Leo Magnus Cricket Complex

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Sepulveda Basin Cricket Fields
Woodley Cricket Fields
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Sepulveda Basin Cricket Fields (Woodley Park)
Ground information
Location Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°10′53.14″N118°28′32.36″W / 34.1814278°N 118.4756556°W / 34.1814278; -118.4756556
Establishment1980
Capacity5,000
Owner Army Corps of Engineers
OperatorCity of Los Angeles Dept. of Recreation and Parks
TenantsSouthern California Cricket Association, Los Angeles Lashings, Los Angeles Cricket
End names
North End [1]
South End [1]
International information
First WT20ISeptember 4 2023:
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Last WT20ISeptember 11 2023:
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Team information
Southern California Cricket Association
Los Angeles Lashings
Los Angeles Cricket
As of September 11, 2023
Source: Cricinfo

The Leo Magnus Cricket Complex (LMCC) or Sepulveda Basin Cricket Fields, aka Woodley Park, is a group of four cricket grounds located in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. [2] The facility is also called Woodley Cricket Field(s) or Woodley Cricket Complex due to its location in Woodley Park. [3] Former Jamaican Test cricketer Franklyn Rose has said of the complex: "It has the best cricket field facilities in the US. There is no comparison." [2]

History

The cricket complex is named after Leo "Jingles" Magnus, a Jamaican cricketer who also played for the University Cricket Club and coached the Compton Cricket Club (formerly the Los Angeles Krickets) and the Sheenaway Serendipity Cricket Club. [2] It first opened in 1975.

Sign welcoming visitors to the Sepulveda Basin-Cricket Fields/Leo Magnus Cricket Complex Sepulveda Basin Cricket Fields sign.jpg
Sign welcoming visitors to the Sepulveda Basin-Cricket Fields/Leo Magnus Cricket Complex

In 1978, the Glendale Equestrian Center took over the Burbank-area Griffith Park Cricket Association grounds, which had been home to L.A. cricket via the Hollywood Cricket Club since 1933. [2] An active West Indian cricket community obtained land in the Sepulveda Basin in 1977 [4] and two fields at Woodley opened in 1980 (named the Clifford Severn and Ernie Wright grounds), with two more added in 1996 (the Jean Wong and John Marder grounds (now under Los Angeles Cricket's, a 501 (c)(3), guardianship), both named for former Southern California Cricket Association presidents). The complex has a small stand, which can seat 50, and a clubhouse with bathrooms. [2]

In 1997, Woodley hosted the Jamaican team (featuring Jimmy Adams and Franklyn Rose) and in 1999 hosted a List A match between an India A side (with VVS Laxman) against an Australia A side (with Brett Lee, Adam Gilchrist, and Andrew Symonds), which attracted a crowd of 5,000. In the 2000s, Twenty20 cricket became popular and Southern California Cricket Association President Vehman Reddy helped bring the Trinidad and Tobago side and Punjabi Blues to L.A. for three annual tournaments. The complex is frequently used for United States of America Cricket Association trials. The first American College Cricket west-coast regional championship took place at Woodley in 2010. The American Cricket Federation hosted its first Twenty20 tournament at Woodley in 2012. [5]

In 2016 the International Cricket Council (ICC) held the World Cricket League Division Four tournament at the LMCC. This was the first time an ICC WCL divisional event had been played in the United States. [6] The U.S. won the tournament by beating Oman in the Final and both were promoted to Division Three. [7] Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones stopped by to watch one of the U.S. matches. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Peter Simunnovich (June 19, 2009). "USA's Best Cricket Grounds: The Leo Magnus Cricket Complex - Woodley Cricket Field in Van Nuys". DreamCricket. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
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  4. ↑ Amar Shah (March 22, 2011). "A cricket mecca in an L.A. suburb". ESPNLA.com. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ Venu Palaparthi (February 4, 2013). "2012 New Inning Foundation USA Cricket Awards: Woodley Cricket Complex wins Claude Worrell Best Cricket Ground". DreamCricket. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division 4 Tournament confirmed in Los Angeles in October 2016" . Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "USA hold off Oman to claim WCL Division Four title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ "(Photo) The USA squad were graced by the presence of Sir Mick Jagger during the final at Woodley Park". Cricinfo. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
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