2024 Minor League Cricket season

2024 Minor League Cricket season
Dates	August 30, 2024 – October 6, 2024
Administrator(s)	USA Cricket; Major League Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)	United States
Champions	Chicago Kingsmen (1st title)
Runners-up	East Bay Blazers
Participants	25
Matches	113
Most runs	Sujith Gowda (446)
Most wickets	Sankirth Batthula (20)
Official website	minorleaguecricket.com
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Minor League Cricket season (2024 MiLC) was the fourth season of Minor League Cricket, established by USA Cricket (USAC) and Major League Cricket (MLC) in 2019. The season was hosted over 19 venues across the United States from August 30 to October 6.^[1]^[2]

Teams and venues

A complete list of ground venues, along with the 2024 season's schedule, was released on July 31.

Pacific Conference

Western Division

Central Division

Dallas	Dallas	Houston
Dallas Mustangs	Dallas Xforia Giants	Houston Hurricanes
Michigan	St. Louis	Boston
Michigan Cricket Stars	St. Louis Americans	New England Eagles
Somerset	Jersey City	New York City
NJ Somerset Cavaliers	New Jersey Stallions	Empire State Titans
New York	Philadelphia	Baltimore
Manhattan Yorkers	The Philadelphians	Baltimore Royals
Atlanta	Atlanta	Morrisville
Atlanta Fire	Atlanta Lightning	Morrisville Raptors
Orlando	Fort Lauderdale
Orlando Galaxy	Ft. Lauderdale Lions

Chicago Kingsmen	Chicago Tigers	Houston Hurricanes
Kingsmen Stadium	Tigers Park	Prairie View Cricket Complex
Lone Star Athletics	Dallas Mustangs	Dallas Xforia Giants
Moosa Stadium	Grand Prairie Stadium	Grand Prairie Stadium
Michigan Cricket Stars	St. Louis Americans	Baltimore Royals
–	ACAC Park	–
Empire State Titans	New England Eagles	New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers
Glenville Cricket Complex	Mercer County Park	Mercer County Park
New Jersey Stallions	Philadelphians	Manhattan Yorkers
Mercer County Park	Hatfield Park	Mercer County Park
Atlanta Fire	Atlanta Lightning	Ft. Lauderdale Lions
Param Veers Cricket Field	Atlanta Cricket Field	Broward County Stadium
Morrisville Raptors	Orlando Galaxy	Bay Blazers
Church Street Park	–	Santa Clara Cricket Stadium
Hollywood Master Blasters	San Diego Surf Riders	Golden State Grizzlies
Leo Magnus Cricket Complex	Canyonside Park	Arroyo Park
Silicon Valley Strikers	SoCal Lashings	Seattle Thunderbolts
Morgan Hills Sports Complex	Leo Magnus Cricket Complex	Tollgate Farm Park
Morgan Hill Woodley Arroyo Park Canyonside Park Tollgate Farm Park Santa Clara Moosa Stadium Prairie View ACAC Park Grand Prairie Kingsmen Tigers Park Hatfield Park Glenville Mercer Atlanta Param Veers Broward Stadium Church St. Park

– Western Division (Pacific Conference)
– Central Division (Pacific Conference)
– Eastern Division (Atlantic Conference)
– Southern Division (Atlantic Conference)

Squads

A team could select a minimum of 14 players in their squad, going up to a maximum of 18 players. The teams released their squads shortly before the start of the season.^[3]

Atlanta Fire

Atlanta Lightning

Ft. Lauderdale Lions

Morrisville Raptors

Orlando Galaxy

New Jersey Stallions

The Philadelphians

Lone Star Athletics

Chicago Kingsmen

Chicago Tigers

Houston Hurricanes

Dallas Mustangs

Dallas Xforia Giants

Michigan Cricket Stars

St. Louis Americans

SoCal Lashings

Results

Atlantic Conference

Home \ Away	NEE	NJSC	NJS	EST	MY	TP	BR	AF	AL	FLL	MR	OG
Eagles	—						–	–	–	–	–	–
Cavaliers		—					–			–	–	–
Stallions			—				–	–	–	–	–	–
Titans				—			–	–	–	–	–	–
Yorkers					—		–	–	–	–	–	–
Philadelphians						—	–			–	–	–
Royals	–	–	–	–	–	–	—
Fire	–		–	–	–			—
Lightning	–		–	–	–				—
Lions	–	–	–	–	–	–				—
Raptors	–	–	–	–	–	–					—
Galaxy	–	–	–	–	–	–					1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2024. Source: Minor League Cricket
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Pacific Conference

