iepgwf1112 - 5-11-2013 at 11:47 AM
Franchise process for US pro league to start this month
The promoters of the first professional US Twenty20 league will begin the tender process for the six inaugural franchises later this month. The league
- staged by Cricket Holdings America, a joint venture headed by the USA Cricket Association and New Zealand Cricket - is likely to be held in June and
July 2013 with reports suggesting the matches will be played in New York and San Francisco.
CHA has also declared ambitions for the USA to apply and secure hosting rights for future ICC events, including the ICC World Twenty20 within the next
10 years. In addition to taking bids for franchises starting this month, CHA also plans to host exhibition matches in the USA next year between
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"To supplement the UST20 League and the international program there will be a series of All-Star matches each year that will allow international
superstars to play alongside and against emerging local talent and the best the United States can offer," CHA's website said.
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over the years for work in the software and technology industries.
If the league does launch franchises in New York and San Francisco, it would be highly probable that matches in those cities would be played on
artificial pitches. While both cities are home to multiple professional sports teams with outdoor stadiums that hold in excess of 40,000 seats,
neither city has an international standard natural turf wicket facility exclusively for cricket and it is doubtful that one would be built to be ready
in time for next summer. Currently,isabel marant boots, the only facility in the USA that is approved by the ICC for use in Twenty20 and ODI matches is the Central
Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida.
A Twenty20 league launched in the summer months would primarily be competing for fan and media interest inside the USA with mid-season Major League
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In order to avoid clashing with the international cricket calendar, the USA Twenty20 league would most likely get underway after the conclusion of the
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international stars from Australia and England would be unavailable but players from other countries might be tempted by the prospect of coming to
play in America.
The problem is that American sport is primarily driven by commercial interests. That means the new league needs advertisers and advertisers want TV
coverage. TV won't cover sports unless there is a reasonable amount of support from the right demographic (white Americans aged 18 - 49) and that
group won't watch sports unless there are American players not only playing but doing well. It's pretty much a vicious circle. Good luck to the
league, but since T20 basically competes for exactly the same market as baseball, I don't think it has much chance. Overseas stars mean nothing here
(I live in Illinois), because most Americans have no idea how cricket is played, let alone who the stars are. I'm afraid it will remain a game only
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