July 30th, 2009 | by | published in Pirates in the Press
LE DEVOIR Thursday, July 30, 2009 Une autre séduction Tranquillement, mais sûrement, le cricket gagne des adeptes au Québec Jean Dion Angus Bell se trouvait en Transylvanie, il y a quelques années, lorsque sa vie a basculé. Dans le bon sens. Ce que cet Écossais faisait là? Il voyait du pays, bien sûr, mais il […]
July 23rd, 2009 | by | published in FAQs, Links and Useful Info
I am a Quebecois who has played softball. I heard about cricket after England won the Ashes. I am interested in learning more about the sport, but I have never played before. Can you help? If we have to drive around to your house to pick you up, we will. Most of our players are […]
July 22nd, 2009 | by | published in 2008, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence versus The Mad Dogs of Connecticut Saturday 26 July 2008 (From The Mad Dogs’ Archives) After an eventful trip involving a defective van and a desperate escape from gun-toting Border Guards, the Mad Dogs made it to Montreal late on Friday evening, in time for a few drinks in the […]
July 22nd, 2009 | by mc_admin | published in Player Profiles
Name: Angus Bell (El Presidente) Nationality: Scottish Major teams: Pirates of the St Lawrence, Midi CC, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, West of Scotland, Adastrians, Toronto Cricket Skating & Curling Club, Mosman, South of Scotland U19s, Penicuik, Peebles County, Loretto School Pirates debut: August 2007 Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Right-arm legbreak Best batting for […]
July 22nd, 2009 | by | published in FAQs, Links and Useful Info
Looking for a cricket or soccer practice facility in Montreal? Check out www.ministryofcricket.ca Looking for cricket equipment in Montreal? Suk’s Store – purveyor of fine curries and cricket equipment – at 680 Liege Ouest is the Ali Baba’s Cave of cricket gear. You’ll find everything you need and more, and feel like a kid in […]
July 21st, 2009 | by | published in Player Profiles
Name: Sato Panday Location: Mississauga Nationality: Guyanese Major teams: Pirates of the St Lawrence Pirates debut: May 2013 Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium Best batting for Pirates: 29 v Bengal United, 2013 Best bowling for Pirates: 1 for 20 v West Island Sailors, 2013 Claim to fame: Golden duck on debut. Says: […]
July 21st, 2009 | by | published in Indoor Cricket
What you need to run social indoor cricket… A gym or section of a gym 70 ft x 30 ft up to 100 ft x 50 ft – the smaller the better = more deliveries, more intensity and less idle. 12-20 players Two bats An orange Readers windball or Slazenger airball – no risk of […]
June 25th, 2009 | by | published in 2007, Scorecards and Match Reports
Pirates of the St Lawrence v Adastrians Juniors Thursday 9 August 2007 Université de Montréal, Montreal Match type: 15 overs per side Toss won by: Pirates of the St Lawrence Weather conditions: Best ever Result: Adastrians Juniors won by 6 wickets 1st Innings Pirates of the St Lawrence Angus Bell (c) ct sub (Raja) b […]
June 24th, 2009 | by mc_admin | published in Player Profiles
We really are the most multi-cultural cricket club in the world. Have a look at what we’ve had: Afghani Algerian American Andorran Antiguan Argentinian Australian Austrian Bajan Bangladeshi Belgian Brazilian Bulgarian Cambodian Canadian Chilean Chinese Cuban Danish Djiboutian Dominican Dutch Egyptian English Filipino Finnish French German Ghanaian Greek Guyanese Haitian Hong Kongese Hungarian Icelandic Indian […]
June 22nd, 2009 | by | published in History
The New York Times September 1 1860 INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MATCH; United States vs. Canada The first of a new series of International Cricket matches between the United States and Canada was commenced to-day, on the ground of the Montreal Cricket Club, under whose auspices the Canada Eleven were selected the United States Eleven being selected […]