Cricket Nation

As part of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, “Cricket Nation” helps Canada celebrate our first national sport – cricket.

Many hockey-loving Canadians are surprised to know that cricket was once Canada’s national sport, as proclaimed by Prime Minister John A. MacDonald and Parliament in 1867. And with an influx of new Canadians from cricket playing countries, cricket is once again growing in popularity in Canada.

In this one-hour documentary written, directed and produced by Stephen Young-Chin and commissioned by Rogers Broadcasting, “Cricket Nation” introduces a group of beer league hockey players who believe that if they can play a tough sport like hockey, they can easily handle cricket. To prove it, they accept a challenge. Find out what happens when these board-slamming hockey heroes face one of the best cricket bowlers in Canada.