Home \ Away	SVS	EBB	SCL	GSG	SDR	ST	LSA	CK	CT	DM	DXG	HH	MCS	SLA
Strikers	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Blazers	–	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lashings	–	–	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grizzlies	–	–	–	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Riders	–	–	–	–	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thunderbolts	–	–	–	–	–	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Athletics	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kingsmen	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tigers	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	–	–	–	–	–
Mustangs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	–	–	–	–
Giants	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	–	–	–
Hurricanes	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	–	–
Stars	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	–
Americans	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		—

Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2024. Source: Minor League Cricket
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

League stage

Atlantic Conference

Southern Division

Pos	Team	NRR
1	Baltimore Royals	—
2	Morrisville Raptors	—
3	Atlanta Fire	—
4	Atlanta Lightning	—
5	Ft. Lauderdale Lions	—
6	Orlando Galaxy	—

Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2024. Source: Minor League Cricket

Top three teams move on
advances to Super 8s
advances to Knockout stage

Division matches

Eastern Division

Pos	Team	NRR
1	NJ Somerset Cavaliers	—
2	New Jersey Stallions	—
3	The Philadelphians	—
4	Manhattan Yorkers	—
5	New England Eagles	—
6	Empire State Titans	—

Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2023. Source: Minor League Cricket

Top three teams move on
advances to Super 8s
advances to Knockout stage

Division matches

Pacific Conference

Central Division

Pos	Team	NRR
1	Chicago Kingsmen	—
2	Dallas Xforia Giants	—
3	St. Louis Americans	—
4	Houston Hurricanes	—
5	Lone Star Athletics	—
6	Chicago Tigers	—
7	Michigan Cricket Stars	—

Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2024. Source: Minor League Cricket

Top three teams move on
advances to Super 8s
advances to Knockout stage

Division matches

Western Division

Pos	Team	NRR
1	Bay Blazers	—
2	Seattle Thunderbolts	—
3	Silicon Valley Strikers	—
4	San Diego Surf Riders	—
5	SoCal Lashings	—
6	Golden State Grizzlies	—

Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2024. Source: Minor League Cricket

Top three teams move on
advances to Super 8s
advances to Knockout stage

Division matches

Playoffs

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	East Bay Blazers	3	2	1	4	0.233
2	New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers	3	2	1	4	1.440
3	Morrisville Raptors	3	1	2	2	−0.980
4	Dallas Xforia Giants	3	1	2	2	−0.182

Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2024. Source: Minor League Cricket

Atlantic champion moves on
advances to Final

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Chicago Kingsmen	3	3	0	6	−0.980
2	Baltimore Royals	3	2	1	4	0.233
3	Seattle Thunderbolts	3	1	2	2	−0.182
4	New Jersey Stallions	3	0	3	0	1.440

Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2023. Source: Minor League Cricket

Atlantic champion moves on
advances to Final

Final

6 October 2024
6:00 PM
Scorecard

East Bay Blazers 172/5 (20 overs)	v	Chicago Kingsmen 173/6 (18.1 overs)
Usman Ghani 35 (16) Anwar Ali Khan 2/26 (4)		Hammad Azam 53 (23) Carmi Le Roux 2/41 (3.1)

Chicago Kingsmen won by 4 Wickets
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Bryan Caine and Harshvardhan Uppaluru
Player of the match: Hammad Azam (Chicago Kingsmen)

Chicago Kingsmen won the toss and elected to bowl

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Source: Minor League Cricket

Most wickets

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Source: Minor League Cricket

References

^ "Minor League Cricket Playoffs: Teams Battle for Championship Glory". MiLC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ "Minor League Cricket 2024: Teams brace for Super 8s". cricbuzz. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ "Minor League Cricket 2024: Full schedule, squads, match timings and live-streaming details". sportskeeda. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

[1] "Minor League Cricket Playoffs: Teams Battle for Championship Glory". MiLC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[2] "Minor League Cricket 2024: Teams brace for Super 8s". cricbuzz. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[3] "Minor League Cricket 2024: Full schedule, squads, match timings and live-streaming details". sportskeeda. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

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