#canada

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ICC ACU Probes Canada vs New Zealand — T20 World Cup 2026 Fixing Allegations

Canada vs New Zealand

10 April 2026

The International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit opened a formal investigation into Canada's 2026 T20 World Cup group-stage fixture against New Zealand after a 10 April CBC documentary, "Corruption, Crime and Cricket", aired allegations of match-fixing and broader governance failure inside Cricket Canada. The probe centres on the fifth over of New Zealand's chase, bowled by Canada captain Dilpreet Bajwa — who had been appointed only three weeks before the tournament — and on a recorded telephonic conversation involving former Canadian coach Khurram Chohan.

#T20 World Cup 2026#ICC#Anti-Corruption Unit

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Canadian Cricket at Its Peak — The Halifax Cup and Inter-City Rivalry, 1860s

Toronto, Montreal and Halifax cricket clubs

1865-08-01

Canadian cricket reached its competitive peak in the 1860s, with the Halifax Cup — contested between clubs from across the country — establishing an inter-city rivalry that gave the game a competitive framework unique in North American sport. Touring English sides found Canadian cricketers surprisingly strong; the 1859 George Parr tour had underscored this, and through the 1860s the standard continued to rise.

#overarm-era#early-county-cricket#1860s

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Cricket in Canada — Montreal and the Halifax Cup, 1850s

Montreal CC vs Toronto CC and various

1852-06-01

Cricket in Canada in the 1850s was the sport of the British garrison and the professional class, but it was sufficiently established to produce the first international cricket in North America. The Montreal Cricket Club, founded in 1832, and its Toronto counterpart played regular inter-city matches in the 1840s and 1850s, and Canadian teams were prominent among the hosts when George Parr's XII toured North America in 1859.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1850s

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The Cradle of International Cricket — Canada-USA Rivalry Develops, 1840s

Canada vs United States

1846-09-01

Following the historic 1844 Canada v USA international — the first international match in any team sport — the two nations played a series of further matches through the late 1840s that established North America as an incubator of international cricket. The Toronto Cricket Club and the New York clubs maintained a friendly but competitive rivalry, and the standard of cricket in both countries was genuinely high by mid-century standards.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1840s

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Canada v United States at Bloomingdale Park — The First International Cricket Match, September 1844

Canada vs United States

1844-09-25

On 24-25 September 1844, the United States and Canada played a two-day cricket match at the St George's Cricket Club's ground at Bloomingdale Park in New York City. Canada won by 23 runs in front of an estimated 5,000 spectators and gate-takings reckoned at $120,000 in side bets — making this not only the first international cricket match but the first international sporting fixture of any kind, predating the first Test by 33 years.

#canada#usa#1844

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Earliest Documented Cricket at St John's, Newfoundland — 1829

Officers vs Civilians

1829-09-12

On 12 September 1829 a cricket match was played at St John's, Newfoundland, between officers of the garrison and a civilian side — the earliest documented cricket fixture in Newfoundland and one of the earliest in North America outside Halifax. The match is reported in the Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser of 19 September 1829.

#roundarm-era#newfoundland#st-johns

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Earliest Documented Cricket at Halifax, Nova Scotia — Garrison Match, July 1812

Officers vs Sergeants

1812-07-22

On 22 July 1812 — six weeks after the United States declared war on Britain — officers and sergeants of the Halifax garrison played a cricket match below Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The fixture is the earliest documented cricket match in Canada and the founding event of Canadian cricket history.

#regency-cricket#underarm#halifax