United States of America Cricket Association
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The United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) is the official governing body
of the sport of cricket
in the United States
. USACA sponsors the United States cricket team
that is recognized by the International Cricket Council
, and has been an associate member of that body since 1965.
USACA administers "traditional" cricket
, unrelated to Pro Cricket
, a private body which established a now-defunct league in 2004.
USACA announced in July 2009 it was inviting proposals from prospective sponsors, broadcasters and game development partners to help it launch the American Premier League
, an Indian Premier League
style Twenty20
league tournament.
In July 2006 a National Junior Cricket Tournament, hosted by the California Cricket Academy (CCA), was one of the first such tournaments sponsored by the USACA. A similar tournament run by the USACA and the CCA was held in June 2007. Prior to 2006, junior cricket events had been administered by other organizations such as Major League Cricket
.
The board announced in December 2010 it had signed a $10 million dollar deal with New Zealand Cricket
and several strategic investors are stakeholders, creating a new body called Cricket Holdings America to manage all commercial rights for cricket in USA, including Twenty20 rights, in perpetuity
In January 2011, USACA was awarded the top prize in the Junior Participation Initiative category by the ICC America's region in the 2010 Pepsi ICC Development Programme Awards for the United States Youth Cricket Association's
Schools Program.
The inaugural USACA Men's Twenty20 Championship will be held in Dallas in June 2011. The national team will compete in the ICC Americas Championship
Division One Twenty20 in July 2011. The top three countries in the championship will earn a place in the World Twenty20 qualifier.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of the sport of 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...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. USACA sponsors the United States cricket team
United States cricket team
The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965...
that is recognized by the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
, and has been an associate member of that body since 1965.
USACA administers "traditional" 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...
, unrelated to Pro Cricket
Pro Cricket
Pro Cricket was a professional cricket league in the United States. It was operated by American Pro Cricket LLC , a private company independent of the ICC and the USACA. Kalpesh Patel served as Pro Cricket's chairman and commissioner....
, a private body which established a now-defunct league in 2004.
USACA announced in July 2009 it was inviting proposals from prospective sponsors, broadcasters and game development partners to help it launch the American Premier League
American Premier League
The American Premier League was a Twenty20 cricket league based in the United States of America. The first league was scheduled to take place between October 6 and October 24th 2009. The APL was owned and promoted by Jay Mir.-Affiliation and match plans:...
, an Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
style Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
league tournament.
In July 2006 a National Junior Cricket Tournament, hosted by the California Cricket Academy (CCA), was one of the first such tournaments sponsored by the USACA. A similar tournament run by the USACA and the CCA was held in June 2007. Prior to 2006, junior cricket events had been administered by other organizations such as Major League Cricket
Major League Cricket
Major League Cricket, or MLC, is a New York based company dedicated to running a professional cricket competition within the United States, as well as developing and promoting the sport to raise its profile in North America...
.
The board announced in December 2010 it had signed a $10 million dollar deal with New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand....
and several strategic investors are stakeholders, creating a new body called Cricket Holdings America to manage all commercial rights for cricket in USA, including Twenty20 rights, in perpetuity
In January 2011, USACA was awarded the top prize in the Junior Participation Initiative category by the ICC America's region in the 2010 Pepsi ICC Development Programme Awards for the United States Youth Cricket Association's
United States Youth Cricket Association
The United States Youth Cricket Association is the largest organization in the United States devoted to the promotion of the game of cricket among young people and is an Associate Member of United States of America Cricket Association. USYCA promotes cricket in America by donating cricket sets...
Schools Program.
The inaugural USACA Men's Twenty20 Championship will be held in Dallas in June 2011. The national team will compete in the ICC Americas Championship
ICC Americas Championship
The ICC Americas Championship is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Americas Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in the Americas...
Division One Twenty20 in July 2011. The top three countries in the championship will earn a place in the World Twenty20 qualifier.
See also
- Cricket in the United StatesCricket in the United StatesCricket in the United States is a sport played at the amateur, club, intercollegiate, and international competition levels. There have also been several recent attempts to form professional cricket leagues in the United States.-History:...
- United States Youth Cricket AssociationUnited States Youth Cricket AssociationThe United States Youth Cricket Association is the largest organization in the United States devoted to the promotion of the game of cricket among young people and is an Associate Member of United States of America Cricket Association. USYCA promotes cricket in America by donating cricket sets...
- Major League CricketMajor League CricketMajor League Cricket, or MLC, is a New York based company dedicated to running a professional cricket competition within the United States, as well as developing and promoting the sport to raise its profile in North America...
- NYPD Cricket LeagueNYPD Cricket LeagueNYPD Cricket League or NYPD Cricket or Cricket NYPD is a private Twenty20 cricket league formed by the New York City Police Department for teenagers from the Caribbean and South Asian communities in New York City. It is a recreational league founded to develop better relations between New York...
- United States national cricket team#Status from 1965