Fundraising (1998–2000)
Decades later, continuing the tradition of attracting global cricket to Brockton: 1998 – Brockton Point Cricket Club hosted the Harmony Cricket Festival Pakistan Test cricketer Saleem Jaffer participated. 1999 – The High Commissioners of six Commonwealth nations endorsed the event. Food and refreshment concessions were added. Legendary Test umpire Dickie Bird officiated. 2000 – BCMCL denied Brockton Point Cricket Club permission to continue the festival. The refusal was emblematic of the recurring challenge: limited revenue opportunities for cricket despite strong community and international support.
Approaching World War II (1938–1939) 1938
Vancouver Rowing Club joined the Vancouver League. 1939 – University of British Columbia (Varsity) entered a team. During the late 1930s and into WWII: BCMCL operated with 10 clubs and 13 teams Venues included: Upper Brockton, Lower Brockton, Brockton Oval, Douglas Park, Connaught Park, and Memorial South Aurora Cricket Club and Bank of Commerce merged into Brockton Point during this period.
Post World War II: A Return to Normalcy
With the end of the war, social life revived: 1948 – Vancouver hosted a Dominion Cricket Tournament 1950 – The next Dominion Championship was held in Winnipeg While prohibition technically never applied in Canada, the post-war years brought a cultural and social “unthawing” a renewed desire to gather, celebrate, and play cricket again.