CREDIT: MELANIE ANDERSON
International students from India enjoyed Fanshawe's first ever intramural cricket tournament in early November.

Twelve teams participated in Fanshawe's first annual intramural cricket tournament from November 5 to 12. Hospitality student Ansish Sunny was an umpire in the tournament, and he said it's amazing to see cricket played here at Fanshawe. "I'm really happy because I come from India, it's a long way away ... Here you have baseball, it's very popular, everyone has a baseball in their home; in India, everyone has a cricket bat and ball and even if they don't have the real stuff, they'll make it. They'll make the bats from the trunks of coconut trees."

Jackie Corby, athletics officer for Campus Recreation said she's happy to get so many international students involved. "The International Department really wanted us to have a cricket league because it would be a big draw for their students." She does, however, hope to see more local players on the teams next year. "I wish we had more Canadians playing in the league ... it's very unfamiliar and very intimidating, we don't often like to step outside our box."

The winner of the intramural league will go to the University of Toronto in Mississauga and participate in the extramural tournament in March of next year.