The first International cricket match between the USA and Canada was played in 1844.
On Thursday 14 July 2023 Major League Cricket, a new exciting T20 Franchise tournament is due to blast off at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
6 teams, 19 games over 18 days will begin with the Texas Super Kings v Los Angeles Knight Riders.
In this podcast I spoke to Tom Dunmore, Vice President of Marketing and Communications and began by posing the question why now is the right time for cricket to flourish in America. Tom gave an in-depth insight into this new cricket tournament which has attracted global stars the like of Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult & Faf Du Plessis.
Andries Gous a former South African under 19s player, who is now based in the United States, joined the show to give his views on the tournament as he looked forward to playing for the Washington Freedom.
If you didn’t know anything about Major League cricket you will do after this podcast.
Tom Dunmore was interviewed on 21 June.
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