Cricket Canada, known as the Canadian Cricket Association (CCA) until November 2007, is the governing body of cricket in Canada. It was established in 1892 and has its current headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. It administers the national men's and women's teams, as well as several youth teams at various age levels. In addition, Cricket Canada and its affiliates run several grassroots and development programs and leagues nationwide. Cricket Canada is Canada's representative at the International Cricket Council and has been an associate member of that body since 1968. It is included in the ICC Americas region.
The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket club in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto, Ontario. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facility. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals (ODI) by the International Cricket Council.
Cricket is a minor sport in Canada which is unusual among the former Dominions of the British Empire in not having adopted cricket as a major sport—in contrast with Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the British West Indies.
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Rizwan Ahmed Cheema is a former cricketer of the Canadian cricket team. Cheema is a big-hitting batsman who also bowls some medium pace.
Ruvindu Gunasekera is a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played One Day International cricket for Canada.
Saad Bin Zafar is a Pakistani-Canadian international cricketer who represents Canada in international cricket and is currently the captain of the men's national team. Saad is a left-handed all-rounder.
There are professional teams based in Canada in several professional sports leagues. The National Hockey League currently has seven Canadian franchises and is the most popular professional sports league in Canada. The Canadian Football League is the only all-Canadian major professional sports league. Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, Major League Soccer, and the Professional Women's Hockey League also have Canadian teams.
Nitish Roenik Kumar is a Canadian-American cricketer who was the former captain of the Canada national cricket team. Kumar was appointed as the national men's team captain in October 2016 at the age of 22. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off spin. After representing the country at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in January, Kumar made his One Day International debut the following month, becoming the second-youngest player in the history of ODIs. When Canada participated in the 2011 World Cup Kumar became the youngest player to feature in the tournament. He played his first Twenty20 International in March 2012. After last representing Canada in 2019, Kumar made his international debut for the United States national cricket team in April 2024.
Hamza Tariq is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer. He plays as wicketkeeper batsman for the Canada national cricket team and made his debut in 2011. He has also played franchise cricket in the Caribbean Premier League and Global T20 Canada.
Kamau Sadiki Leverock is a Bermudian cricketer and the captain of the Bermuda cricket team. A nephew of two former ODI players, Dwayne Leverock (Bermuda) and Austin Codrington (Canada), Leverock is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was educated at the Bermuda Institute.
Nikhil Dutta is a Canadian cricketer. He has represented the Canada national cricket team since 2013 as a right-arm off spin bowler. He has also played for franchises in the Caribbean Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League and Global T20 Canada.
Salman Nazar is a Canadian cricketer who plays as bowler for the Canada national cricket team. Salman is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He is regarded as one of the best fielders of Canada. Salman's consistency as a bowling all-rounder is admired in Canada's domestic circuit for over a decade. He is first Canadian cricketer to take 400 wickets in Canadian domestic tournaments.
Muhammad Ahsan Ali Khan is a Pakistani-born American professional cricketer.
Rayyan Pathan is a Canadian cricketer. He debuted for the Canada national cricket team in 2013. He plays as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.
Dillon Heyliger is a Canadian cricketer who plays for the Canada national cricket team.
The 2018 Global T20 Canada of the Global T20 Canada, was a 20-over cricket cricket tournament played in Canada. It was the first edition of the tournament and ran from 28 June to 15 July 2018. Six teams took part, with all the matches played at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario.
The 2019 Global T20 Canada was the second edition of the Global T20 Canada, a 20-over professional cricket tournament, played at the CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario. It started on 25 July 2019, and concluded with the final on 11 August 2019. It was slightly later in the calendar than the previous tournament, to avoid clashing with the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Vancouver Knights were the defending champions. A new team named New York Legends were announced to replace Cricket West Indies B Team. However, the idea was later cancelled, and the Brampton Wolves were named as the sixth franchise team in June 2019.
Ravinderpal Singh is a Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman.
The 2023 Global T20 Canada was the third edition of Global T20 Canada, a Twenty20 professional cricket tournament that was played at the TD Cricket Arena in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The tournament began on 20 July 2023, and concluded on 6 August 2023. It was the first time the tournament has been held since 2019, as subsequent editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
