2024 Minor League Cricket season

2024 Minor League Cricket season

Dates	August 30, 2024 (2024-08-30) – October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06)
Administrator(s)	USA Cricket Major League Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
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

See also: Minor League Cricket § Team

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

Pacific Conference

Western Division

• Silicon Valley Strikers (Bay Peninsula)
• Bay Blazers (East Bay)
• SoCal Lashings (Los Angeles)
• Golden State Grizzlies (Sacramento, California)
• San Diego Surf Riders (San Diego)
• Seattle Thunderbolts (Seattle)

Central Division

• Lone Star Athletics (Austin, Texas)
• Chicago
  • Chicago Kingsmen
  • Chicago Tigers
• Dallas
  • Dallas Mustangs
  • Dallas Xforia Giants
• Houston Hurricanes (Houston)
• Michigan Cricket Stars (Michigan)
• St. Louis Americans (St. Louis)

Atlantic Conference

Eastern Division

• New England Eagles (Boston)
• NJ Somerset Cavaliers (Somerset, New Jersey)
• New Jersey Stallions (Jersey City, New Jersey)
• Empire State Titans (New York City)
• Manhattan Yorkers (New York)
• The Philadelphians (Philadelphia)
• Baltimore Royals (Baltimore)

Southern Division

• Atlanta
  • Atlanta Fire
  • Atlanta Lightning
• Morrisville Raptors (Morrisville, North Carolina)
• Orlando Galaxy (Orlando)
• Ft. Lauderdale Lions (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

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	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Baltimore Royals	8	4	1	3	11	0.908
2	Morrisville Raptors	8	4	1	3	11	0.725
3	Atlanta Fire	8	5	3	0	10	1.248
4	Atlanta Lightning	8	4	4	0	8	−0.233
5	Ft. Lauderdale Lions	8	1	5	2	4	−0.922
6	Orlando Galaxy	8	0	4	4	4	−2.692

Updated to match(es) played on January 30, 2025. Source: Minor League Cricket

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

Division matches

Eastern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	NJ Somerset Cavaliers	8	6	2	0	12	1.919
2	New Jersey Stallions	8	6	2	0	12	1.062
3	The Philadelphians	8	5	3	0	10	0.684
4	Manhattan Yorkers	8	3	5	0	6	−0.622
5	New England Eagles	8	2	6	0	4	−1.458
6	New York City Titans	8	2	6	0	4	−1.551

Updated to match(es) played on January 30, 2025. 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	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Chicago Kingsmen	8	7	0	1	15	2.030
2	Dallas Xforia Giants	8	5	2	1	11	0.955
3	St. Louis Americans	8	5	2	1	11	0.589
4	Houston Hurricanes	8	4	3	1	9	0.209
5	Lone Star Athletics	8	2	4	2	6	−0.728
6	Chicago Tigers	8	1	6	1	3	−1.374
7	Michigan Cricket Stars	8	0	7	1	1	−1.742

Updated to match(es) played on January 30, 2025. Source: Minor League Cricket

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

Division matches

Western Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	East Bay Blazers	8	6	2	0	12	1.473
2	Seattle Thunderbolts	8	6	2	0	12	0.525
3	Silicon Valley Strikers	8	4	4	0	8	0.528
4	San Diego Surf Riders	8	4	4	0	8	0.165
5	Los Angeles Lashings	8	2	6	0	4	−0.738
6	Golden State Grizzlies	8	2	6	0	4	−2.001

Updated to match(es) played on January 30, 2025. 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	NR	Pts	NRR
1	East Bay Blazers	3	2	1	0	4	0.734
2	New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers	3	2	1	0	4	−0.003
3	Morrisville Raptors	3	1	2	0	2	−0.279
4	Dallas Xforia Giants	3	1	2	0	2	−0.462

Updated to match(es) played on January 30, 2025. Source: Minor League Cricket

• Atlantic champion moves on
•   advances to Final

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Chicago Kingsmen	3	3	0	0	6	2.183
2	Baltimore Royals	3	2	1	0	4	1.744
3	Seattle Thunderbolts	3	1	2	0	2	0.471
4	New Jersey Stallions	3	0	3	0	0	−4.481

Updated to match(es) played on January 30, 2025. 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
Sujith Gowda	East Bay Blazers	12	12	446	37.17	131.18	94	0	4	45	20
Syed Saad Ali	Chicago Kingsmen	11	11	423	47	137.79	80	0	5	36	19
Tajinder Singh	Chicago Kingsmen	11	9	395	65.83	146.30	80	0	4	33	14
Ruben Clinton	Seattle Thunderbolts	9	9	380	47.50	121.02	92	0	3	37	13
Sujit Nayak	Seattle Thunderbolts	11	9	354	59	150.64	84	0	3	20	15
Source: Minor League Cricket

Most wickets

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Sankirth Batthula	Dallas Xforia Giants	10	10	20	3/14	12.20	6.42	11.4	0	0
Rushil Ugarkar	East Bay Blazers	12	12	19	3/13	16	6.76	14.2	0	0
Vikash Mohan	East Bay Blazers	12	11	18	3/16	10.22	5.47	11.2	0	0
Mario Lobban	NYC Titans	8	8	18	4/10	10.39	5.94	10.5	1	0
Hammad Azam	Chicago Kingsmen	11	11	18	3/1	13.67	5.41	13.3	0	0
Source: Minor League Cricket

References

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.