Local playoffs rescheduled by rain

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon The semi-final playoff of the Toronto & District Cricket Association, Elite Division, between Limers Lords CC and Brampton Masters Tranzac CC was washed out last Sunday by overnight rain and heavy showers on Sunday morning. The match is rescheduled for this Saturday, Sept. 27, at Maple Leaf Cricket Ground, King City. […]

Scarborough cricket playoffs this weekend

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon Scarborough Cricket Association 2014 playoffs kick off this weekend at various grounds. On Saturday, the following games are scheduled in Scarborough: In the Premier Division, the winner of Conference B, defending champions Hawaiian Artic CC will play Kokuvil CC A at Ashtonbee 1 and Deccan Hawks CC will take on Bawa XI CC […]

Windies deliver series whitewash vs Bangladesh

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies playing in their 500th Test defeated Bangladesh by 296 runs in the second and final Test last Tuesday at the Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia, completing a 2-0 series whitewash. The home side sent in to bat first scored 380 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul undefeated on 84. Leon […]

West Indies will tour India

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies is set to tour India in October and November. The schedule was recently revised and the touring West Indies team will play five One-Day Internationals, one T20 International and a three Test-Match series. West Indies open their tour with two 50-over matches, the first on Oct. 3 against […]

Canada bests Jamaica 3-1

Canada bests Jamaica 3-1

Photo by GerardPhoto Canada’s men’s team outscored Jamaica 3-1 in a friendly match Tuesday evening at BMO Field. Jamaican defender Upson Edwards, #2, battles Canadian defensive midfielder Dave Edgar, #15, for the ball. For more sports stories, see Pg. 17.  

T&D Elite Division playoffs this weekend

Cricket With Dalchand Toronto & District Cricket Association Elite Division kicks off this weekend at Maple Leaf Cricket Ground, King City. In the first playoff,  Limers Lords CC, winner of the Synergy Spiral Conference, will take on defending champions Centurians CC, winner of the Platypus Conference, on Sunday and the winner will automatically  move on […]

Windies beat Bangladesh in first test

Cricket With Dalchand The West Indies defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets last Tuesday, in the first Dhaka Bank Test which was played at the Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St. Vincent and go 1-0 up in the two-match series. The home side took less than two hours on the final as Bangladesh lost five wickets for […]

Rayad Emrit to lead Barbados Tridents

Cricket With Dalchand Rayad Emrit has been appointed captain of the Barbados Tridents team for the upcoming Champions League T20 tournament which will be played in India from Sept. 13 to Oct. 4. The 33-year-old allrounder has been a regular member of the Trinidad & Tobago national team after making his debut against the Leeward […]

New coach for TFC playoff countdown

New coach for TFC playoff countdown

By Aldwyn McGill  With the big countdown for the playoffs starting with his team’s next game, TFC General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko wasted no time in bringing out the broom together with Greg Vanney as the new head coach of the club. It was after the Reds’ 3-0 loss against New England Revolution. From where I […]

Chanderpaul hits century against Bangladesh

By Dalchand Bissoon Shiv Chanderpaul, the veteran West Indies middle-order batsman, hammered a brilliant century (183) in a three-day tour match between St. Kitts & Nevis and the touring Bangladesh team. Bangladesh elected to bat first and scored 377 for seven wickets declared with centuries from skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, 106 not out and Nazir Hossain, 100. St. […]