Cricket Plus
Encyclopedia
Willow Cricket is the only 24x7 American
cricket
channel, dedicated to showing cricket
matches and cricket-based programs. The channel broadcasting rights are owned by Willow TV
in the United States
.
Cricket Plus was launched in 2006 as a premium channel for South Asian viewers on DirecTV
and this channel also debuted in Canada as ATN Cricket Plus
, owned by ATN. Cricket Plus broadcasts cricket matches, including the Cricket World Cup
, and several cricket-based programs from TEN Sports
. Cricket Plus was renamed Willow Cricket in 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
channel, dedicated to showing cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
matches and cricket-based programs. The channel broadcasting rights are owned by Willow TV
Willow TV
Willow TV is an online and television broadcaster of Cricket in the United States and Canada since 2003. They own the Willow Cricket channel, offered on Dish Network and DirecTV. They are the official broadcaster of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup in the United States, broadcasting through the...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Cricket Plus was launched in 2006 as a premium channel for South Asian viewers on DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
and this channel also debuted in Canada as ATN Cricket Plus
ATN Cricket Plus
ATN Cricket Plus is a Canadian Category B English language pay television channel that is owned by Asian Television Network . It is the first television channel in Canada dedicated to the sport of Cricket and features extensive coverage of various tournaments...
, owned by ATN. Cricket Plus broadcasts cricket matches, including the Cricket World Cup
Cricket World Cup
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council , with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years...
, and several cricket-based programs from TEN Sports
TEN Sports
TEN SPORTS is a sports channel, widely broadcast in Asia. Its key programming includes Cricket, Football and sports-entertainment shows viz. WWE. Ten Sports was launched on April 1, 2002, and became the world's premier sports channel for South Asians, reaching over 55 million homes across the Arab...
. Cricket Plus was renamed Willow Cricket in 2010.
Events
- International cricket in Australia
- International cricket in South Africa
- International cricket in England
- International cricket in New Zealand