Day 1

Large scores highlighted the opening day of the Canada Cup at King City. The competition being played on turf for the first time encouraged the players to respond with good batting performances including a century by Neeraj Bhardwaj , Ontario "B" ( 132 not out) against Manitoba. Three half centuries were also recorded , Samad Hamidi 67  (Ont "B" ) vs Manitoba, Abid Keshvani 58 ( Alberta) vs BC,and Durand Soraine 50 (Ontario "A" ) vs Quebec.

B.C bowlers Shoeb Ahmed and Gurwinder Singh took four wickets each to lead their team to a five wicket victory over Alberta.Shoeb missed the half ton by two scoring 48 to be the top BC batsman. BC chasing a total of 188 wrapped up the victory with 21 overs to spare.

Both Ontario teams put hugh totals on the board with the Ontario "B" team scoring a record 324/8 in their 50 overs. Manitoba could only manage 96 in reply.

Ontario "A" scored 290 all out in 48.5 overs and coasted to an impressive 125 run victory.

Day 2

BC scored an exciting 2 wicket victory over Ontario "B" to remain undefeated at the 2002 Canada Cup . Given a revised target of 224 for victory BC scored the winning run with 8 balls remaining. Rahat Sharma with 51 not out steered the Westerns to their two wicket victory . Earlier Arjun Pradhan contributed an even 50 to the total. Ontario "B" batted first and for the second day scored a respectable total of 211/7 . Amit Kumar 55, Neeraj Bhardwaj 26 and Kenneth Carto 23* lead the way. But their downfall was their inability to bowl a stead line and length and only skipper Adam Baksh who took 3/36 in 9 overs seemed to get any attention from the BC batsmen

In other games the young and inexperienced Manitoba side felt the might of tournament favorites Ontario "A". After winning the toss Manitoba elected to bat but were quickly bowled out in just 12 overs for 49. fast bowler Zaker Akbary took 5/25 in five overs while Canadian U15 player Ryan Lall mopped up the tail by taking 3/2 in one over. Lall returned to open the batting and scored an unbeaten 22. His partner and team mate from Canada's U15 team Toney Mahabir easily put Ontario "A" passed the Manitoba total without loosing a wicket

Quebec got into the winning column with a 46 run victory over Alberta.

Batting first Quebec scored 203 all out in only 38.1 overs . Wicket keeper Rizwan Tarar scored 41 for the second consecutive day but it was Faisal Ali Shah with 42* who made certain that his team passed the 200 mark. Nikhil Nagpal took 3/31 for Alberta.

In reply Alberta scored 157 all out in 40 overs. Top scorer was Azhum Ali with 36 .Sohail Aslam took 3/35

Day 4

B.C fails in big show down with Ontario "A" for the Canada Cup.

B.C vs Ontario "A"

The two undefeated teams meet on day 4 of the Canada Cup (U18 Canadian Junior Cricket Championship) at Maple Leaf C.C. in King City. Batting first on another well prepared stripe the batsmen were again king of the day as Ontario put 284 on the board allout with 2.3 overs remaining. Kissoon Perera with 62 and Shaheed Keshvani 40 lead the way supported by another good knock from Canada's U15 Captain Ryan Lall (31).For BC their best bowler was Yasser Puri with 4/62. Ontario "A" surpassed the 1000 run mark for the competition , a remarkable feat when you consider in one game (against Manitoba) they only needed 50 to win. B.C. never showed signs of making a game out of this as only Canadian U15 Umer Nawaz (21) showed any resistance. For Ontario fast bowler Zaker Akbary, the leading wicket taker of the tournament took 3/18 . Skipper Jasjeet Mangat captured 3/42.

Alberta vs Ontario "B"

Ontario "B" continues to score large totals but also allows the opposition to do likewise.Batting first Ontario "B" were 259/7 in their 50 overs. Top scorers were Skipper Adam Baksh (51) Canadian U15 Gangadeep Mann (46) Amit Kumar( 42) and another Canadian U15 , Abdul Manjra (40 not out). The total brought the number of runs scored by the team to 999 however they have given up 812 in return and again had to struggle to beat Alberta by a mere 14 runs. For Alberta Waqas Mirza scored 69, wicket keeper Kendon Otterley added 35 and Shajib Jaidad 32 .

Quebec vs Manitoba.

When Quebec scored a massive 356/9 against the youngest team in the tournament everyone looked for an early. Everyone but the Manitoba players who must be given credit for batting their full 50 overs , a rare occurrence in Canadian Cricket at all levels. Not only did the bat the full overs but they scored a very respectable 216/8 in reply.

The game saw the second century of the competition, 131 by Filip Patel of Quebec , Jahanzeb Chaudhary 50 and Divyesh Patel 37 were the other top scorers. For Manitoba , Eomal Fernandopulle with 93* lead the way with Dawson Roberts contributing 31. Sabir Sheikh took 3/34 for Quebec.

The Final day tomorrow sees BC playing Quebec for the silver medal as Ontario"A" with their victory today clinched the Canada Cup once again. Manitoba tackles Alberta as both teams will be seeking their first victory. Both teams have shown tremendous improvement as the tournament progressed. The other game pits the two Ontario teams against each other.

Final presentations are set for approximately 5.00 p.m as the games begin one hour earlier tomorrow at 9.30 am.

Day 5

Rain ended the 2002 Canada Cup with the final games all ending as "No results"

Ontario "A" vs Ontario "B"

Ontario A took the field knowing they had clinched yet another Canada Cup but there was the matter of pride and showing their friends on Ontario "B" why they were champions. The powerful batting machine quickly swung into gear as on the three previous times when they batted first a hugh total was put on the tins. Today it was 319/7 in 49 overs. Durand Soraine with a brilliant 81 * was top scorer, Shaheeed Keshvani (67) and Junaid Sidiqui (57) added to the massive score.

After lunch the Ontario "B" innings had just began when rain washed out play with the "B" team at 28/1 in 4 overs.

Quebec vs BC

This game was for the silver and bronze medals and Quebec batting first put a fine total of 256 on the board.. Divyesh Patel (41) Mehboob Rehman (39) and Filip Patel (37) were the main scorers . With his innings of 37 and a tournament total of 250 runs Filip Patel captured the Best Batsman Award for the most runs scored in the tournament.

B.C were 36/1 when rain stopped play . Quebec won the silver as they had the better net run rate in the tournament.

Manitoba vs Alberta

These two teams were both trying to win their first game but the rain did not permit a result . Alberta with the better NRR took fifth overall and Manitoba finished last.

Alberta batting first scored 265/9 in their 50 overs Adnan Kamal 62, Divyany Patel 52, and Nikhil Nagpal 39*

were top scorers. Manitoba was 34/1 in reply.

After the games the awards were presented.

M.V.P.

Alberta - Nikhil Nagpal B.C. - Rahata Sharma             Manitoba - Eomal Fernandopulle       Ontario "A" - Durand Soraine

Ontario "B" - Adam Baksh

Quebec - Filip Patel

Tournament Awards:

Best Wicket Keeper Kendon Ottely ( Alberta)

Best Fielder Adam Baksh ( Ontario "B" )

Most Runs -Best Batsman Filip Patel ( Quebec)

Most Wickets - Best Bowler Zaker Akbary ( Ontario "A")

Gold Medal and Canada Cup - Ontario "A"

Silver Medal                               Quebec

Bronze Medal B.C.

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