Maple Leaf Cricket Club

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]

Maple Leaf Cricket Club
Ground information
LocationKing City, Ontario
Establishment1954
Capacity7,000
End names
Northern End
Southern End
International information
First ODI28 June 2008:
 Canada v  Bermuda
Last ODI29 August 2013:
 Canada v  Netherlands
First T20I10 October 2008:
 Sri Lanka v  Zimbabwe
Last T20I13 October 2008:
 Pakistan v  Sri Lanka
As of 11 July 2022
Source: Maple Leaf (North-West Ground)
Maple Leaf Cricket Club
LocationKing City, Ontario
End names
Northern End
Southern End
As of 11 July 2022
Source: Maple Leaf (North-East Ground)

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.

The facility has hosted major events including games in the 2001 ICC Trophy, two first-class matches in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup, several games in the ICC Americas Championship tournaments of 2000 and 2006, and the 2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series.

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.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamInningsDateResult
1130Abdool Samad Canada 125 Bermuda11 July 2008Won
2157*Xavier Marshall West Indies 118 Canada122 August 2008Won
3110*Chris Gayle West Indies 77 Canada224 August 2008Won

One Day International five-wicket hauls

Two ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at this venue.[7]

#FiguresPlayerCountryInningsOpponentDateResult
15/32Sunil Dhaniram Canada1 Bermuda29 June 2008Lost
25/24Timm van der Gugten Netherlands1 Canada29 August 2013Won

See also

Notes
  1. "Maple Leaf Cricket Club – 50 years later". Toronto and District Cricket Association.
  2. "Maple Leaf ground now ODI venue". Canada Cricket Online. 20 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006.
  3. "New ground: Five unusual cricket venues". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. "Maple Leaf (North-West Ground)". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  5. "Cricket Canada's inaugural T20 league to begin in June". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

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