Durham Cavaliers to tour New Zealand

Durham Cavaliers to tour New Zealand

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon  The Durham Cavaliers Cricket Team will be leaving next month for a two weeks tour to Auckland, New Zealand. The team will play six 40 over cricket matches against several clubs in Auckland, the financial city. Their first match is against a team from North Shore Cricket Club on Nov. 17. The […]

Benn replaces Narine on one-day squad

Cricket by Dalchand Bissoon Sulieman Benn, the 33-year-old left-arm leg spinner, has joined the West Indies squad for the upcoming five-match One-Day Internationals against India which started yesterday in Kochi, India. Benn replaces off spinner Sunil Narine who was banned from bowling in the finals of the Champions League T20 tournament and was subsequently withdrawn […]

Windies pro league schedule set

Windies pro league schedule set

Cricket by Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies Cricket Board last Friday announced the schedule for the inaugural WICB Professional Cricket League which comprises the Regional Four Day Tournament and the Nagico Super 50 Tournament. The Regional Four Day Tournament kicks off on Nov. 14 and runs through March 23, 2015. The six franchise teams will play […]

Hawaiian Artic Scarborough cricket champs

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon Hawaiian Artic CC gather to celebrate their victory in the Premier Division Championship. Hawaiian Artic CC won the Scarborough Cricket Association 2014 Premier Division Championship when they were awarded the game against East West CC in the final playoff at Ashtonbee cricket ground last Sunday. East West took first and scored […]

Brampton Masters CC wins elite division

Brampton Masters CC wins elite division

Photo courtesy of Eddie Norfolk Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon Brampton Masters Tranzac CC won the Toronto & District Cricket Association 2014 Elite Division championship when they defeated defending champions Centurians CC by four wickets in the playoff final last Sunday at Maple Leaf cricket ground in King City. Centurians scored 148 all out off 45.4 […]

Synchro team christens Pan Am facility

Synchro team christens Pan Am facility

Photos by Peter Tang Synchro Canada’s Senior National Team christened the new CIBC Pan Am / Parapan Am Aquatic Centre yesterday as the first national team to train there. The team will participate in the 13th FINA World Cup in Quebec City from Oct. 2 to 5. The aquatic centre in east end Scarborough boasts […]

West Indies ODI squad for India tour

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies Cricket Board Selectors have announced a 15-member West Indies squad for the upcoming series of five One-Day Internationals (ODI) on their tour of India. The full squad: Dwayne Bravo (Captain), Darren Bravo, Jason Holder, Leon Johnson, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, […]

WICB, players sign landmark pact

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) signed a new collective bargaining agreement and memorandum of understanding last week. WICB President Whycliffe Cameron signed for the board while WIPA President and CEO Wavell Hinds, the former Jamaican and West Indies opening batsman, signed on behalf […]

WICB, players sign landmark pact

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) signed a new collective bargaining agreement and memorandum of understanding last week. WICB President Whycliffe Cameron signed for the board while WIPA President and CEO Wavell Hinds, the former Jamaican and West Indies opening batsman, signed on behalf […]