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August 29 2006

we were finally able to arranged a youth game East (KW) vs West (Windsor) the game was played at Waterloo park on August 26th 2006, the East (KW) won easily.

West made 89 runs in 20 overs the East made 91 in 8 overs for the west Priyam made 24 and Pratik made 31, for the east Abdullah made 46 not out, he also got 3 wickets.

Hartley Jordan

July 10 2006

SOCA Juniors loses nail biter game to OVCC Juniors by 13 runs

SOCA juniors hosted OVCC Juniors for OCA Junior Championship game at Waterloo Park . With all Schools exams are over, first time SOCA was able to mobilize some of the better player to play against OVCC.

After winning the toss OVCC elected to bat. After slow start(98/3 in 31 Overs), OVCC managed to pull 199 allout in 43.3 overs (101 runs in last 12.3 overs). All credit goes to brilliant knock by Mustafa Popalazi (96 runs 12 fours and 3 Sixes).

Under pressure SOCA, after shaky start (15/4) to excellent line and length bowling to Lohit (9-0-35-5), 16 year old Abdullaha took charge of the game and scored 79 runs (6 fours and 6 sixes), received excellent mentoring from Captain Mansoor ( 50 runs 4 Fours and a Six). Mansoor and Abdullah build a crucial partnership of 120 runs and brought back the game to SOCA.

After losing Abdullah and Mansoor, OVCC cam back to game. SOCA lost the wickets at regular interval and scored 186 all out in 38 overs.

All credit and thanks to OVCC team traveled from Ottawa and some of the SOCA players traveled from Windsor .

Yogesh Shah

CONGRATULATIONS ... CENTURIANS CC

WINNER 2006 JOHN ROSS ROBERTSON EASTERN CANADA CLUB CHAMPIONS

Centurians CC, representing the Toronto & District Cricket Association defeated Adastrians CC from the Quebec Cricket Federation in a low-scoring finals played at G. Ross Lord Park on Sunday July 9 - Adastrians CC won the toss and elected to bat and were all out for 60 runs in 22 overs. Ahmed Sultan 22 runs. Qaiser Ali, the lone century-maker of the semi-finals could only muster 15 runs and took 1 wicket.

Bede Anandaappa took 4 wickets for 10 runs off 6 overs. Sutharshan Weersingham took 2 for 17 off 5, Sanjay Thuraisingham bowled 4 for 2 and took 1 wicket and Ravi Ravishankar took 1 for 2 off 3 overs.

Centurians CC responded with 62 runs in 10.4 overs. Openers Sanjay Thuraisingham and Siva Jayarajalingam, the latter caught in slips for 6 runs in the sixth over. Sanjay 37 not out (included 4 massive sixes) and Captain Pubudu Dassanayake 12 not out.

The match officials were Ken Shanthikumar and Fred Lew-a-king, umpires and Petra Pompey, scorer.

OCA Senior Coordinator

Hi All

Today was indeed a lovely day for cricket in Toronto ....

2006 JRR Eastern Canada Club Champions Tournament semi-finals match played earlier today and hosted by the ONTARIO CRICKET ASSOCIATION was almost a nail-biter - Adastrians CC ( Quebec ) won the toss and elected to bat - They made 253 for 7 off 50 overs. Current National player, Qaiser Ali, the only century maker (103)(10 4s and 1 6s) was dismissed hit wicket and Raja Sohail made 56, they shared a 105 runs partnership.

Cavaliers CC responded with 234 all out in 47.4 overs giving the truly earned win to Adastrians by only 19 runs. The veteran Ahmed Sultan took 4 wickets off 10 overs for 54 runs. Cavaliers CC Captain, Curtis Springer 55 minute trip to the wicket was very entertaining for his total of 53 runs, he also took 2 wickets and Pedro Depeiza made 60. The officials were Arnold Ramanjulu and Mike Henry, umpires and Petra Pompey, scorer.

