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A 14-player squad to represent Team USA has been named for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Los Angeles, next month.
Charlotte Dickenson, named as Interim Women’s Head Coach
Four teams will compete for a spot in the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier
USA Cricket are delighted to announce the 14-player USA Women’s squad that will attempt to qualify for the T20 World Cup Global Qualifier in 2024. The regional qualifier will run from September 4th to 11th at the Woodley Park Cricket Complex, Van Nuys, California.
The 14-player squad contains seven players who participated in the 2023 ICC Under 19 Women’s World Cup, most of which have represented the senior team previously. The squad also sees the return of experienced off-spinner Uzma Iftikhar and all-rounder, Onika Wallerson.
Three uncapped players have earned their maiden call-up: Jessica Willathgamuwa, Chetna Reddy Pagydyala and Jivana Aras.
Left-arm pace bowler Tara Norris, who made history in this year’s Women’s Premier League by recording the tournament’s first 5-fer, is unavailable due to representative cricket commitments in England. Off-spinner Bhumika Bhadiraraju, a college freshman this Fall, is unavailable due to College commitments.
Charlotte Dickenson will be leading the charge as the USA Cricket Interim Head Coach. Dickenson is an ECB Level 3 coach who is also an ICC Coach Tutor and Master Educator. She brings immense experience having coached England’s U17, U19 and U21 national women’s teams. In 2005, she was England’s Assistant Coach and Manager during the team’s Ashes win against Australia. Dickenson was a part time coach for the Belgium Women’s team and has been coaching in the USA Cricket National Domestic Pathway tournaments since 2021.
The national team will be assembling in Van Nuys, California on August 25 for a pre-tournament camp.
Team USA Women’s Squad
Sindhu Sriharsha (Captain)
Geetika Kodali (Vice-Captain)
Aditi Chudasama
Anika Kolan
Chetna Reddy Pagydyala
Disha Dhingra
Gargi Bhogle
lsani Vaghela
Jessica Willathgamuwa
Jivana Aras
Onika Wallerson
Ritu Singh
Suhani Thadani
Uzma Iftikhar
Non Travelling Reserves
Laasya Mullapudi
Snigdha Paul
Chetnaa Prasad
Support Staff
Head Coach: Charlotte Dickenson
Assistant Coach: Chitaranjan Nilak
Manager: John Aaron
Analyst: Rohaan Gosala
Physiotherapist: Alondra Castellanos
Selection Panel: Joan Alexander-Serrano (Chair), Erica Rendler, Jyotsna Patel, Rajeshwari Antani, Syed Masood Akhtar
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USA CRICKET WINS 100% CRICKET FEMALE CRICKET INITIATIVE AWARD IN ICC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
By: USA Cricket
USA Cricket have been awarded as winners of the ICC Development Award for 2021 in the 100% Cricket Female Cricket Initiative of the Year for the ICC Americas region. The award was given for the fantastic development of the new Women and Girls Pathway that was launched in May 2021 and tied in to the subsequently launched plan to Shape the Future for Women and Girls in American Cricket during 2021-2023.
The ICC Development Awards 2021 reflect these achievements and show how Associate Members keep empowering individuals and reaching out to communities, we celebrate these stories this International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. The regional winners will now be put forward as the nominees for the global awards to be decided in the coming weeks.
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ICC Associate Members have continued to find ways to innovate, engage and inspire over the past year in the most difficult of circumstances amid the covid pandemic, but cricketing nations have used a combination of determination and creative thinking to overcome any obstacles in their way.
ICC Development Award – Part I: Development initiative and Associate Men’s performance of the year
From developing the motor skills of children to making cricket more accessible, initiatives in the Associate nations continue to ensure the game is spread far and wide with a marked increase in participation.
The ICC Development Awards 2021 reflect these achievements and show how Associate Members keep empowering individuals and reaching out to communities, we celebrate these stories this International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. The regional winners will now be put forward as the nominees for the global awards to be decided in the coming weeks.
