Maple Leaf Cricket Club
Ground information | |
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Location | King City, Ontario |
Establishment | 1954 |
Capacity | 7,000 |
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First ODI | 28 June 2008: Canada v Bermuda |
Last ODI | 29 August 2013: Canada v Netherlands |
First T20I | 10 October 2008: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe |
Last T20I | 13 October 2008: Pakistan v Sri Lanka |
As of 11 July 2022 Source: Maple Leaf (North-West Ground) |
Location | King City, Ontario |
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Northern End Southern End | |
As of 11 July 2022 Source: Maple Leaf (North-East Ground) |
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[1] 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.[2][3]
The facility has 5 cricket grounds. The North-West ground is the most important, and ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals have been played at this ground since the 2008 season.[4] The Maple Leaf Cricket Club has become the primary cricket venue in Canada, assuming the role from the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.[citation needed]
The facility has hosted major events including games in the
It was the venue for all the matches in the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[5]
International record
One Day International centuries
Three ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[6]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Innings | Date | Result |
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1 | 130 | Abdool Samad | Canada | 125 | Bermuda | 1 | 1 July 2008 | Won |
2 | 157* | Xavier Marshall | West Indies | 118 | Canada | 1 | 22 August 2008 | Won |
3 | 110* | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 77 | Canada | 2 | 24 August 2008 | Won |
One Day International five-wicket hauls
Two ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at this venue.[7]
# | Figures | Player | Country | Innings | Opponent | Date | Result |
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1 | 5/32 | Sunil Dhaniram | Canada | 1 | Bermuda | 29 June 2008 | Lost |
2 | 5/24 | Timm van der Gugten | Netherlands | 1 | Canada | 29 August 2013 | Won |
See also
Notes
- ^ "Maple Leaf Cricket Club – 50 years later". Toronto and District Cricket Association.
- ^ "Maple Leaf ground now ODI venue". Canada Cricket Online. 20 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006.
- ^ "New ground: Five unusual cricket venues". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Maple Leaf (North-West Ground)". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Cricket Canada's inaugural T20 league to begin in June". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
External links
- Maple Leaf Cricket Club Archived 30 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine