United States of America Cricket Association
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| Sport | Cricket |
| Area of jurisdiction | United States |
| Formation date | 1965 |
| Affiliation | International Cricket Council |
| Headquarters | Miami Beach |
| President | Gladstone Dainty |
| Coach | Clayton Lambert |
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The United States of America Cricket Association (USACA), headquartered at Miami Beach is the national governing body for all cricket in the United States. The board was formed in 1965.
As a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the federation has the power to select players and umpires and the federation has the right to participate in international competitions.
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[edit] Logo
The USACA logo is a red cricket ball with a white picture of the national bird of the United States, the Bald Eagle, within the cricket ball.
[edit] Membership
The USACA has 51 state association members across seven zones (Atlantic, New York, South East, North East, Central West, Central East, West Coast) in the United States.
[edit] Members
[edit] State Associations
- Florida Cricket Association
- Atlanta Georgia Cricket Conference
- Arizona Cricket Association
- Delaware Cricket Association
- Midwest Cricket Conference
- Des Moines Cricket Association
- Michigan Cricket Association
- New Jersey State Cricket Association
- Mid Atlantic Cricket Conference
- Nashville Cricket Association
- South West Cricket Conference
[edit] President of the USACA
The post of president of the USACA is not known to be a famous role but it is the highest role of honor in the United States.
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
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| 1 | John Marder | 1965 | unknown |
| 2-?? | The post of President is not known from 1965-2008 | ||
| ?? | Gladstone Dainty | 2008 | present |
[edit] Domestic Cricket
The USACA organizes the following tournaments:
[edit] History
In 1965 John Marder started the United States of America Cricket Association. The United States of American Cricket Association was admitted as an associate member of the International Cricket Conference in 1965. This was the same group that had been so integral in keeping the United States out of international cricket when formed in 1909. The United States was also able to participate in the ICC Trophy when the tournament started in 1979. They have been successful and have continued to improve. Unfortunately, the administration of the USACA has proved unable to administer the sport in the United States effectively. This has led to suspensions from tournaments and ineligibilities.
The 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.
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 [1]
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.[2][3]
[edit] Controversies
The 2005 ICC Trophy represented a chance for the USA to re-establish themselves on the world stage and qualify for the 2007 World Cup. A poor showing saw them finish at the bottom of their group, with four losses and a match abandoned due to rain from their five group fixtures. This failure robbed the USA of the prize of full One Day International status on offer to the World Cup qualifiers. This failure was compounded on August 9, 2005 when the ICC expelled the USA from the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[4]
The United States of America Cricket Association was again suspended from the ICC and the team was pulled from the World Cricket League.[5] The suspension was due to an internal dispute over a constitution for the USACA. The dispute was resolved in early 2008, and the suspension was lifted on April 1 of that year.
[edit] Media and Stadiums
Cricket is one of the most watched pay per view sports in the USA and multiple channels are provided by DirecTv, Dish Network and Comcast TV services. Starting 2012, ESPN will broadcast Cricket on ESPN3 and on its regular channels. [6] The only professional Cricket Stadium in the USA is Central Broward Regional Park located in Lauderhill, Florida. The Leo Magnus Cricket Complex in Los Angeles is the only other established Cricket Ground in the country that could qualify to play professional Cricket. There were plans to build a brand new stadium in Indianapolis by the city's mayor Greg Ballard in 2009 but it was not materialized due to lack of sponsors.[7]
[edit] See also
- Cricket in the United States
- United States Youth Cricket Association
- Major League Cricket
- United States national cricket team
- American Premier League
[edit] References
- ^ "USA Cricket inks historic commercial deal with New Zealand Cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. 2010-12-18. http://www.dreamcricket.com/dreamcricket/news.hspl?nid=15370&ntid=4.
- ^ "USA Wins Pepsi ICC "Junior Participation Initiative" Award". USACA. http://usaca.org/node/511. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "US Youth Cricket Association named Best Junior Participation Initiative by ICC Americas". DreamCricket. http://community.dreamcricket.com/community/blogs/usa_cricketer/archive/2011/01/26/us-youth-cricket-association-named-best-junior-participation-initiative-by-icc-americas.aspx. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ ICC suspends USA from Intercontinental Cup, Cricinfo
- ^ Cricinfo - ICC suspends USA Cricket Association
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/507588.html
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/428000.html
[edit] External links
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