Veteran Somerseter, Stanley Paul, has been selected by the Cricket Canada Masters Council (CCMC) as part of its 18-member squad to represent Canada in the 2024 Over 60 International Cricket World Cup competition, scheduled to be held in Chennai India from February 18, to 4th March 2024. Paul, who currently resides in British Columbia, has been described as a Right-arm, medium-fast bowler from Dominica in the Caribbean.
The 63-year-old Paul who visits Dominica periodically, hails from the village of Layou and has been a dedicated member of the Somerset Sports Club of St. Joseph, having represented his club in the domestic cricket league here for a little over three decades.
Somerset wishes to congratulate Stanley Paul on what the club considers to be a phenomenal achievement, for having made it on the World Stage. The club submits that this should be used as an inspiration, not only to Somerseters but also to young cricketers in Dominica as a whole, as this could only be attained through hard work and dedication. Somerset wishes Paul every success during this over 60 Veteran World Cup Cricket Competition.
The Tournament which will include a number of former test and first class players of the cricketing world will involve 14 teams with matches being of 45 overs duration. Canada will be placed in ‘Pool A ’along with New Zealand, England, South Africa, USA, Zimbabwe and the Rest of the World. ‘Pool B’, comprises the West Indies, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India and Wales. Canada will meet USA in their first match of the tournament which bowls off on February 18, 2024.
By virtue of this accomplishment, Stanley Paul has made his family proud, he has made the community of Layou proud, he has made Somerset and St. Joseph proud and he has made his country, the Nature Island of Dominica, proud.
Em Ba La,another UWP negative ahole.Stanley Paul is the son of Hudson Boy blue Sharpboy Paul and Doris Jeanjacque Paul of Layou.He started playing cricket on the beach in Layou,and represented Layou in the under 19 as an opening batsman.He was invited to join the Somerset senior cricket team in St.Joseph.He represented Somerset as one of the quickest fast bowlers at the time,thanks to Somerset.Stanley live in Canada,but he has his house and land in the Layou valley.Unlike a traitor like you Em Ba La Stanley is a patriot,and Somerset is the KING of cricket in Dominica.AHOLE.
Congratulation to Stanley.Congratulation to Somerset for taking Stanley under their wings and coaching him.Somerset has never discriminated against the people of Layou,Mero and Tareau.Ambrose Fingers Sylvester,Roy Marshal,The Scotland brothers,Ron Cuffy,Lloyd Brade,Glenford Vidal,the entire Somerset team.You guys are all great guys.
So good to see you still going strong.
Love from South Africa.
Wimpie, Anne-Marie. Willem and Carolien.
he is representing Canada stop trying to steal another nations thunder and put a damper on his podium
Like Thea Lafond- Gadson she married her coach. No offense she married an American her coach. How did this happen we know of instances where years later Olympic.coach these gymnastics people medaled all the time while their coach later years he ended up in prison then they began to say what happened.
Today we have triple jump person celebrating a person who married her coach. She some respect for yourself when a coach approaches you and you are not reporting him. who else or which other athlete female. I feel a little saddened by the thought of her choosing to be in bed with her coach. The talk of women using their bodies to advance careerwise she comes up as one in this case it is not business it is sports.
Congrats Mr Stanley Paul. Cricket has been my primary game, and it will remain so until i die….
Rally Round the West Indies.
Dennis Rudder
No noble thoughts brought us here to this region, but through it all we have risen above. Through our flannelled knights, flashing their willow and leathers, these keepers of the flame, must feel our undying love. These Caribbean nations is rising fast, a sunbeam cutting throug a clouded past, our passion fills the world like a raging fire, as the sun shines you know we can take it higher, let every voice be raiseeeeeees everbody give praiseeeeeeeee.
Rally round the West Indies…Now and for ever more.
I can remember the names of just two cricketers from the Semerset of the 70’and 80’s. Ron Cuffy (Shot gun), and Lloyd Brade. I saw them at the Botanical Gardens.