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]
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 Interactive map of Maple Leaf North-West Ground | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | King City, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Establishment | 1954 |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| End names | |
| Northern End Southern End | |
| International information | |
| First men's ODI | 28 June 2008: Canada v  Bermuda |
| Last men's ODI | 4 September 2025: Scotland v  Namibia |
| First men's T20I | 10 October 2008: Sri Lanka v  Zimbabwe |
| Last men's T20I | 15 June 2025: Bahamas v  Cayman Islands |
| As of 15 June 2025 Source: Maple Leaf (North-West Ground) | |
Interactive map of Maple Leaf North-East Ground | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | King City, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| End names | |
| Northern End Southern End | |
| International information | |
| First men's T20I | 11 June 2025: Bahamas v Cayman Islands |
| Last men's T20I | 13 June 2025: Canada v Cayman Islands |
| As of 13 June 2025 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.[citation needed]
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
editOne Day International centuries
editThree ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[6]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Innings | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 130 | Abdool Samad | Canada | 125 | Bermuda | 1 | 1 July 2008 | Won |
| 2 | 157* | Xavier Marshall |  West Indies | 118 | Canada | 1 | 22 August 2008 | Won |
| 3 | 110* | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 77 | Canada | 2 | 24 August 2008 | Won |
One Day International five-wicket hauls
editFour ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at this venue.[7]
| # | Figures | Player | Country | Innings | Opponent | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5/32 | Sunil Dhaniram | Canada | 1 | Bermuda | 29 June 2008 | Lost |
| 2 | 5/24 | Timm van der Gugten |  Netherlands | 1 | Canada | 29 August 2013 | Won |
| 3 | 5/31 | Dillon Heyliger | Canada | 1 |  Nepal | 16 September 2024 | Won |
| 4 | 5/47 | Gulshan Kumar Jha | Nepal | 1 |  Oman | 18 September 2024 | Lost |
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ "Maple Leaf Cricket Club – 50 years later". Toronto and District Cricket Association.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Maple Leaf ground now ODI venue". Canada Cricket Online. 20 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006.
- ↑ "New ground: Five unusual cricket venues". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ↑ "Maple Leaf (North-West Ground)". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ↑ "Cricket Canada's inaugural T20 league to begin in June". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
External links
edit- Maple Leaf Cricket Club Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine