Caribbean Limers was formed in 1980 in the city of Toronto, Canada, by a group of Trinidad and Tobago’s nationals residing in Canada. The purpose of the club was to participate in sports that were the national sports of Trinidad and Tobago such as cricket, football ( soccer ), table tennis and All Fours ( a local card game ).

Caribbean Limers was formed after I left the other club I formed in 1974, Arawaks Sports Club.

The founders of Caribbean Limers were : George Maharaj, Utam Maharaj and Dennis O’Connor.

First year members who contributed to the development of Caribbean Limers were Ave Mogan ( the first female cricket in Canada who played in a men’s league ), her brother Joel Mogan who played first division in Guyana, Nasser Khan who was playing for Nomads CC, Kelvin Budrie ( Oakville CC ), Alim and Jamal Ali who hailed from Thorncliff Park, Howard Benjamin ( Dominica ), Table Tennis champ Dave Mahabir ( Guelph CC ), Albie Tom Pack ( Trinidad ), Rafeek Mohammed ( Seneca College CC ), Fred Ramkelawan ( Arawaks CC ), Mitra Chankar and Burt Sookram ( Trinidad ).

The second year saw some heavyweights coming to the club, such as Mike Hart ( Barbados ), Curtis Pierre ( Trinidad ), Frank Barnwell ( Brampton CC ), Calypsonian Michael Leggerton aka Lord Protector  ( Brampton CC ), Rudy Wallace ( Nevis ), Raymond ‘ Squeeky ‘ Singh ( Senaca College CC ), Azim Mohammed ( Seneca CC ), Keith Hill ( Trinidad ) and some others.

The third year saw members Tony Whyte ( Woodbine CC ), T&T national footballer and cricketer Lance Moore, and Jack Maraj ( York University CC ) joining Limers.

The only major player to join the club in 1983 was wicket keeper and goalie Alvin Philbert ( Trinidad ).

The fifth year ( 1984 ) attracted the club’s second president Clyde John ( Trinidad ), Theo Haynes ( CNCC ), Tony Baird ( Barbados ), Lawyer Errol Townshend ( Commonwealth CC ),  Mitra Pooran ( Guyana ), Benjamin Smith ( Montreal CC ), Neville Brown ( Montreal CC ), Joey Sooknanan ( Arawaks CC ), Owen Hemmings ( Jamaica ).

Other major members who joined our club from 1985 to 1990 were Horace Giles ( Oshawa CC ),  Paul Samuels ( Jamaica ), Ian Justin ( England ), Steve Mohammed ( Trinidad ) Fiyad Ramjohn ( Trinidad ), Winston Evelyn ( Barbados ), Winston Reid ( Jamaica ) Kampton Captain ( Cavaliers CC ), Patrick Captain ( Vikings CC ), Henderson Thorne ( Barbados ), Ranny Haynes ( Trinidad ), Ken Toppin ( St. Vincent ), Keith Greene ( Barbados ).

Players who came after 1990 were:

Raj Ramsundar, Nishan Ramsundar, Camille ( Jing ) Rahim, Kelly Kirby ( St. Vincent ), Ken Motilal, Valmiki Ramlal, Errol Seetahal, Rodney Ramsaroop, Doodnath Rampersad, Wahid Ali, ( all from Trinidad ) Ossie Osbourne ( Guyana ), Zahir Ali, David Singh ( Trinidad ) , Everton Agard ( Barbados ) and others.

The above history of Caribbean Limers is as much as I can remember and received from other members. I left in 1995 to join Pegasus for one year and then back to Limers for one year before I left again to form Kaisoca Juniors CC with my son Dave.

I understand that the club’s president for the next four years was Doodnath Ramkissoon, then Kelly Kirby for eight years and finally to Peter Ajodah from 2008 to when the club disbanded in 2013.

Below is the history of the Presidents of Caribbean Limers from inception to disbandment.

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