College World Cup set for Florida in 2018 !
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As WISDEN said a few years ago about cricket in America: – “the most promising development has been the formation of American College Cricket in 2008. Founded by Lloyd Jodah, ACC now has teams at over 60 universities….perhaps because of this show of interest, in 2011 ESPN bought the US broadcast rights to all future international cricket matches, including the 2015 World Cup.”
Since 2009 American College Cricket has organized & managed 61 tournaments including some of the largest the world has ever seen, our National Championships : 47 matches in 4 days in 2010, 67 matches in 5 days in 2011 and in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 over 50 matches in 5 days each time, plus TV & ESPN production, so the experience is considerable.
Now American College Cricket Founder & President Lloyd Jodah has more exciting news, announcing that the inaugural American College Cricket World Cup (College World Cup) will be held in Florida in 2018 !
ECB Umpire Billy Taylor is the Officiating Advisor/Chief Umpire for American College Cricket & the American College Cricket World Cup. Billy said :
“I was part of the 2014 American College Cricket National Championship and found the organization and management of the tournament to be superb. It was 54 matches, 24 teams in 5 days and couldn’t be managed better. I was honored to umpire in the whole tournament and especially the Finals, which was the FIRST American cricket match shown by ESPN. I’ve been delighted to be Chief Umpire again in 2015, 2016 & 2017 and I am very much looking forward to the College World Cup !”
“A World universities championship has been part of our strategic plan from the beginning, and was behind us having the University of the West Indies as Special Guests in 2010. Initially though the focus had to be on developing college cricket in America to at least the level where it is now. American College Cricket did the first web stream for the game in America, the first TV broadcasts, and the first ESPN broadcast in USA cricket, among our other accomplishments. The game now has a footprint in about 100 Universities in USA & Canada.
Though university-level cricket has been played in all cricket playing countries, College sports is huge in America, like no other country, so American College Cricket is the ideal platform for a world championship at the university level.” said Jodah. We’ve seen our influence spread to other parts of the world like when the BCCI started a college Championship a few years (though they didn’t maintain it), so it’s logical that we should host a College World Cup.
“We already have significant contacts to make this happen and University teams from countries other than the top 10 will be encouraged to participate, ith the 2017 winner of the Chanderpaul Trophy, plus the top Canadian or American university otherwise. The format will be 20/20. Cricket is not doing well in many parts of the world, and we’re taking direct action to help it grow,” Jodah explained. As always Shiv Chanderpaul is our International Ambassador.”
Shiv Chanderpaul has been a Patron of American College Cricket since Dec 2008, and was at the 2017 National Championship presenting the Chanderpaul Trophy, interacting with players and doing commentary on the SONY Pictures broadcast of the matches.
Cric Clubs, American College Cricket’s technology partner, will be used for scoring, statistical, & other support.
Universities around the world interested in participating, potential Sponsors & for Broadcast Rights, contact :
Lloyd Jodah
American College Cricket Founder & President
Email : Dogevpr2@aim.com
Phone: 646 436 0511
Ashish Bagai, retired Captain of Canada and alumni of the University of Pennsylvania, in a statement said, “The American College Cricket World Cup is another example of innovative thinking by the ACC to spread this wonderful game throughout North America and beyond. I wish them all the best and look forward to watching some of these teams in action”
