, development and improvement of cricket within the 17 Member Countries of the ICC Americas Region.
Ares of focus include elite cricket education (including player and coach development), the implementation of advanced development pathways/structures from junior to elite level, managing targeted performance through country development plans.
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS - MAY 4,2009
Please send a curriculum vitae and covering letter stating your current salary (US dollars) to:
ICC Americas , Regional Development Manager
3 Concorde Gate, Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario M3C 3N7, Canada
(T) 416-426-7312 (F) 416-426-7172
(E) manager@cricamericas.com
www.icc-americas-cricket.com
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2009-04-15
Canada fall to UAE as Super Eight Table Tightens
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Canada 194 (49.5 overs, Jyoti 43, Dorakanti 39, S. Ali 3-20)
UAE 200/5 (31.2 overs, K. Khan 53, A. Javed 40, Jyoti 2-47)
UAE beat Canada by 5 wickets
CricInfo - UAE kept their chances of making the semi-finals of the World Cup Qualifiers alive by beating Canada by five wickets and 112 balls to spare in Krugersdorp. The win also gave them a chance of finishing in the top six in the Super Eight, which will give them ODI status for the next four years. Canada made a sound start after choosing to bat, reaching 95 for 1 in the 20th over before they collapsed. Sandeep Jyoti was their top-scorer with 43 as they folded for 194. Saqib Ali was UAE's best bowler with 3 for 20. UAE were given a powerful start by opener Amjad Javed who smashed 40 off 23 balls. The middle-order batsmen made useful contributions and Khurram Khan scored an unbeaten half-century to lead his team to victory in the 32nd over.
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2009-04-13
Billcliff Carries Canada to Victory against Afghanistan
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Afghanistan 265/8 (50 overs, N. Ali 121, N. Mangal 49, Cheema 3-41)
Canada 268-4 (48.3 overs, Billcliff 96*, Bagai 68, Cheema 46, M. Nabi 1-43)
Canada beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets
CP- Ian Billcliff scored 96 not out and captain Ashish Bagai - pictured left [Gallo Images] - added 68 runs as Canada continued its strong play at the ICC World Cup Qualifying cricket tournament, defeating Afghanistan by six wickets Monday.
Canada won the toss and sent the Afghans in to bat at L.C. de Villiers Oval, a decision that seemed to backfire when Noor Ali made 122. The Afghan opener was eventually run out with 233 runs on the board. Afghanistan made 265 for eight in its 50 overs.
Geoff Barnett (19) and Rizwan Cheema (46) combined for 67 before the first Canadian wicket fell. Billcliff, with eight fours and two sixes, and Bagai, three fours and one six, kept the scoreboard ticking until the victory total was reached in the 48th over with six wickets remaining.
With two games left in the Super Eight stage, Canada remains on target to finish in the top four and qualifying for the 2011 World Cup.
Other Completed Matches:
 Ireland 134-2 (27.4 overs) def
UAE 133 (39.5)
The Netherlands 262-8 (46.7 overs) def 
Namibia 258-8 (50.0 overs)
 Kenya 178 (49.4 overs) def
Scotland 154 (46.8 overs)
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2009-04-11
Canada Cruise to Victory against Kenya
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Kenya 181 (43.5 overs, Kamande 61, Osinde 4-39)
Canada 185-3 (34.2 overs, Cheema 49, Barnett 38, Kamande 1-13)
Canada beat Kenya by 7 wickets
Canada defeated Kenya in one of the biggest matches of the tournament today. The victory has placed Canada at the top of the Super Eight Table, and in a great position to qualify for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In other Super Eight matches, Ireland 196 were surprised by Afghanistan 218-7; Namibia 280-7 defeated UAE 231-9; Scotland 216-8 defeated European rivals Netherlands 190.
 Canada made a great decision when, after winning the toss, they put Kenya into bat. The Kenyans struggled to a total of 181 from only 43.5 overs, receiving contributions from only Kamande (61) and Nehemiah Odhiambo (34). Henry Osinde (left) led the Canadian attack taking 4 wickets for only 39 runs, while Chohan and Cheema took 2 wickets each.
