Whitby’s cricket neighborhood has a brand new place to bowl with a second pitch now open in Whitby.
Cricket enlargement in Whitby has been within the works for just a few years. Again in 2023, the city devoted a part of its grasp plan to extra cricket and pickleball amenities amid many neighborhood requests.
“I have had multiple conversations just about cricket and learning about cricket,” Mayor Elizabeth Roy advised Insauga final yr.
The game has lengthy been minor in Canada, regardless of a notable Canadian victory within the first worldwide cricket recreation in 1844 in opposition to the USA.
Nevertheless, cricket is astronomically standard overseas, significantly in India and and the remainder of South Asia. The Cricket World Cup is the third most seen sporting occasion on the planet, behind solely the Tour de France and the Fifa World Cup of Soccer, with 2.6 billion viewers final yr.
This dwarfs the Tremendous Bowl’s 113 million viewers, whereas the Stanley Cup playoffs don’t even crack the highest 16, per Street Journeys.
Whereas nonetheless under-appreciated in Canada, cricket has grown in recognition over current years with Oshawa and Whitby saying momentary amenities final yr forward of the development of everlasting pitches.
The transfer got here on account of important lobbying from the Whitby Cricket Membership, which has pushed for amenities for years.
On Sept. 11, the city introduced a brand new everlasting pitch is now open at Jeffery Park at 220 Jeffery Avenue. It options a man-made turf pitch and recent line markings for the neighborhood and cricket leagues to take pleasure in.
The pitch is offered for lease through e-mail at [email protected] or 905-668-7765 from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to examine availability and e-book a allow.
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