…Mohan Ramadhin is lone newcomer in executive committee

SENIOR umpire Mohan Ramadhin, who was serving as Education Chairman/Certifying Officer of the Canada Cricket Umpires Association (CCUA) following the resignation of long-time incumbent Matthew Francis, last July, was confirmed in the post on Sunday.
Ramadhin, a West Indies Cricket Umpires Association (WICUA) qualified umpire, was the lone newcomer in the six-member executive committee, headed by Guyana-born Azad Khan, who is also the Honorary Secretary of the WICUA, following the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in boardroom of the Number 43 Police Division, Scarborough, Toronto, Canada

Two other positions, which were up for grabs at this year’s meeting, saw Bisham Singh being retained as Vice-president and Frederick Halley as Assistant Secretary/Assistant Treasurer/Public Relations Officer. This followed a consensus from the floor that the entire executive committee should be returned en bloc.
The positions of President, held by Khan, Secretary by Malik Ghaswala and Treasurer – Terry Mathura, were secured for at least another year since these are only contested every other year.
In his report, Khan, who was completing his first year as President, after serving for over 20 years as Secretary, described his sojourn as very challenging. He however pointed out that he enjoyed it tremendously and hoped that the members found his performance satisfactory.

Khan disclosed that recruitment of new umpires improved significantly and that attempts to generate interest in other Provinces have been successful and are still on-going.
The CCUA President reminded members of the upcoming WICUA Convention which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from July 12 – 19 and the Exchange Programme which is currently underway, pointing out that umpires from USA recently completed stints in Jamaica. Khan said he’s looking forward to similar activities from umpires affiliated to the CCUA.

Khan lauded the contribution of outgoing Education Chairman/Certifying Officer Francis, expressing sincere thanks on behalf of himself and members for his services to the CCUA.
Vice-president Singh, in his report, wished members a great season ahead and for their attendance at the ongoing seminars which started a few weeks ago. He described the sessions as very informative and are designed to attract and train new umpires and also to upgrade the skills and knowledge of the laws for already qualified umpires.

According to Singh, as Chairman of the Scheduling Committee, it proved to be a very challenging task to schedule and fit umpires who are available every week but acknowledged that it was simplified because of the availability platform created by the Treasurer Mathura and additional input from Secretary Ghaswala.

The CCUA members are gearing up for the start of the Scarborough Cricket Association (SCA) 2025 season which is slated to commence the second weekend in May and the Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) matches the last weekend of the same month.
The CCUA is affiliated to the WICUA, which also includes members from Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, United States and Windward Islands. (Frederick Halley)