Canada got off to a great start with the bat, Rizwan Cheema scored 49 before being caught off the bowling of Odhiambo. His opening partner Geoff Barnett contributed 38 to the total before being bowled down by Kamande. Billcliff (36) and Bagai (40) continued the run chase at the steady pace of 5 runs per over. Canada reached the target with 7 wickets and 15.3 overs to spare.
Ashif Mulla has replaced John Davison in the Canadian Squad due to injury. Mulla played in the match versus Kenya and scored 9 runs from 21 balls.
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2009-04-09
Davison Out for Tournament
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Cricket Canada is confirming today that all rounder John Davison has suffered a leg injury and
will be out approximately 3-4 weeks. The nature of the injury and duration of the recovery is
such that Davison has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2009 ICC Cricket World Cup
Qualification Tournament in South Africa. Through 5 games Davison is the 5th leading run scorer in the tournament with 223 runs at an average of 46.60. His highest score was 131 which came in the win over Namibia. Davison also has 2 wickets and a catch.
Canadian Manager Mike Henry was reflective on Davison's loss "John is a great player and has
had a fantastic tournament for us...we will miss his contribution on the field...we are fortunate to
have other players that can step in and contribute and we are confident that they will do so"
Cricket Canada has applied to the tournament technical committee, for Davison to be removed
from Canada's squad as he is no longer able to participate in the tournament and a replacement
will be named shortly. Canada's next game is Saturday April 11 against Kenya.
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2009-04-08
Canada Crush Scotland - Advance to Super Eights with 4 points
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Canada 252-7 (50 overs, Bagai 91, Dhaniram 41, Wright 3-23)
Scotland 104 (30.5 overs, Smith 43, Bhatti 3-31)
Canada beat Scotland by 148 runs
CP - Fast bowler Umar Bhatti ripped through the Scottish batting attack as Canada defeated Scotland by 148 runs in its final round-robin game at the ICC World Cup Qualifying cricket tournament in South Africa.
Canada (4-1) had already qualified for the Super Eight round but Wednesday's win means the Canadians will take four points out of a possible six with them into the next stage. Teams carry forward points gained against other countries that advance to the Super Eight.
Scotland won the toss and sent Canada in to bat at Willowmoore Park. After opener Geoff Barnett (21), Rizwan Cheema (0) and Ian Billcliff (3) were dismissed, captain Ashish Bagai steadied the innings with an 87 that included eight fours and one six. The score brought Bagai to 1000 ODI Runs.
Sunil Dhaniram added 41 and John Davison 32 as Canada scored 252 runs in its 50 overs. Canada's pace duo of Bhatti and Henry Osinde tore into the Scottish batsmen, reducing the Scots from 19 for zero to 29 for four. Scotland (3-2) could manage just 104 runs in response, running out of wickets in the 31st over. Colin Smith accounted for 43 of those runs.
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2009-04-06
Canada Suffers First Loss of CWCQ to Ireland
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Canada 220 (Barnett 49, Davison 41, Rankin 2-36)
Ireland 223 for 4 (O'Brien 89*, Morgan 84*)
Ireland beat Canada by six wickets
Impressive Irish batting under pressure brings about Canada's first defeat in Group A. Kevin O'Brien and Eoin Morgan rescued Ireland from a precarious position to maintain their team's 100 per cent record in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier with victory over Canada at Benoni today....
...Previously unbeaten in the tournament the Canadians knew they did not have enough runs on what was a good batting surface. Geoff Barnett (49), John Davison (41) and Ian Billcliff (38) all got good starts without being able to capitalise, especially considering the Irish fielding early on was uncharacteristically loose as they dropped four catches and missed a stumping.
But Canada coach Pubudu Dassanayake remained upbeat afterwards, comfortable in the knowledge that his side was already through to the Super Eight stage. "In the morning when we were batting we got a good start despite a bit of juice on the wicket early on but then we didn't go through well. We lost a bit of momentum and then Ireland put pressure on us to restrict our scoring.
"But we will regroup after this and come back well in our next game against Scotland. We are capable of beating them. We are still very confident we come back hard and collect those two points to bring through into the next round," he said.