Unfortunately, in the other semi-finals match, Mississauga Ramblers CC (H&DCL) defaulted. Tomorrow's finals at Ross Lord Park will be a repeat clash between Adastrians CC and Centurians CC.

OCA Senior Coordinator

June 14 2006

SOCA in the Spotlight

The Southern Ontario Cricket Association (SOCA) was recently recognized by the Ontario Cricket Association (OCA), the umbrella organization for cricket leagues in Ontario for hosting the 2006 Atholstan trophy. The very first time that the trophy games were played in Southern Ontario . These games took place on June 10 & 11 in the Waterloo region.

The Seniors game was a two day game against Quebec ; which OCA easily won. This game was played at Waterloo Park . The Juniors games were two one day games against the Quebec Juniors both won by OCA. These games were played at the Cambridge Cricket Ground.

Congratulations to our representatives Jaspal Rana and Richie Anand who played key roles in the OCA Seniors victories. A special thank you to the Waterloo-Sunrise Cricket Club and Cambridge Cricket Club for agreeing to host the games on their grounds. A big thank you to our secretary Yogesh Shah who work closely with Petra Pompey (OCA secretary) to help make the event a success for SOCA and OCA.

  Submitted by Les Burnett – SOCA President
June 12 2006

Congratulations ... 2006 Atholstan Trophy Winner - ONTARIO

Led by Skipper George Codrington (T&DCA) - defeated QUEBEC by 106 runs

MVP - Nicholas Ifill (Ontario) (T&DCA) Bowling  14 - 2 - 30 - 3  Batting 68 runs and  4 Catches

Most Wickets - (Tie)

Lallu Naresh (Quebec) - 25.4- 3 - 80 - 9

P. Ravishankar (Ontario) (T&DCA) - 29.5 - 5  - 72 - 9

Most Runs - Nicholas Ifill - 68
The following players were recognised for their Outstanding Contribution:-

Orson Greaves & Lesroy Lawrence both from QUEBEC

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ONTARIO Juniors defeated QUEBEC Juniors in 2 - 50 over Matches played at Cambridge CC grounds June 10th & 11th

MVP - Rassan Raza (Ontario) (T&DCA)

Most Runs - Tony Mahabir (Ontario) (EDCL) - 33

Most Wickets - Hassan Raza - 11 - 2 - 20 - 7

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On behalf of the ONTARIO CRICKET ASSOCIATION, my sincerest thanks and appreciation to the following persons for their continued support of cricket and for their contribution:-

Mr Martin Vieria, ICC Americas - Donated the Recognition Awards

Hagee Sports - Donated 1 pr Batting Gloves & 1 pr Batting Pads

Mr Sherriff Boodhoo, Qasras Sports - Donated 1 pr Batting Gloves

Mr Austin Ward, Dixie Sports - Donated 1 pr Batting Pads

Mr Elvin Pompey at Woodbine Chrysler - 1 Gift Certificate

Mr Fazil Mirza, Hardball Restaurant - 1 Gift Certificate

A BIG 'Thank You' to the host SOCA, especially Yogesh, to the OCA President, Mr Errol Townshend, to Mr Arvind Patel (QCF President) and Mr Dalip Kirpaul (Quebec), to the teams especially the QUEBEC group for continuing the trip, after encountering serious problems on the way with the Bus, to the Match Officials, Coaches and Managers and to all of the volunteers -  The cricket weekend was good indeed but the weather bbrrrr.!!!

Next Atholstan Trophy Match (2007) will play in Quebec and hosted by the QUEBEC CRICKET FEDERATION.

Petra Pompey, Secretary/Senior Coordinator, OCA

June 5, 2006

June 5, 2006

June 5, 2006

ATHOLSTAN CUP 2006

New-look Ontario team for Atholstan Cup classic

Only three members of the shell-shocked Canadian squad just back from stunning defeats by and Bermuda in the Tri-Nation Series in Trinidad have been included in the Ontario team to meet Quebec in the two-day annual Atholstan Cup classic in Waterloo Region this weekend.

