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 Julie.Abbott@usacricket.org. 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: media@usacricket.org |
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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.
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- 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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By usacricket December 12, 2020
USA will host an expanded four team ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in September 2021 with one team qualifying from Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Team USA for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier to be held in 2022.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the confirmed schedule for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup qualifying pathway on the road to South Africa 2023 as ICC women’s cricket events return.
The 10-team World Cup which has now been rescheduled to 9-26 February 2023 will see the hosts South Africa and the seven top teams on the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings as of 30 November 2021 – from the teams that competed at the Australia 2020 event – qualify automatically for the 2023 edition.
The remaining two spots will be determined through a qualification process which is scheduled to start at regional level in August 2021 and includes 37 teams. This is an increase of ten teams from the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 qualification, reflecting the continued growth of bilateral women’s T20 International cricket.
Road to South Africa 2023 – The qualification pathway for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
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