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2009-04-04
Canada Makes it Three Wins in a Row
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Canada 319 (49.5 overs, J Davison 131, I Billcliff 61, G Barnett 46, I van Zyl 4-53)
Namibia 178 (48.0 overs, S Burger 75, I van Zyl 48)
Canada beat Namibia by 141 runs
John Davison finally found his form on Saturday as Canada pounded Namibia on Day 3 of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Davison scored 131 runs from 99 balls, including 10-4s and 6- 6s, Geoff Barnett (46) and Ian Billcilff (61) also contributed to Canada's total of 319 all out. Namibia in reply lost 6 wickets with the total only 43, and only received batting support from Burger (75) and van Zyl (48).
Canada remains at the top of Group A with a perfect 3 wins and 0 losses. Ireland have also gone undefeated in Group A play. Canada and Ireland will meet on Monday, April 6th.
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2009-04-02
Support Team Canada - Join the Facebook Group
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This fansite is to promote and support the Canadian team, we have five programs: Senior Mens and Womens Team, Canada A, U19 and U15. Please feel free post pictures, to ask questions and post useful information that fans might find interesting and/or amusing.
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2009-04-02
Canada defeat Uganda on Day 2 of ICC CWCQ
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Uganda 231-8 (50 overs, K Kamyuka 85, R Mukasa 42, K Chohan 3-31)
Canada 232-5 (47.0 overs, G Barnett 102*, S Dhaniram 39)
Canada beat Uganda by 5 wickets
CricInfo - Canada registered their second win on the trot beating Uganda by five wickets in Johannesburg. Geoff Barnett's century helped Canada overhaul a target of 232 in the 47th over after Khurram Chauhan had starred with the ball, picking up 3 for 31. Uganda looked to be struggling with half the side gone for 91, but Kenneth Kamyuka's near run-a-ball 85, with five fours and two sixes, pushed them to a competitive total. During the chase, Barnett steadied the Canadian innings after Kamyuka's early strikes and was well supported in two fifty-plus partnerships by captain Ashish Bagai (33) and Sunil Dhaniram (39). He remained unbeaten on 102 off 123 balls, hitting nine boundaries and a six.
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2009-04-01
Canada Get off to a Good Start at CWCQ
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Canada 247 (49.3 overs, S Dhaniram 100*, R Cheema 64, Syed Hussain 5-39, Awal Khan 3-19)
Oman 144 (40.0 overs, Farhan Khan 43, N Parmar 38*, K Chohan 4-28)
Rizwan Cheema led of with a quickfire 64 from 44 balls, including 7 4s and 4 6s. Sunil Dhaniram continued his solid international batting with a not out 100 to lead Canada to 247 all out with 3 balls to spare. Oman struggled in their reply scoring only 144 all out from 40 overs.
Other Scores:
Ireland 233-3 defeated
Scotland 232-7
The Netherlands 248-3 defeated
Kenya 247-8
Afghanistan 205-5 defeated
Denmark 203-9
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2009-03-16
Cricket Canada president excited about future
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Toronto Sun - Ben Sennik has seen his leadership as president of Cricket Canada questioned, he's had his authority challenged, his decisions maligned and watched three members of the board walk out the door in the past year amidst a swirling controversy.
This week Sennik addressed the politics and in-fighting. It's murky. "Unfortunate," he said. But, all the bitching aside, he does guarantee one thing:
"We're going to the World Cup in 2011," he guaranteed, as the national team prepares for the International Cricket Council World Cup qualifiers, now less than a month away: "Four teams will go (to the World Cup from the tournament)," said Sennik, this week. "One of those four will be Canada."
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2009-03-11
All 12 squads now confirmed for ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
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All 12 squads have now been named ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2009, which takes place in South Africa next month.
This year's tournament promises to be a closely fought event with the top four sides qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Apart from the Scots, the other five teams that took part in the last World Cup - Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Kenya and the Netherlands - will be taking part along with Denmark, Namibia, Oman and United Arab Emirates from Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 2 and the two qualifiers from Division 3, Afghanistan and Uganda.
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2009-03-08
Cricket Canada Announces Women's Training Squad
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TORONTO - Cricket Canada is pleased to announce today the following training squad that will take part in a 10 day training camp at the Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Centre in Trinidad April 4th to 14th, 2009.
Joanna White - captain
Meara Crawford
Helene Gaffney
Isabella Mengual
Ave Mogan
Monali Patel
Mona Persaud
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Rachel Porteus
Yvette Singh
Vadeo Sproxton
Sheryl Tittlemier
Mikaela Turik
Maree Wilson
Deshanee Yahathugoda |
Shelly Fathers - Manager
George Codrington - Coach
The academy visit is preparation for the players ahead of the ICC America's Women's
Championship scheduled for Florida in May 2009.
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2009-03-05
Canada ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 15 Man Squad
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TORONTO, ONTARIO - March 3, 2009 - Cricket Canada is pleased to announce the following 15 Player squad to represent Canada for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualification Tournament, Johannesburg, South Africa:
1. Ashish Bagai - Captain
2. Umar Bhatti - Vice Captain
3. Qaiser Ali
4. Harvir Baidwan
5. Geoffrey Barnett
6. Ian Billcliff
7. Rizwan Cheema
8. Khurram Chohan
9. John Davison
10. Sunil Dhaniram
11. Sandeep Jyoti
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12. Arivindan Kandappah
13. Eion Katchay
14. Henry Osinde
15. Balaji Rao
Reserves:
Asif Mulla
Trevin Bastiampillai
Karun Jethi
Mohammad Iqbal
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Ashish Bagai has accepted the Captaincy and looks forward to lead the finest collection of Canadian cricket talent assembled in some time, as Canada looks to qualify for its third consecutive Cricket World Cup. The core of the team continues to train in Sri Lanka and more squad members will join through the early part of March, based on their employment schedules.
The team will move to South Africa in mid March to hold a high performance camp and practice matches ahead of the qualifier start of April 1, 2009.
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2009-02-25
Canadian Cricket Players to Wear Kukri in 2009 and beyond
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TORONTO, ONTARIO -
Cricket Canada is pleased to announce the signing of two, four year agreements with Kukri Sports Canada Inc [Kukri] making Kukri the official kit supplier and official merchandiser for Cricket Canada.
Kukri will supply all Cricket Canada Teams, Coaches and Executives with apparel; as well as designing and supplying Cricket Canada a range of items to merchandize for sale to Canada's cricket fans and supporters "This is a tremendous opportunity for Cricket Canada and for Kukri to develop a range of Cricket Canada branded apparel and provide our players with world class cricket attire," said Ben Sennik, Cricket Canada's President.
This is Cricket Canada's third major sponsorship agreement. Kukri joins Scotiabank and ATN.
Wendy Hughes, Kukri's Canadian GM, added "We are delighted to add Canada to the family of Cricket teams we partner with, like Lancashire and Ireland which currently wear Kukri. Over the next four years we will be introducing many new products and the Canadian team will be one of the first teams to wear them." A new kit has been designed for 2009. "We look forward to designing a full range of merchandise as well, initially we will be introducing ten items, which will be available in the early summer," Ms. Hughes concluded.
The new kit will be debuted by the Canadian Men's Senior Team at the World Cup Qualifier in South Africa [April 1 - 19, 2009] and promises a dynamic take on Canada's traditional colours. The Canadian Women's team will be wearing Kukri at the upcoming training camp in Trinidad and at the ICC Americas Tournament later this year.
Sunil Dhaniram, one of the top Associate players, recently named in the 2007-08, ICC Intercontinental Cup Dream Team and a senior member of the Canadian team was excited with the agreement "I have seen the new designs and look forward to wearing the new practice and playing kit in South Africa at the World Cup Qualifier."
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2009-02-24
252 Media Scores Exclusive Partnership with Cricket Canada
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TORONTO - 252 Media Inc. announced today that it has been named
the official sponsorship and community activation agency of Cricket Canada.
252 Media will work extensively with Cricket Canada to develop and execute the national
body's sponsorship agreements. Through its partnership, 252 Media will focus on growing
the sport throughout Canada, executing the organization's major sport and community
events and enhancing Cricket Canada's website.
