Minor League Cricket is looking to add four to six franchises north of the border to begin play as soon as next year
The attention of much of the cricketing world in recent days has been largely focused on England, with the start of the biennial Ashes series between the host country and Australia, but on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, thoughts have already turned to 2024 and beyond.
Entering its third season of existence this August, MiLC occupies the second tier of the American cricket pyramid, just below Major League Cricket, which will have its inaugural season beginning next month. Those opportunities have led to national team appearances for some of the young players from south of the border. The hope of those charged with leading the expansion is that placing franchises in the Greater Toronto Area or in British Columbia – the two most likely destinations for expansion – will yield similar results for the Canadian national team.
When considering applications from prospective ownership groups, Srinivasan said that a commitment to developing or building cricket pitches will carry substantial weight, with all games in the 2023 MiLC season taking place on real grass or hybrid wickets. “Unfortunately it’s the biggest issue that we face I think in cricket is just the cricket ground doesn’t fit in any other North American sport dimensions,” he said. “It doesn’t fit on a soccer field. And if it does, then you don’t have a [soccer] pitch.”
As a semi-professional competition, the outlay for running the sport is nowhere near the cost of running teams in the big four sports on this continent, with running costs to operate a team in the 10-week league coming in at around US$200,000.
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