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Canadian Cricket Association
c/o Sport Alliance Center, Suite 306 1185 Eglinton Ave., E. Toronto M3C 3C6
The roots of Canadian cricket spring mainly from the regions of Upper Canada and in particular from around the little town of York, now known as Toronto, in the Province of Ontario. During the early years of the nineteenth century the game was encouraged in the town by George A. Barber, a young English schoolmaster. Today he is considered to be the father of Canadian cricket.
A major event in the history of Canadian cricket occurred on November 5, 1989 when the United Way Cricket Match held at the Toronto Sky Dome between the West Indies and a Rest of the World X1 drew a crowd of 40,570 to set a new attendance record for North America. It was also a bonanza for the United Way of Greater Toronto when a record total of $550,000 was raised for charity.
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The Toronto & District Cricket Association
1800 Sheppard Ave. E. P.O. Box 55227, P.M. Postal Station
The T&D CA is the largest cricket league in Canada and North America. It consist of 4 divisions, 34 clubs equaling 65 teams and over 1015 registered players. Not only is the T&D the largest league in North America, but it boast some of the best playing facilities in the World, a total of 25 playing grounds, most notably is the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, home of the Shara Cup, and the recent Toronto Cricket Festival between West Indies, Pakistan and India. The level / quality of cricket played in the T & D league is second to none in Canada. This fact is re enforced annually when the selection of the Canadian National Team is announce, with an average 80%-90% of players from the T & D. The scheduling of the teams is based on a round robin system, with each team in a conference / division playing each other twice (2) in a season.
Historical Look
Cricket has a long association with the city of Toronto going back to 1827 when the prestigious Toronto Cricketing Club was formed by George A. Barder who is now known as father of Canadian cricket. Prior to this time cricket had been played at the Home District Grammar School which was founded in 1807 and was located on the block between Richmond and Adelaide Streets, midway between Jarvis and Church Streets. Most of the early matches played in Toronto were of a friendly nature but towards the end of the last century the church and Mercantile League was formed and the sport was then played on a more organized basis.
The Toronto & District Cricket Association as we now know it, was formed on Tuesday, November 30, 1920 when a meeting was held at the Sons of England Hall in downtown Toronto by what was then called the Toronto & District Cricket Council.
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Civics Sports & Social Club
60 Limevale Crescent
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Dave Bissoon, President
Dave.Bissoon@ontario.ca
Abid Ally, Vice President
R-416-285-5758
sally@dynamic.ca
Mohamed, Abideen
416-875-2497
mohammed.abideen@sciex.com
Adil Ally, Secretary
R-905-428-1760
adil_ally_86@hotmail.com
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KHOLVAD SPORTS CLUB
20F LEASIDE PARK DRIVE
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Juned Patel, Joint Secretary
Telephone : (647) 998-1196
juned_patel2002@hotmail.com
Moin Parekh, President
Telephone : (416) 609-3492
moin.parekh@bmo.com
Salim Saleh, Under 15 Juniors Coordinator
Telephone : (416) 423-5300
salimsaleh1@hotmail.com
Naeem Mulla, Under 13 Juniors Coordinator
Telephone : (416) 423-5262 Cell : (416) 565-6211
nmulla@gmail.com
Zafar Abowath, Treasurer
Telephone : (416) 423-5720
zafarabowath@hotmail.com
Shamim Abowath, Secretary
Telephone : (416) 429-3760
abowathshamim@hotmail.com
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North Star Cricket Club
[Address unavailable]
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Parkdale Cricket Club
67 West Lodge Ave panditbmaharaj@hotmail.com
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Pandit Basdeo Maharaj, President
R-416-532-2253 RFax 416-532-2253
panditbmaharaj@hotmail.com
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Popeyes Cricket Club
[Address unavailable]
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Faisal Malik, President
416-573-1509
faisal_popeyes@hotmail.com
Mohamad Mirza, Secretary
647-885-7904
sameer2000ca@hotmail.com
Abdul R. Malik, Treasurer
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Punjab Cricket Club Canada
326 Osler Sreet, M9N 2Z5 punjabcricketclubcanada@yahoo.com
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Rupinder Sandhu, Secretary
R-416-873-7148 RFax-1-866-736-1701
punjabcricketclubcanada@yahoo.com
Vijay Kumar, President
W-416-392-2273 x 2154
vkumar@torontohumanesociety.com
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Sterling Cricket Club
65 Thorncliffe Park Drive Apt #1814
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Munshah Madhani, President
R-416-467-1010
Shafik A Pira, Secretary
R-416-696-1601 C-647-283-1601
s_pira@yahoo.ca
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Thorncliffe Boys Cricket Club
281 Mortimer ave M4J-2C6
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Yunus gori, president
416 466 1265
yugo_g@hotmail.com
NADIM SEDU, Vice President
R-416-696-5070
nadim@can.rogers.com
Naeem Jogiyat, Treasurer
H 416-696-5864