Brampton Etobicoke District Cricket Association

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Brampton Etobicoke District Cricket League, popularly known as BEDCL is one of the most popular cricket leagues in Canada, it is the body responsible for the governance of cricket played in the regions of Brampton and Etobicoke in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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History

The BEDCL formerly just known as an EDCL was formed in the early 1980s, by a group of enthusiastic cricket lovers. The league kept growing with cricket getting popular in the province of Ontario. The league now collaborated EDCL - The Etobicoke & District Cricket League (which has been in existence for over 30 years) and the BCA - The Brampton Cricket Association (which has been in existence since 2004).

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Member Clubs

The BEDCL currently operates with 76 member teams, consisting of 1300 cricketers playing actively playing the game of cricket, making it the biggest cricket leagues in Canada.

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Formats

The BEDCL runs various formats of the cricket leagues, which include

• 50 over Format
• Morning T25 Format
• Youth Evening League
• Youth Saturday Morning League
• Mayors Cup T20 Evening

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Grounds

The Brampton Etobicoke District Cricket League works very closely with the City of Brampton, City of Toronto, City of Mississauga, Powerade Center, Humber College and the City of Waterloo in order to arrange ground facilities for the games. Below is the list of grounds, in which the BEDCL league matches are scheduled.

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Affiliation

In 2010, Cricket Council of Ontario was recognized as official representative and governance body to [Cricket Canada] from the province of Ontario. CCO represents approximately 90% of cricket playing population in Ontario. BEDCL has been officially represented by CCO since 2010.

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The Executive Members of the Board

• President: Mr.Praimnauth Persaud
• Vice President: Mr. Gokul Kamat
• Secretary: Rumi Jasavala
• Treasurer: Jaswinder Basra
• Asst.Secretary/Treasurer: Asif Quraishi
• League Statistician, Mr. Gokul Kamat

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References

• Official Website of the BEDCL Cricket League
• Official Website of the Cricket council of Ontario
• Official Website of Cricket Canada
• List of Cricket Leagues in Canada

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External links

• Cricket in City of Mississauga
• Thackery Park, City of Toronto

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