[Read more…] about 100% Cricket Female Cricket Initiative and Associate Women’s Performance of the YearUSA CRICKET ANNOUNCE WOMEN UNDER 19S TOUR OF ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
- A historic first ever tour for a USA Women Under 19 team as they will travel to tour St. Vincent and the Grenadines in January
- Geetika Kodali to captain USA Under 19s in the ground-breaking series of 4 x Twenty20 matches vs Windward Islands U19 Women’s team
USA Cricket are incredibly pleased to announce a historic inaugural international tour for the USA Women’s Under 19s team as they are set to travel to the Caribbean next month to play against Windward Islands U19 Women’s team in a series of four Twenty20 matches. The Windward Islands comprise the islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, St. Lucia and Dominica.
In partnership with both the Windward Islands Cricket Board and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Cricket Association, this tour is part of the wider long-term strategic partnership that USA Cricket has with Cricket West Indies (CWI), our nearest Full Member Nation of the ICC.
This tour is the culmination of a huge year for the Women and Girls game in the United States, with the newly launched domestic pathway, the Sistar Mortgage Women’s National Championships (Senior Women’s and Under 19) alongside the successful ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Mexico and the recently-abandoned ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe. The Windward Islands tour is another demonstration of the progress made on our USA Cricket Foundational Plan’s strategic focus on Women & Girls.
USA Cricket Board Member and Women and Girls Committee Chair, Nadia Gruny said, “We are pleased to partner with the Windward Islands Cricket Board (WICB) and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association to create a T20 series that would be mutually beneficial to both our under 19 teams. In line with our recently launched plan to Shape the Future for Women & Girls in American Cricket to ‘Create increased competitive international match opportunities’, this tour will present a fantastic opportunity for some of the young talent who have stood out on our new domestic pathway this year to get international exposure and a competitive level of cricket in the Caribbean. On behalf of the board, I thank the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Government for the support of the development of women’s cricket in the region and everyone involved in helping to make this tour a reality in such a challenging time. Congratulations to all of the girls selected and we look forward to a successful tour.”
WICB President, Dr. Kishore Shallow said, “This exciting tour represents a shared vision of both USA Cricket and WICB to offer more development opportunities for female cricketers. We are grateful for the initiative and cooperation of USA Cricket to execute what I anticipate to be a fantastic series of competitive cricket.”
USA Cricket Operations Director, Richard Done added, “USA Cricket is excited by the potential of our Under 19 group and the impact they are already having on our USA Women’s Team, most recently in Mexico and then in Zimbabwe. With women’s cricket a clear focus of the USA Cricket Foundational Plan, the future for women’s cricket in the USA is bright, and this tour will allow our next group of talented girls a chance to experience and learn more about travelling and playing internationally.”
The selected U19 squad does not include several of the U19 players who participated in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier (WCQ) in Zimbabwe. The WCQ was abandoned due to the identification of Omicron, the new Covid variant and growing travel restrictions on passengers coming from Southern Africa countries, including Zimbabwe.
