American Twenty20 Championship
| Sport | Cricket |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |  US |
| Most recent champion(s) | North East Central West (1st titles) 2014 |
The American Twenty20 Championship (often referred to as the USACA Twenty20 Championship) is an American Twenty20 cricket tournament aimed at grooming American cricket players for international events and to spread interest in American Cricket.
History[edit]
Its first season was only a 3-day affair as the tournament was played in New Jersey[1] and was eventually won by the Atlantic Division. The tournament is supported by the United States of America Cricket Association, the national federation of cricket in the US.
After not being held in 2012 and 2013, the USACA announced that the tournament would be played in 2014. The tournament was to take place in Indianapolis, and be broadcast online by ESPN3.[2] However, in May 2014, the city of Indianapolis, Indiana announced that it had terminated its agreement to host the tournament which was due to be held during August in the brand new, $6 million Indianapolis World Sports Park facility. Indianapolis Parks and Recreation director John W Williams sent a letter to USACA notifying them of the termination and a city official confirmed that the decision includes not just the 2014 championship but the entire three-year agreement which had been signed in September 2013 under former USACA chief executive Darren Beazley. In June 2014, USA Cricket Association announced that the tournament would now be moved to Lauderhill, Florida.
Structure[edit]
The tournament is structured in a round-robin format with the first two days being a group stage with the groups divided by West and East.
On the final day the first place team from the Western Conference played the first place team from the Eastern Conference for the tournament title. Corresponding second, third and fourth place teams in each conference will also play a third place, fifth place and seventh place match.
The following divisions participated in the American Twenty20 Championship:
- Atlantic
- Central East
- Central West
- New York
- North East
- North West
- South East
- South West
Stats and Records[edit]
Winners[edit]
| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Atlantic | Central West | 8 |
| 2014 | North East Central West[3] |
8 |
Individual records[edit]
| Most runs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batsman | Matches | Runs | Seasons |
| Gowkaran Roopnarine (Atlantic) | 3 | 193 | 2011 |
| Aditya Mishra (Atlantic) | 3 | 104 | 2011 |
| Akeem Dodson (New York) | 3 | 73 | 2011 |
| Sushil Nadkarni (Central West) | 3 | 65 | 2011 |
| Adil Bhatti (Atlantic) | 3 | 59 | 2011 |
| Most wickets | |||
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Seasons |
| Shail Bhatt (Central West) | 3 | 8 | 2011 |
| Usman Shuja (Central West) | 3 | 6 | 2011 |
| Samarth Shah (North West) | 3 | 5 | 2011 |
| Neil McGarrell (Atlantic) | 3 | 5 | 2011 |
| Bhim George (South East) | 2 | 4 | 2011 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "USA Cricket: Twenty20 Nationals moved from Dallas to NJ; 20 players invited to USA U-19 trials in NY". dreamcricket.com. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Della Penna, Peter (7 January 2014). "USA National Championship to be broadcast live". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ Della Penna, Peter (16 August 2014). "USACA T20 title split after final rained out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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