Season 2011 Slideshow
December 22nd, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Relive the highs and highs of season 2011!
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2011 Results
October 19th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
2011 Results Played: 19 Won: 5 Lost: 13 Abandoned due to weather: 1 Cancelled: 9 Saturday 31 April – Middlebury-Dartmouth Medlé – Middlebury College, Vermont, USA – cancelled Saturday 7 May – West Island Tigers – The Candy Fields, Mont-Saint-Hilaire – cancelled Saturday 14 May – Sukhdeo’s Select: A Guyanese XI – The Candy Fields, [...]
Guyanese Gunners Wounded in Fall Frenzy
October 10th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Sukhdeo’s Select: A Guyanese XI Saturday 8 October 2011 On Monday afternoon it was possible to land a large seaplane on the field. Cap’n Bell, after discovering his bag had been left open to the elements throughout the wet weekend by Steady Palmer, spent the best part of two [...]
Bengals’ Bite Matched by Mozzies
September 25th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Bengal United Saturday 24 September 2011 By our Irish correspondent Samuel Mulligan After a week of flooding, Bengal United made the best of the humid conditions, a sticky wicket and a plague of mosquitoes to overcome Pirates of the St Lawrence by 7 wickets at The Candy Fields. The [...]
Tigers Skin Pirates
September 18th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus West Island Tigers Saturday 17 September 2011 The Candy Fields, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Match type: 40 overs per side Weather conditions: Wooly jumpers at last Toss won by: West Island Tigers Result: West Island Tigers won by 95 runs West Island Tigers Innings Lakhwinder ct Syed b B Sukhdeo 50 Jagit [...]
Concordes Grounded After Delayed Flight
September 11th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Concordia University Saturday 10 September 2011 Prologue – Saturday, 10.30 am ”Bikram? It’s Angus. Are you close?” ”Actually, we will be twenty-five minutes late. We’re on our way to Dorval Airport to rent a car…” At 12.20 pm, with just four Concordes and a spectator to muster as an [...]
Pirates vs Aviators: Battle for the Airways
September 11th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Rolls Royce Aviators Saturday 10 September 2011 By our Irish correspondent Samuel Mulligan A fine all-round performance by Pirates of the St Lawrence sealed a comprehensive win against Rolls Royce Aviators on Saturday at The Candy Fields. Batting first, the men from Mont-Saint-Hilaire posted a mammoth 249 from their [...]
Nowrang Gang Outstrip Pirates by a Nipple’s Width
August 28th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus The Nowrang Gang: A Guyanese XI Saturday 27 August 2011 Powered by the spirit of Pupa Nowrang on a day of celebration and remembrance, the gentlemen of Guyana triumphed over Pirates of the St Lawrence in a 390-run thriller at The Candy Fields on Saturday. Children, grandchildren, and second [...]
Pirates Pip Senators in Clash of the Century
August 15th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus New Edinburgh of Ottawa Sunday 14 August 2011 By our Irish correspondent Samuel Mulligan Pirates of the St Lawrence hosted New Edinburgh of Ottawa on Sunday in a classic contest played out in front of a full house at The Candy Fields. The game – which was interrupted by [...]
Tigers Declawed
July 31st, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus West Island Tigers Saturday 30 July 2011 From the Hornet’s Nest The Pirates entered their match versus the West Island Tigers determined to return a band of yellow to their otherwise red sign-up spreadsheet. Having lost nine matches this season – most by 100 to 170 runs – and [...]
Flight of the Concordians
July 24th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Concordia University Saturday 23 July 2011 Prologue – Friday, 10.30 pm. ”We don’t need lifts anymore. We’re going to take the metro and bus in the morning.” ”Do you know where to get off?” ”It’s okay. We’ll just ask the driver to take us to The Candy Fields…” A [...]
The Curse of Tutton’s-Kwik-Ton
July 20th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Colonial Cavaliers of Boston Sunday 17 July 2011 By our medical correspondent Dr. Phil Pirates of the St Lawrence, under the captaincy of Sundar Krishnan, attempted to reverse the previous day’s three-wicket loss to the Colonial Cavaliers of Boston, welcoming debutants Gulshan Arora and Sarran Bhola to The Candy [...]
Pirates Drowned by the Hudson
July 20th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Colonial Cavaliers of Boston Saturday 16 July 2011 By our Irish correspondent Samuel Mulligan Pirates of the St Lawrence welcomed the Colonial Cavaliers of Boston to The Candy Fields for the first of a two-match series on Saturday. During a day of blistering sunshine, a keenly contested battle was [...]
Tigers Savage Ringmasters
July 10th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus West Island Tigers Saturday 9 July 2011 A world record 332 for 7 at The Candy Fields, including 23 sixes, capped a crucifixion for Pirates of the St Lawrence versus West Island Tigers on Saturday. Formerly known as The Whackers, the pussycats from the West Island had grown into [...]
Up Stoney Creek Without a Paddle
July 5th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Stoney Creek Cricket Academy Sunday 3 July 2011 Pirates of the St Lawrence fell tantalisingly short of victory in their battle for Ontario on Sunday, losing to Stoney Creek Cricket Academy by 27 runs on a Hamilton minefield. Arriving at the ground sandwiched between the QEW, the glorious Hamilton [...]
Battle for Ontario: Inver-how
July 5th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Inverhaugh CC Saturday 2 July 2011 By our London correspondent Daniel Brodie Pirates of the St Lawrence fought valiantly against a well-balanced Inverhaugh side on the first day of their Ontario tour on Saturday. Undeterred by the sweltering weather and a long drive the night before, the Pirates arrived [...]
Handy Mani Unites Bengals
June 26th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Bengal United Sunday 26 June 2011 By our Irish correspondent Samuel Mulligan Bad weather brought a premature end to a game that was developing into a finely balanced contest at The Candy Fields on Sunday. Earlier in the day, part-time Pirate Maninder Singh blasted an impressive half-century for Bengal [...]
Pirates Fail Gym Test
June 19th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Boston Gymkhana Sunday 19 June 2011 The Candy Fields, Mont-Saint-Hilaire Match type: 30-over Test Weather conditions: Farmer’s tan Result: Boston Gymkhana won by 57 runs Boston Gymkhana 1st Innings Sunny ct Granville b Bertram 9 (1×4) Navdeep st Granville b Middleton 42 (4×6) Jaideep lbw Robinson 50 (7×4, 1×6) [...]
Pirates Milk Fountain of Youth
June 19th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus Bengal United Saturday 18 June 2011 By our Irish correspondent Samuel Mulligan A record unbeaten partnership of 161 between Angus Bell and Thiery Milot handed the Pirates their first win of the season on Saturday. Under the baking Saint-Hilaire sun, the pair smashed the highest stand in the club’s [...]
Red Army Choke Spring Chickens
June 6th, 2011 | by Angus Bell | published in 2011, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus McGill Saturday 4 June 2011 The youngest Pirate team in history fought valiantly against the might of McGill’s Red Army at The Candy Fields on Saturday, only to find themselves at the wrong end of a second consecutive 100-run massacre. Fielding a lineup which included six Brits, an Irishman, [...]