Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Ground

Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Ground
Ground information
Location 141 Wilson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Coordinates 43°44′24″N 79°25′08″W / 43.7399°N 79.41902°W / 43.7399; -79.41902Coordinates: 43°44′24″N 79°25′08″W / 43.7399°N 79.41902°W / 43.7399; -79.41902
Establishment 1930
Capacity 4875 [1]
Owner Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Operator Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Tenants Canada cricket team
End names
Clubhouse End
Southern End
International information
First ODI September 16, 1996:
 India v  Pakistan
Last ODI August 9, 2011:
 Canada v  Afghanistan
Team information
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, (1930 -)
Canada (2013 -)
As of June 22, 2014
Source: Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Cricinfo

Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Ground is a cricket ground in Toronto, Ontario.

In 1827 the Toronto Cricket Club was established in part by the efforts of George Anthony Barber. Cricket was joined by the Curling Club in 1836, and the Skating club sometime in the mid-1800s. The three clubs were amalgamated in 1957. The club also provides facilities for tennis and squash, amongst other sports.[2]

The TCSCC is clearly the major ground, having hosted the Sahara Cups in the 1990s, and the one assumed by outsiders to be the natural choice.

Until September 2006, the cricket ground was the only ground in Canada approved to host official One Day Internationals. It was joined at this date by the Maple Leaf Cricket Club. Up until that point it had hosted 31 One-day internationals, most between India and Pakistan who played 16 games against each other at the venue. Canada played their first ODI there against Kenya in August 2006.

The main problem facing the Cricket Canada is that the match has to be played on grass, and the bulk of matches in Canada are on artificial or matting wickets. Experience of preparing and maintaining grass pitches is limited, and by refusing the TCSCC terms so late in the day, the board has painted itself into a corner. [3]

It stands accused of poor management of the whole venture. Aside from the farrago surrounding the venue, with less than a fortnight before the game it was impossible to find out information about the fund-raising banquet intended to coincide with the match.

This is the board's chance to put Canadian cricket on the map and show the international community that it has what it takes to be taken seriously. It is looking set to do just the opposite.

See also

References

  1. ↑ worldstadiums
  2. ↑ gocricketgocanada
  3. ↑ Canada in frantic search for a venue
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