Development Opportunity For Women In American Cricket
| USA Cricket is pleased to announce, in collaboration with ICC Americas, a magnificent development opportunity for women involved in American cricket to pursue a postgraduate certificate in International Sports Management via the World Academy of Sports (WAoS). The course is developed and delivered in conjunction with the University of London (UOL). Click here to learn more about the course. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is offering six scholarships (one full scholarship and five, 25% scholarships) to aspiring female sports management/administration professionals in the Americas region. Scholarship applicants must have at least a bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience and professional references. Interested candidates should click here to apply through the WAoS online portal. The deadline to apply for scholarships is Friday, January 7th at 5pm PST. The UOL will share a list of the eligible candidates with the ICC. The ICC will then determine the successful recipients of the scholarships according to how the decision is likely to impact the growth of cricket. These opportunities come at a time when USA Cricket continues to place a heavy focus on Women and Girls’ cricket across the United States. Less than 3 months ago, USA Cricket launched its plan to Shape the Future for Women and Girls in American Cricket during 2021-2023, aimed at establishing a more equitable gender balance and increased levels of female engagement across all aspects of the sport. USA Cricket Board Member and Women and Girls Committee Chair, Nadia Gruny said, “We are thankful to the ICC for offering these scholarship opportunities. A successful cricket community in the US requires that we build the capacity for women to be engaged off the field. We are committed to providing these types of development opportunities and look forward to several competitive applications coming from the US and hopefully, eventual scholarship recipients.” The World Academy of Sport delivers learning programs for sports and event participants — athletes, managers, administrators, officials and coaches — through a series of education programs tailored to their needs and time commitment constraints. Through sport experts and business academics, WAoS provides the best possible, industry-accredited programs and is a recognized leader fulfilling a vital professional need within this evolving and increasingly international sector. For further details on how to apply or any queries, please contact Julie Abbott via [email protected]. ABOUT USA CRICKET USA Cricket is the National Federation for cricket in the United States as recognized by the International Cricket Council. USA Cricket’s mission is to govern, regulate, develop and promote all forms of cricket at all levels in the United States, and to enable U.S. cricketers to achieve sustained competitive excellence and successfully compete in national and international competition. Through a diverse Board of Directors that has representation from most cricket stakeholder groups, USA Cricket will lead the sport to new heights by creating and administering value added programs to grow and develop the sport. FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT Email: [email protected] |
Julia Price on US cricket coaching, the BBL and winning two World Cups
- By Zushan Ahmad Hashmi
Julia Price is currently the coach of the US women’s cricket team and created history by becoming the first-ever female coach in Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL). She also won two World Cups with the Australian Women’s Cricket Team in 1997 and 2005. Her passion for the game has led her into coaching, travelling the world teaching the game, and having a lot of fun while she is at it.
Kinza Tahir caught up with her for this feature on Sportageous to talk about breaking barriers, cricket coaching, her experiences with the sport around the world and the future of the women’s game in Australia and the US.
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The ICC has confirmed its intention to push for cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games going forward, starting preparations for a bid on behalf of the sport with the primary target being its addition to the Los Angeles 2028 itinerary.
A Working Group to lead the bid has been assembled by the ICC.
Thirty-million cricket fans live in the USA, making LA 2028 the ideal Games for cricket to make its return to Olympic competition. Cricket, till now, has made just one appearance in the Olympics, way back in 1900 in Paris when only two teams competed at the event – Great Britain and hosts France – meaning the sport’s inclusion in 2028 would mark the end of a 128-year absence.
The sport will feature in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games next year, which shapes as a perfect showcase for what the sport can bring to the Olympics, as well as being a momentous occasion on its own.
[Read more…] about ICC to Push for Cricket’s Inclusion in OlympicsUSA CRICKET ANNOUNCES EASTERN/CENTRAL SQUADS FOR WOMEN’S SENIOR AND UNDER-19 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- The Women & Girls Selection Committee has selected a squad of 14 players to represent the Eastern/Central Conference in the National Championship.
- A Women’s U19 squad of 14 players also selected to represent Eastern/Central Conference in historic first ever USA Cricket Women’s Under 19 National Championship.
- Both squads have been selected after the conclusion of the Eastern Women & Girls Regional Tournament, held in Morrisville, NC.
USA Cricket is pleased to announce the squads to represent the Eastern/Central Conference for both the Women’s Senior National Championships, and the Women’s U19 National Championships, following the conclusion of the Eastern leg of the Regionals which was played over the July 4th weekend in Morrisville, North Carolina.
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- Men’s Cricket World League 2 and Challenge League schedule announced
- Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 to take place in Zimbabwe between 18 June and 9 July
By usacricket
USA Men’s National Team will return to international cricket after more than a 12 month break in play due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the amended schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup League being announced today. Team USA will travel to Oman in March 2021 to restart the series with the first set of matches being between Nepal, Oman and USA.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today announced the 20 rescheduled series in the pathway to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India and the dates for the Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
All COVID-19 affected series which were postponed in 2020 have been rescheduled in a new look calendar extending to 2023, with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier confirmed to take place in Zimbabwe between 18 June and 9 July 2023.
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