ORIN O’Neil is the new president of the Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC). At last Sunday’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), held at the Scarborough Civic Centre, Ontario, Canada, O’Neil was elected unopposed and was one of only two members returning from the previous executive body.

O’Neil served as treasurer in the previous executive but acted as vice-president following the resignation of Jas Mathura in October last year.
An active player of both Toronto Blizzards and Rebels in the OMSCC Over-50 and Over-40 Divisions respectively, O’Neil was joined by Indira Singh who retained her post as Player Administrator/Statistician.
The other executive members elected on Sunday were secretary Amit Bacchus, treasurer Kim Sue and Over-50 coordinator Mohan Singh.

The members failed to elect a vice-president, umpires coordinator and an assistant secretary/treasurer, the latter introduced for the first time as an additional executive, thereby making it eight instead of the previous seven. These positions are expected to be filled at a later date.
The Disciplinary Committee members are Hardatt Ramcharran, Daren Mahase, Jeewan Darshanand, Bobby Ramlagan, Rabindra Diaram and Patrick Shivrattan.
Outgoing president Paul Jaman and umpires coordinator Ganesh Ramraj did not seek re-election. Over-50 coordinator Terry Mathura and appointed secretary Frederick Halley were ineligible for election since they are executive members on the Scarborough Cricket Association (SCA) and Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) respectively.

Based on the OMSCC Constitution: ‘No elected official from another cricket organisation in Ontario will be allowed to hold any Executive Committee position in the OMSCC’
New president O’Neil thanked the members for having placed the faith in him to lead the association which was founded some 22 years ago. He called on both the executive members and players to preserve the legacy of the OMSCC.

In a passionate and emotional report, outgoing president Jaman pleaded with members to exercise more discipline when using grounds since the league had been deprived of permits for grounds under the aegis of the Toronto & District School Board (TD&SB) for the 2022 season based on reported indiscipline displayed by some members.

Members also observed a minute’s silence for those members and their relatives who had passed on during the ensuing period, including the late stalwart cricket administrator and player Vish Jadunauth and Lakhram ‘Mike’ Singh who died recently in Florida while participating in the South Florida Softball Cricket League (SFSCL) tournament. Singh also donned colours in previous Toronto Cups.

The 2022 season is scheduled to commence on May 28 with matches in the Over-50 category while the Over-40 (Divisions One and Two) get underway the following day. (Frederick Halley)