Cricket Canada's current corporate partners include Scotiabank, a Premier National Sponsor.
"We're thrilled to partner with 252 Media on this initiative," said Ben Sennik, President of
Cricket Canada. "252 Media's management team, market knowledge and internal resources
will be invaluable to our organization as we continue to promote and introduce cricket to a new generation of Canadian sport fans."
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2009-02-10
Chief Executive Officer - Cricket Canada
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Cricket Canada is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to implement a long-term strategic plan for the organization and to lead it in the highly competitive sports industry in Canada. Please submit a cover letter and resume to canada@cricamericas.com or to our offices:
Attn: Mr. Calvin Clarke - General Secretary
Cricket Canada, 3 Concord Gate, Suite 301, Toronto, ON, M3C 3N7
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2009-02-05
Atapattu hired as Batting Consultant
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TORONTO, ONTARIO - Cricket Canada is pleased to announce today that Marvan Atapattu has been retained as a specialist batting consultant. Atapattu's appointment will be effective immediately and will run until the conclusion of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier April 1-18 in South Africa. Atapattu will report directly to head Coach Pubudu Dassanayake.
One of the great technical batsmen of his era, Atapattu particularly excelled in South Africa
where he averaged a healthy 48.42 in ODI Cricket in 24 matches. This stellar record included 2 centuries against South Africa.
Cricket Canada coach Pubudu Dassanayake was instrumental in bringing his former teammate on board and commented "It's my pleasure to welcome an experienced batsman like Marvan as the Batting Coach for the Canadian cricket team. Marvan is one of the most technically correct batsmen that Sri Lanka has ever produced. He excelled on South Africa's bouncy pitches and had performed exceptionally under those conditions. He will be a definite asset to our team in preparing for the upcoming World Cup qualifier. Marvan will share his knowledge and experience and have tremendous impact for our players. He is a role model that any upcoming international cricketer should follow. I am excited to work with him to achieve our goal."
The addition of Atapattu to the coaching teams is another move forward for Cricket Canada as
they push towards the goal of qualifying for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
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2009-02-05
Canadian Players to Attend High Performance Camp in Sri Lanka
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TORONTO, ONTARIO - Cricket Canada is pleased to announce today, the acceptance of the invitation of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board to train in Sri Lanka in the lead up to the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The concept was inspired by an invitation by Sri Lanka Cricket, the High Performance camps run by the ICC; and arranged by Pubudu Dassanayke.
Eight players will train in Sri Lanka from February 10 - March 19th, 2009 before joining the rest of the team in South Africa ahead of the qualification tournament for a pre tournament tour. The squad will be undertaking specialist coaching in all aspects of the game, focusing on the One day format. Cricket Canada have also been able to secure the specialist services of Marvan Atapattu, a former Sri Lankan player with over 90 test and 268 ODI caps to assist with preparations.
The players traveling to Sri Lanka are expected to form the core of the qualifier final 15 and have been training full time in Toronto since the team returned from its Caribbean and United States tours.
The players traveling to Sri Lanka are:
Qaiser Ali, Umar Bhatti, Rizwan Cheema, Harvir Baidwan, Khurram Chohan, Sandeep
Jyoti, Eion Katchay, Henry Osinde
Dassanayake commenting on the trip said, "The Sri Lanka Board has offered Cricket Canada assistance with Coaches and Nutritional programs." The tour will be based at P. Saravanamuttu and R. Premadasa Stadiums in Colombo.
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2009-02-03
Rizwan Cheema Cleared to Travel
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TORONTO, ONTARIO - Cricket Canada is pleased to announce today that Rizwan Cheema has been granted permission by the Canadian government to travel to South Africa for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, April 1 - 18, 2009. Arguably the hardest hitter of the ball in Associate cricket, Cheema launched onto the scene with explosive performances against the West Indies and Bermuda, averaging 61.33 at a strike rate of 133.33. He quickly followed these performances up with dominating performance at the Al Barakah T20 tournament in Toronto in October. At the tournament Cheema averaged 31.75 at a strike rate of 122.11 against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
Cricket Canada President Ben Sennik was thrilled with the news stating "He (Rizwan) is a
dynamic player who can make an impact on any game with both the bat and the ball. He is
proven at the highest level and a burgeoning star around the world... As soon as Minister
Kenney learned about this matter, he immediately acted to grant a special ministerial visa. We
are very appreciative of the sympathetic support of the Minister of Immigration and look forward
to seeing Rizwan in action in South Africa"
Cricket Canada would like to thank the Minister of Immigration Mr. Jason Kenney as well as
Member of Parliament Devinder Shory for their ongoing support of Cricket Canada.
