USA Cricket: Alan Isaac and David Richardson of ICC complete USA leg of North American tour

openingbat — Mon, 13 May 2013 01:15:00 GMT

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ICC President Alan Isaac, Chief Executive David Richardson and Global Development Manager Tim Anderson yesterday completed the first phase of their tour of North America, concluding their trip to the United States of America.

The delegation visited New York, Washington DC and Connecticut, where it met with a range of stakeholders including the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA), the US State Department, the New York Police Department (NYPD), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the City of Indianapolis and the holder of ICC’s broadcast rights in the USA, ESPN.

A visit to a Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) cricket match in Brooklyn also took place.

The trophy of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, to be staged in England and Wales from 6 to 23 June, was also displayed at various locations. This event will be broadcast across the USA on ESPN3.

At the conclusion of the USA trip, Mr Isaac said: “The development of emerging markets is a major focus of the ICC as we strive to achieve our vision of cricket becoming a bigger, better global game. The United States is a key territory in this regard, and we believe the potential for future expansion is exciting.

“It’s been a pleasure to meet the national governing body for cricket in the US, USACA, in order to understand its plans and challenges, as well as a range of other stakeholders that we feel have an important role in the future development of cricket in the USA.”

USACA President Gladstone Dainty thanked the ICC delegation for its visit, saying: “We are delighted that the ICC leadership team has visited the USA in order to witness first-hand the current status of cricket in the country.

“USACA is establishing a new strategic direction for the development of the sport in the USA, with the vision to make cricket a sport for all Americans. We look forward to continually working with the ICC, and our other partners, to make this vision a reality.”

The delegation left the USA yesterday for the second leg of the North American tour in Canada. Meetings will take place with Cricket Canada in Toronto, while the ICC Development Committee will also be held.

[Source: ICC Media Release]

USA Cricket: Dates released for 2011 USACA tournaments

openingbat — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:37:00 GMT

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By Peter Della Penna

The USA Cricket Association has released a preliminary schedule of domestic tournament fixtures for 2011. The schedule of events, obtained from USACA General Manager Manaf Mohamed, includes the newly formed U-17 National Championship and senior men’s Twenty20 tournaments. According to the sites listed, the USACA U-19 National Championship slated for autumn in Los Angeles is the only tournament that will be played on turf wickets.

The practice of having Eastern and Western Conference Tournaments over three days has been eliminated for 2011 in favor of having all eight regions converging on one site to play in four-day events. According to Mohamed, this was aimed as a cost-cutting mechanism as it will eliminate the need to organize a super league tournament later in the year to decide a national champion for senior, junior and women’s categories.

The first tournament of the year is the inaugural U-17 National Championship which is set to be staged on Memorial Day weekend from May 27 to 30 in Orlando, Fla. It will be used to help select a team for the first ever ICC Americas U-17 tournament that is slated for early July.

The inaugural USACA Men’s Twenty20 Championship will be held from June 17 to 20 in Dallas, Texas. This could be the first step in an attempt to pick a separate Twenty20 squad for USA which would have a different look than the team that has represented USA in 50-over matches at recent World Cricket League tournaments. USA will be competing in the ICC Americas Division One Twenty20 in July. The event was due to be held in Toronto, but multiple sources have indicated that it will be shifted to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and held in late July. Two spots will be up for grabs for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE.

The USACA Women’s Championship will be held on the east coast for the first time. It is anticipated that the event will be held in New York and New Jersey in a joint effort between the New York and Atlantic Regions on Independence Day weekend from July 1 to 4. It will provide an opportunity for younger players to break into the USA Women’s team that will be competing at the Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh in November.

The USACA U-15 National Championship is targeted for July 8 to 11 in Connecticut. The state hosted the USACA U-19 Eastern Conference tournament in 2010. USA’s U-15 team will be playing in the ICC Americas U-15 Northern Division in Canada this August.

The USACA Senior Nationals tournament is scheduled for Labor Day weekend in Dallas. The 50-over event will take place from September 2 to 5.

The USACA Junior Nationals will not be held until after the USA U-19 team has participated in the ICC U-19 World Cup Global Qualifier in Ireland from July 28 to August 9. Mohamed stated that it would be held in Los Angeles but that a date had not been determined. He indicated that it would likely be held on a school holiday weekend in September or October. A quick look at the calendar shows that Columbus Day weekend is the most probable date. Despite not having any tournament before the USA U-19 team travels to Ireland, a camp may be organized in early June in order to prepare the team and offer a chance for reserve players to push for selection.

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USA Cricket: Alan Isaac and David Richardson of ICC complete USA leg of North American tour

USA Cricket: Dates released for 2011 USACA tournaments