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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.

History

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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).

Member Clubs

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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.

Elite Division Teams Premier Division Teams Division 1 Teams Division 2 Teams Division 3 Teams Division 4 Teams
CCCAT - Universal Club-Thunder P.C.A Universal Club-Lightning Z.C.C K.V.S.S. Jai Jalaram C.C
CCCAT - Apollo B GT Sports Club - A Renegades Krishna XI Rexdale C.C Mississauga Dynamites CC - B
CCCAT - Bondfield Cosmos Cricket Club - A Brampton Battalions - A Titans United Gujarat - B GTA Challengers
CCCAT - Heritage United Hunters C&CC Sher-E-Punjab Cricket Club Springdale CC Brampton Trinity CC Royal CC
CCCAT - Indo Pak BTown Warriors Brampton XI Kaiteur CC Indian Superstars Sugar Cane Thunderbolts
CCCAT - Jays Auto Cricketers United CC Cosmos Cricket Club - B Mississauga Dynamites CC - A Daredevils Cricket Club[permanent dead link] SCL Andhra Tycoons - C
CCCAT - LA Club Sports Cambridge CC Jazba CC Peel India - B Indian CC Brampton Battalions Cricket Club
CCCAT - Wanderers Conquerors Cricket Club Super Stars CC Aryans Cricket Club Cricket Club Ontario Summerset CC
Canadian Warriors CC SCL Andhra Tycoons - A The Falcons BSCC - B [www.thelegends.cc/ SCL Andhra Tycoons - B] -
Cricket Club @ York University Mississauga Titans CC Peel India - A Diamond CC The Elite CC -
Gujarat CC Challengers XI Mississauga Wolves Classic CC GT Sports Club - B -
Eagles CC Hindustan XI Navsari CC Royal Sluggerz CC Renegades - B (Easterns) -
Golden Tiger - - - - Toronto Spartans
United C.C - - - - -
Boom Boom CC (acquired Halton Stars CC) - - - - -
BSCC - A - - - - -
Punjab CC Canada - - - - -
India Sports - - - - -

Formats

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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

Grounds

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The Brampton Etobicoke District Cricket League works very closely with the City of Brampton, City of Toronto government, 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.

# Ground Name Location
1 Powerade-Upper (North #3) (Artificial) Kennedy Road (between Derry and Steeles) 2004, Brampton Ontario
2 Avebury Ground (Miss) (Matting) Avebury/Milverton, Mississauga
3 Caledonia ground - North (Matting) Caledonia and Lawrence, North York Ontario
4 Caledonia ground - South (Matting) Caledonia and Lawrence, North York Ontario
5 Cassie Campbell ground (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
6 Central Public School (Matting) Alexander Street, Brampton
7 Courtneypark Ground (Miss) (Artificial) Courtneypark/Mavis, Mississauga
8 Creditview-A (North Ground-#1) (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
9 Creditview-B (South Ground-#2) (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
10 Creditview-C (Mini Ground-#3) (Matting) Brampton Ontario
11 Dixie-A (North Ground-#2) (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
12 Dixie-B (South Ground-#1) (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
13 Dixie/Sand Park Cricket North (Trini (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
14 Dixie/Sand Park Cricket South (Heart (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
15 Earnscliffe (Matting) Brampton Ontario
16 Flower City Community Campus (Artificial) MacLaughlin Rd N / Queen Street W, Brampton
17 Powerade-Lower (South #2) (Artificial) Powerade Center, Brampton Ontario
18 Powerade-Main (Main #1) (Artificial) Powerade Center, Brampton Ontario
19 Powerade-Upper (North #3) (Artificial) Powerade Center, Brampton Ontario
20 Torbram ground (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
21 Artesian Ground (Matting) Mississauga ON
22 Avebury ground (Matting) Averbury Avenue/Milverton Drive, Mississauga Ontario
23 Caledonia - North (Matting) North York Ontario
24 Caledonia - South (Matting) North York Ontario
25 Camden Park (Matting) Conestoga Drive - J. Archdekin Rec Cent. Next To Heartlake School, Brampton Ontario
26 Cassie Campbell (Artificial) Sandalwood Pkwy and Chinguacosy Rd, Brampton ON
27 Centennial - A (Matting) Eglinton West (Eglinton & Renfort ) Soccer City & Cricket Pitches (401/427), Etobicoke Ontario
28 Centennial - B (Matting) Eglinton West(Eglinton & Renfort) Soccer City & Cricket Pitches 401/427, Etobicoke Ontario
29 Central Public School Arts & Rec. (Matting) 25 Alexander St., Brampton Ontario
30 Courtneypark Ground (Mississauga) (Artificial) Courtney Park Blvd (east of Mavis), Mississauga Ontario
31 Creditview - A (North - Pitch#1) (Artificial) Creditview Road and Sandalwood Parkway, Brampton Ontario
32 Creditview - B (South - Pitch#2) (Artificial) Creditview Road and Sandalwood Parkway, Brampton Ontario
33 Creditview - C (Mini Ground-#3) (Matting) Brampton Ontario
34 Dixie - A (North - Pitch#2) (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
35 Dixie - B (South - Pitch#1) (Artificial) Brampton Ontario
36 Dixie/Sand Park Cricket North (Trinity) (Artificial) Sandalwook & Dixie North Of Boviard, Brampton Ontario
37 Dixie/Sand Park Cricket South (Heart Lak (Artificial) Sandalwood & Dixie North Of Boviard, Brampton Ontario
38 Earnscliffe - A (Soccer) (Matting) Brampton Ontario
39 Earnscliffe - B (Baseball) (Matting) Brampton Ontario
40 Flower City Community Campus (Artificial) MacLaughlin Rd N / Queen Street W, Brampton
41 Humber College Ground (Matting) HWY 27 & Humber College Blvd
42 Keele South (Matting) North York Ontario
43 Keele Top (Matting) North York Ontario
44 Laurel Creek Park (Matting) 625 Westmount Rd. RR3, Waterloo Ontario N2J 2Z4
45 Mississauga (IL) (Matting) Driftcurrent/Kennedy
46 Powerade Center (Main wicket) (Artificial) Kennedy Road (between Derry & Steeles Av, Brampton Ontario
47 Powerade-Lower (South #2) (Artificial) Kennedy Road (between Derry & Steeles Av, Brampton Ontario
48 Samuel Smith Park (Matting) Lakeshore & Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke Ontario
49 SummerLea (Matting) Weston Road & Albion, Etobicoke Ontario
50 Torbram ground (Artificial) Brampton Ontario

Affiliation

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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.

The Executive Members of the Board

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References

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