http://www.cricketstar.net/bcl Please note:

Final batch of the umpiring sessions will be held on Thu, July 29th @ Brampton Sports Park (Dixie/Sandalwood), from 6pm-9pm, in Room # 1.

Furthermore, the league finance meeting has been re-rescheduled to the 2nd week of August. Venue and time will be announced shortly.

Minor schedule changes have been made. Please verify your schedule.
]]> BCL Youth makes headlines with Bollywood stars:
http://www.southasianfocus.ca/community/article/90783]]> All teams: please make sure to "correctly" enter all your stats by midnight of every wednesday following each game. Failure to do so will result in points deduction.

BCL Webadmin.
]]> BCL is pleased to offer umpiring sessions and refresher courses to all of our umpires. Due to the increased need (2 umpires for every game in the league), we are also looking for young and talented members to step forward and get certified as umpires.

This course will be held on 2 days (Wed, July 14 & Wed, July 21) at the Brampton Soccer Centre, from 6pm-9pm, Room # 2.

There is no fee for this course. All interested members must send an e-mail to our umpiring coordinator at steve@bramptoncricketleague.ca, to confirm their attendance.
]]> Dear Teams:

Here are the results of the fair play awards so far.

Morning:

TEAM POINTS

RANA CC 7.3
ROYALS 7.0
SHERIDAN 6.8
UNITED CC 6.1
B.TRINI BOYZ 5.4
B.TIGERS 3.4

Noon:

TEAM POINTS
ISLAND BOYZ 9.5
PREMIER CC 9.2
B. WARRIORS 9.0
GEORGETOWN 8.8
B. ISLANDERS UNITED 7.7
SOUTH ASIAN 7.0

We thank the above leader teams for their on field discipline and encourage all other teams and their captains to promote fair play in all of our games.

Remember: there is a fair play award to be handed out at the end of the year.
]]> All T20/T25 teams must pick up game balls from league treasurer Mike Francis who can be reached at 289.838.8250.

Teams must only use the following cricket balls:
1.) BCL, 4 piece, logo balls.
2.) Grays, 4 piece, Cambridge Limited (league approved and bought from the league.)

Click below to see a picture of the ball.
]]> BCL Management would like to congratulate Mohd. Awais of Premier CC (www.premiercricketclub.com), for the first century of 2010. Awais made 117 runs in 104 balls hitting 11 4s and 7 6s, against Georgetown Cricket Club helping Premier CC win the match by 89 runs.

Because of his maiden century Awais will be gifted a brand new cricket bat, courtesy of Khan Sports!
]]> Brampton Cricket League has been invited to participate in the upcoming Ontario Cricket Association's Elite Tournament. 10 leagues from all across Ontario will participate in this tournament and BCL will be presenting a team. Player selection will be based on 2009-2010 stats and we will be selecting players from Div 1 teams only.

Here are the 12 players selected to represent BCL for this elite tournament.

1.) Andrew Lutchman 2.) Aneeq Akthar 3.) Arun Kumar 4.) Bryan Deane 5.) Kamil Rahim 6.) Faraz Saleem* 7.) Mahadeo Moonasar 8.) Ravi Bal 9.) Renee Pittiman 10.) Roopan Ramsaroop 11.) Sanjay Joshi 12.) Shamit Raj

Game Dates & Ground Direction:

June 12: BCL VS SOCA (Waterloo Park)
June 19: BCL VS EDCL/CT20 (Brantford)
June 20: BCL VS HDCL (Waterloo)
July 25th: Final (TBD)

Waterloo Park Directions from Toronto:

From 401 West -take the HWY-8 W exit- EXIT 278- toward KITCHENER / WATERLOO . Take the HWY-7 E exit toward GUELPH / HWY-85 / WATERLOO Take CONESTOGA PKWY/ PROVINCIAL ROUTE 85 N toward WATERLOO Take the BRIDGEPORT RD. WEST exit toward WATERLOO CITY CENTRE After crossing King St -turn RIGHT onto ALBERT ST Turn LEFT onto YOUNG ST W or turn left on Central St.
]]> To all teams interested in requesting practice time for weeknights please send an e-mail to faraz@bramptoncricketleague.ca with your preferred day.

Facilities will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. All requests must be received by Fri, June 4th.

Here is the practice schedule: effective June 14, 2010

Tuesday: Island Boyz
Wednesday: BCL Youth
Thursday: Georgetown CC
Friday: Brampton Trini Boyz/Brampton Islanders
]]> Youth Program for 2010 will commence June 19th. All games will be played in Brampton including a mix of weeknights and weekend mornings. Cost is same as last year ($150 all inclusive).

Registration is now open and spots are limited, please see the attached links for more info and contact coach Sanjay Joshi with your registration form as soon as possible.
]]> Brampton Cricket League is pleased to announce the upgrade of our "associate membership" to "full membership" into the Ontario Cricket Association (OCA), effective May 30, 2010.

This is a great opportunity for us to profile our talent, junior & senior at both provincial & national level.

Please make sure to enter all of your stats accurately; visit www.ontariocricket.com for information on the OCA & stay tuned for news on upcoming elite provincial tournaments.
]]> To all clubs, teams, youth members, our sponsors, City of Brampton, & friends of the BCL for making our first award ceremony a huge success.

We are truly humbled, yet proud to see the overwhelming support from everyone.

Please wait for pictures of the event to be posted shortly and thanks once again!
]]> BCL will be using the following balls for 2010 season.

ODI: Kookabura Club Match or Regulation (4 Piece), self purchase.
T25: BCL provided league balls (4 piece) for $25.
T20: BCL provided league balls (4 piece) for $25.

Balls can be purchased individually or in quantity of 6 at a time.

Umpire Fees for the season is as follows:

ODI: $40 per team, per umpire.
T25: $25 per team, per umpire.
T20: $20 per team, per umpire.
]]> The ICC Global Cricket Academy in partnership with Ontario Cricket Association will be conducting a week long training camp for top Ontario cricketers from March 30th until April 5 for this year. The program will be held in Toronto and the training camp will be facilitated by Mr. Rodney Marsh, (former test player from Australia) and Mr. Mudassar Nazar, (former test player from Pakistan), Director and Head Coach respectively, of the ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai. A total of 40 to 45 top cricketers from across Ontario will be offered the first opportunity to participate in this program.

The program will focus on improving: batting, bowling, fielding skills, physical fitness, mental preparedness & technical analysis. This unique and first ever training camp of this kind will be offered through the OCA member leagues to cricketers who are the best prospects to represent Canada in the near future. Selected players will be required to undergo a videotaping which will be sent to Dubai for pre-analysis. All players interested to participate in this program should email faraz@bramptoncricketleague.ca by Mar 12, 2010.
]]> Congratulations to Island Boyz Cricket Club for winning the inaugural BCL final. Both Island Boyz CC and Challengers CC put up a great fight but in the end the better team hosted the inaugural trophy and the award chq of $2000.

On behalf of the management, officials and teams we wish to thank everyone for a wonderful season and a great end to the start of a new beginning on Cricket in Brampton.

Feel free to visit out "Media" section for pictures of the event and stay tuned for news on the Annual Award Ceremony.
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