All-rounder George Codrington, who led Ontario to a one-wicket win over MCC, last September, has been retained as captain, while all-rounder Don Maxwell and paceman Henry Osinde are also among the six Toronto & District Association players selected. Maxwell was a shock omission from new national coach Andy Pick’s X1 against Zimbabwe while Osinde bowled well in both games and shared a facing-saving 36-run last wicket stand with Codrington against Bermuda.

The team is: George Codrington (TDCA) (capt), Tony Russell ( Ottawa ) (vice capt), Jaspal Rana and Richie Anand ( Southern Ontario ), Mohammed Karim ( Hamilton ), Surendra Seeraj (wk), Ravishankar Puvendran, Bede Anandappa, Don Maxwell, Henry Osinde (TDCA) and Ganesh Badrie (Etobicoke). Manager: Kris Sawh; Coach: Larry Gomes.

The game has been shifted from Laurel Creek Park to Waterloo Park in Waterloo because of a scheduling conflict. The two-day two-innings event is the only such event on the Ontario cricket calendar. The game starts at 10 a.m. each day.

Several players will be making their debut for Ontario . Most prominent among them is Centurions left-arm spinner Ravishankar Puvendran who was the TDCA leading wicket taker last year. He has struck early season form taking 5-13 against Overseas last month. Ganesh Badrie, a right hand batsman/medium fast bowler who has dominated the Etobicoke and District league for several years, also gets his first outing. Etobicoke is an associate member of the OCA and will be represented on an Ontario team for the first time.

OCA president Errol Townshend said this year’s event marks a conscious attempt to spread the game throughout the province. “ Waterloo region will be hosting the match for the first time and we welcome Etobicoke’s debut on the provincial scene.”

The team to represent defending champions Quebec remained a closely guarded secret up to press time but it will almost certainly include Canadian allrounder Qaiser Ali. Along with Osinde, Ali spent two months at the ICC High Performance camp in last winter. Ali made an impressive debut for in last year’s Intercontinental Cup against Bermuda and Cayman with half centuries in each game. He was omitted for both games in Trinidad .

Whether it will include paceman Ashish Patel, who had the top order South African batsmen on the run at the 2003 World Cup, is left to be seen. He has been recovering from knee surgery.

TDCA’s young bloods were denied a chance to stake their claims for this weekend’s game when the anticipated clash with TDCA Seniors last Saturday at King City was rained out.

For more information:

Contact: Errol Townshend -416-609-2673

May 2, 2006

Details for the Umpires Clinic

Date and Time
May 6 2006 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
May 7, 2006 9.30 am to 3.30 pm

Location
Breithaupt Centre, 350 Margaret Avenue Kitchener

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April 25, 2006

Key Decisions made during Spring AGM and Reminders for some of the new teams to SOCA:

Umpiring Fees have been increased from $40 to $50 for two umpires and From $25 to $30 for One Umpire. Fees should be paid before the toss is being made.
Umpiring Clinic will be held in KW area on May 6/7. Efforts will be made to plan future clinic in Windsor
30 Yard circle rule is applicable to all games. 10 overs field restriction for 40 and 45 over games and 15 overs field restriction for 50 over games
Associate member fees would be $150 (For London and Sarnia)
Scores, results and Umpiring complaint need to be submitted by the Wednesday after the game is over. Both teams should submit the score in order to resolve incomplete scores.
Once the Final schedule is published, teams are responsible to for any changes and both teams need to agree.
Umpires and Players code of ethics to be followed strictly
Any cancellation of games needs to be communicated to Umpiring Co-ordinator, Scheduled Umpires and SOCA Secretary as soon as possible.
OCA U19 Championship will be a new tournament, Please register your juniors to SOCA for selection. (Juniors are born after 1 Sept 1987)
All Players need to be registered to SOCA before they play a game, I believe the deadline is Wednesday before the game (Including the 12th Man)
Player needs to play four league games for a team in order to represent a team for any Playoff game
All league games are 40 Overs and start a 1.00 pm. Toss at 12.45 pm