The second edition of the Global T20 Canada draft has been shifted to June 9, 2019. With many Guyanese players registered for the draft, the 2019 tournament is set to facilitate more Caribbean players.
CWI President, Ricky Skerritt, and Cricket Canada’s President, Ranjit Saini
In the inaugural tournament, Cricket West Indies (CWI) had registered a presence via a team, and numerous Caribbean players had participated. In this second edition (2019), the new CWI administration under President Ricky Skerritt, having recently strengthened partnership with Cricket Canada’s President, Ranjit Saini, will participate in Cricket Canada’s activities via a Cricket West Indies ‘B’ team (developmental team).
In the 2018 edition of the Global T20, the West Indies ‘B’ team led by Anthony Bramble had reached the final of the tournament. Apart from the Global T20 tournament, more cricket administrations from the Caribbean will participate in other leagues in Canada.
Cricket West Indies will allow teams from Canada to participate in the CWI Men’s Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 Cup and the CWI Regional U-19 female tournaments that were held in Trinidad and Tobago.
Moreover, Cricket Canada and CWI will continue to share a rather productive and brotherly relationship within the ICC Americas system for more upcoming years.
CWI President, Ricky Skerritt, has expressed his pleasure in the continuous collaboration.
Sherfane Rutherford had, in 2018, scored a brilliant unbeaten 134 from 66 balls, and Fawad Ahmed had grabbed 14 wickets to set himself up for a CPL 2018 purchase. Trinidad and Tobago’s Lendl Simmons had also scored the most runs in the tournament when he finished with 321 runs in eight matches.
Sheldon Cottrell finished the 2018 tournament with 16 wickets, followed by Fawad Ahmed’s 14 and Lasith Malinga’s 13. Fidel Edwards had taken 11 wickets, while promising West Indies player Obed McCoy had taken 11 wickets.
The second season of the Global T20 will comprise 22 matches, including three playoffs games; and the finals will be played on Sunday August 11, 2019. The tournament had consisted of six teams in 2018: Vancouver Knights, West Indies B, Winnipeg Hawks, Montreal Tigers, Edmonton Royals and Toronto Nationals.
