Maple Leaf Cricket Club

Maple Leaf Cricket Club
Maple Leaf Cricket Club
Maple Leaf Cricket.jpg
Ground information
Location King City, Ontario
Establishment 1954
End names
Northern End
Southern End
International information
First ODI 29 June 2008: Canada v Bermuda
Last ODI 7 August 2011: Canada v Afghanistan

The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954[1] and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals (ODI) by the International Cricket Council.[2]

The facility has 5 cricket grounds. The North-West ground is the most important, and seven ODIs have been played at this ground, all in the 2008 season. Canada contested a match at this ground against Kenya in August 2009. Also eight T20Is have been played at this ground. [3] The Maple Leaf Cricket Club has become the primary cricket venue in Canada, assuming the role from the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.[citation needed]

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

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Coordinates: 43°57′15.98″N 79°30′30.93″W / 43.9544389°N 79.5085917°W / 43.9544389; -79.5085917


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