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Dallas, Miami and New York Chosen as ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Venues

Dallas, Miami and New York will be the host cities for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 that the United States will co-host with the West Indies. The International Cricket Council announced Grand Prairie in Dallas; Broward County, Florida, and Nassau County, New York, as the U.S. sites on Wednesday. The United States is […]

Posted On : September 20, 2023 By : Justin Shaw

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Major League Cricket Announces Inaugural Schedule

Major League Cricket has announced the full schedule for America’s first professional franchise cricket league, set to launch on July 13. Two cricket-specific venues — Grand Prairie Stadium in North Texas, and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina — will host 19 matches. Six MLC teams will compete to be crowned as the inaugural […]

Posted On : June 13, 2023 By : Justin Shaw

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Major League Cricket to Launch in 2023

Major League Cricket’s inaugural season will start July 13, 2023, at a new venue in Grand Prairie, Texas, with 19 matches in an 18-day span between six teams. The inaugural MLC championship final to take place on July 30. Six teams representing Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Seattle and New York City will […]

Posted On : November 16, 2022 By : Matt Traub

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Vinay Bhimjiani Named Interim CEO of USA Cricket

USA Cricket has announced the hiring of Vinay Bhimjiani as interim chief executive officer. Bhimjiani has more than 20 years’ experience in the industries of business, finance and cricket. He comes with a proven track record in commercial and financial management. One of Bhimjiani’s main responsibilities will be to create a platform for the growth […]

Posted On : October 21, 2022 By : Justin Shaw

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Cricket Stadium Proposed for Arizona

The Mangat Group in Arizona has announced plans to build a 20,000-seat cricket stadium in Buckeye, a suburb of Phoenix that would potentially be the latest in a planned boom of stadiums for the sport. The 20,000-seat stadium, known as MG Cricket Stadium, will sit on 30 acres. While there are cricket complexes in Los […]

Posted On : July 15, 2022 By : Matt Traub

Major League Cricket has secured $120 million in funding from private investors as it pushes forward with big plans in the United States.

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Major League Cricket Secures $120 Million in Funding

As the sport of cricket continues to build momentum in the United States, another huge step is being taken to bring the world’s second-most popular sport into the spotlight. Major League Cricket has announced it has completed an initial close of a $44 million Series A and A1 Fundraising Round, led by a group of […]

Posted On : May 19, 2022 By : Justin Shaw

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Cricket Stadium Development Takes Step Forward in Orange County

Major League Cricket has entered an exclusive negotiating agreement with the city of Irvine, California, toward having a cricket venue on a 15-acre parcel of Great Park that would be home to a MLC team. The stadium would have a planned capacity of 10,000 that can be further increased for major international events. Plans include […]

Posted On : May 2, 2022 By : Matt Traub

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Major League Cricket Plans Major Venue Upgrades

Major League Cricket will break ground in April in Grand Prairie, Texas, on the first of what is planned to be multiple new venues for the league between now and the 2024 season with an eye toward hosting games at the International Cricket Council’s Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024, co-hosted by the United States […]

Posted On : March 21, 2022 By : Matt Traub

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Cricket Venue in Morrisville, North Carolina, to Expand

Morrisville, North Carolina, will be the home of an international-quality cricket venue in a deal announced with the town and Major League Cricket. The multi-million-dollar, public-private partnership will lead to the expansion of Church Street Park, upgrading an existing venue to a capacity of 3,500, up from its current 2,000 permanent seats. The deal will […]

Posted On : February 3, 2022 By : Jason Gewirtz