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2009-02-02
Cricket Canada announces ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 30 Player Squad
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TORONTO, ONTARIO - Cricket Canada is pleased to announce the following 30-player squad for the 2009 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualification Tournament:
Qaiser Ali, Ashish Bagai, Harvir Singh Baidwan, Geoffrey Barnett, Trevin Bastiampillai,
Rustam Bhatti, Umar Bhatti, Ian Billcliff, Abdul Jabbar Chaudrey, Rizwan Cheema,
Khurram Chohan, Ramesh David, John Davison, Sunil Dhaniram, Abdus Sami Faridi,
Anuraj Gupta, Mohammad Iqbal, Karun Jethi, Sandeep Jyoti, Aravind Kandappah,
Eion Katchay, Ashif Mulla, Henry Osinde, Balaji Rao, Abdool Samad, Baber Sandhu,
Jason Sandher, Steven Welsh, Saad Bin Zafar, Zubin Surkari
Cricket Canada is excited to have arguably the two most explosive batsmen in the Associate cricket world, John Davison and Rizwan Cheema as well as seasoned campaigners Ashish Bagai, and Sunil Dhaniram to bolster an experienced and proven squad. The tournament takes place April 1st - 18th, 2009 in South Africa.
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2009-01-30
Cricket Canada Appoints Interim C.E.O.
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TORONTO, January 29, 2009 - Ben Sennik, President of Cricket Canada, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ingleton Liburd as interim C.E.O. of Cricket Canada, replacing outgoing C.E.O, Atul Ahuja, who held the position from November 2007. Mr. Liburd joined Cricket Canada as Development Officer in the fall of 2008 and is a former captain of the Canadian national cricket team.
Mr. Liburd is well known within the Canadian and international cricket communities. Prior to joining Cricket Canada, he served as President of the St. Kitts Cricket Association and as a Territorial Development Officer for the West Indies Cricket Board. Mr. Liburd was also Vice-President of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, responsible for its cricket program for children.
"Ingleton has a tremendous knowledge of the game of cricket and has demonstrated his leadership skills throughout his association with the game," said Mr. Sennik. "On behalf of the Cricket Canada Board of Directors, we are pleased to have Ingleton as a key part of our team as we continue to enhance cricket's appeal across Canada at the professional and community levels."
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2009-01-19
Toronto Star: 'Key player in limbo for Cup qualifying'
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Norman Da Costa - Canada's hopes of qualifying for its third straight World Cup cricket tournament are being held up by red tape.
The country's top all-rounder, Rizwan Cheema of Toronto (photo), described as the team's "natural treasure" by Cricket Canada president Ben Sennik, will be left off the team for the 18-nation qualifier in South Africa in April unless he receives a travel document from Canada's immigration department.
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2009-01-13
Cricket Canada launches first phase of new website: cricketcanada.org
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Cricket Canada launches first phase of new website. Information can be found on the Cricket Canada Scotiabank School Program and Registration Forms, and other Cricket Canada and National Junior, Mens and Womens Team news.
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2009-01-12
National Launch: Cricket Canada Scotiabank School Program
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The Cricket Canada Scotiabank School Program (CCSSP) will be launched nationwide at the Eugene Reimer Middle School in Abbotsford, BC, Tuesday, January 13th at 10 AM (PST). Media photo-ops will be held concurrently at Crossing Park School, Calgary and North Kipling Junior Middle School, Toronto.
The CCSSP is estimated to become the largest elementary School program in the Cricket-playing world outside of the 10 ICC full-member countries. For details of the CCSSP, please visit: www.cricketcanada.org
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