— entire team dedicates win to the late Johnny Bujan….
By Ravi Madholall in Toronto
JB Masters Cricket Club surged to a commanding 187-run win over Mississauga Ramblers in the recent final of the 2016 inaugural Toronto and District Cricket Association (T&DCA) Super6 50-over competition.
JB Masters, formerly known as Brampton Masters, piled on a formidable 286 all out off 49.5 overs on a receptive King City pitch while Mississauga Ramblers, in reply, were scuffled out for 99 in the 32nd over.
Skipper of the victorious team, Royston Crandon, expressed elation and also stated that the side wants to dedicate the championship
The victorious JB Masters team strike a pose after winning the tournament
trophy to the late Johnny Bujan, who was the owner of the club.
Bujan met his demise approximately three months ago at the age of 50 via a motor vehicular accident in his native country, Trinidad and Tobago.
According to the former Guyana and West Indies all-rounder Crandon, Johnny’s ultimate absence is bitterly missed but the team kept their composure to desirably win this trophy for him.
“We want to dedicate the trophy to him; he is obviously missed but I am more than happy to win something for him in 2016; he was a great leader and was very inspiring around the team,” Crandon, who featured in a solitary one-day international and 24 first-class matches, related.
For many, Johnny was an influential figure in the cricketing fraternity in Ontario having served as Canada Cricket Manager for a lengthy time as well while he volunteered his services to T&DCA over the years as a Director.
“We are still very thankful to Johnny for what he had done for our team; now with the 50-over Elite tournament still playing we want to come out on top again,” the right-handed Crandon commented.
JB Masters since 2010 have captured the Elite 50-over trophy three times and are the reigning champion. Crandon, in his first year as captain, mentioned what the Masters side has achieved over the years are accurate reflections of Johnny’s living examples because he had believed in working hard for success.
On their way to the 2016 honours, JB Masters played 12 preliminary round games before culminated in this triumphant fashion. Varun Sehdev was in magnificent form scoring an unbeaten 109 while Crandon also placed himself nicely in the runs column with 69.
Sandeep Jyoti and Taresh Beri claimed wickets for the losers. When they batted, only Ravain Yusuf with 28 that helped give the score some amount of respectability.
Spinner Mark Montfort bagged three wickets for four runs from three overs while there were two wickets apiece for Crandon, Asghar Hotak and Saad Bin Zafar.
Crandon attributed the success to total team effort and great consistency in both departments of the game. He is very optimistic the guys are now raring to go for the Super6 T20 which will be in memory of Johnny, according to the T&DCA. That competition (Johnny Bujan Super6 T20 memorial) is expected to bowl off very soon.
