I am currently watching the 20/20 cup in Canada and I notice Canada has a huge expat population from places like Pakistan,srilanka, India, West Indies and many other cricket playing nations. Dont you think ICC should do a better job in promoting cricket in Canada? cricket has huge potential there, and has had potential for a long time.
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Canada?
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Jakester1288
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Well I had a mate who moved from Australia to Canada. He wasn't much of a Cricket fan, but he said he has never seen kids playing a game of Cricket over there. Seems like a no-hoper sport to be honest, just leave it to the country's we have.
Sure, give them some Twenty20 and One Day competitions every not and then, but I don't think they are ready to compete on the test stage.
Sure, give them some Twenty20 and One Day competitions every not and then, but I don't think they are ready to compete on the test stage.
Mr Casson
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So a 13 year old kid who doesn't like cricket told another 13 year old kid that he hasn't seen people playing a game of cricket in Canada? Cool.
Smudge
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NZTailender
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This is a really poor post. Just leave it to the countries we have? And has this kid gone the length and breadth of Canada to see absolutely no one playing?
Canada apparently has 40,000 registered players across the nation, and is the fastest growing sport in the country. Plus, the first official international match was between the USA and Canada in 1844. It was also declared their national sport until hockey overtook it.
For a country with rich cricket history that's developing nicely, it's actually a no-hoper sport there. Fantastic.
your wrong, i have been to Canada and I have seen they have many many cricket grounds in Toronto. Yes its not a major sport like hockey, baseball or basketball but still its a growing sport. Most Highschools there do have cricket teams. Besides the asian immigrants there, there are also many British people living there.
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Richard
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More than ever from what I've tended to read the inability of people to run a proper board organisation.
BoyBrumby
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Didn't know that. Love trivia titbits like that.
I think, re Canada & the US too, the best case scenario is that the Asian immigrant and first generation communities might perform a similar role to that which the Italian, Greek & former Yugoslav communities did with football (soocer) in Australia. They're the foot in the door and the heart of the sport and then hopefully its popularity might grow amongst the general sporting population, as seems to be the case with football down under.
A few years ago pratically every Aussie footballer had Italian or east Europrean sounding surnames, but there seems to be more Anglophone surnames in the ranks now.
TT Boy
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Goughy
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The Asian migration to US and Canada has 2 conflicting effects.
On one hand is gives a fairly large group of decent-good players in order to build an ok national team and domestic structure.
However, on the other hand it maginalises the game even more. Not only is it a different sport it is different cultures and languages.
It gives a good base but makes the growth of the game outside the traditional cricket playing communities virtually impossible.
A double edged sword in terms of development.
Also no nation, IMO, should be given money based on imported talent. Id rather Netherlands, Argentina, Namibia etc get money for producing domestic talent rather than 2nd-8th rate talent from elsewhere.
There are nearly 0 cricketers in USA or Canada that are not 1st generation or immigrants themselves.
The model is there but cricket isnt ready for it right now.
On one hand is gives a fairly large group of decent-good players in order to build an ok national team and domestic structure.
However, on the other hand it maginalises the game even more. Not only is it a different sport it is different cultures and languages.
It gives a good base but makes the growth of the game outside the traditional cricket playing communities virtually impossible.
A double edged sword in terms of development.
Also no nation, IMO, should be given money based on imported talent. Id rather Netherlands, Argentina, Namibia etc get money for producing domestic talent rather than 2nd-8th rate talent from elsewhere.
There are nearly 0 cricketers in USA or Canada that are not 1st generation or immigrants themselves.
This is the model to follow. However, its at least a generation away from happening in cricket. It needs 4 things to happen. Locals need to want to play the sport, the 'ethnic' groups are willing to forgo their cultural identity for the greater good of the game, a strong national board is needed to give direction and finally there need to be a financial incentive in terms for the clubs and the players in the future.
The model is there but cricket isnt ready for it right now.
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