# 2024 Minor League Cricket season

The 2024 Minor League Cricket season (2024 MiLC) was the fourth season of Minor League Cricket, established by USA Cricket (USAC) and Major League Cricket (MLC) in 2019. The season was hosted over 19 venues across the United States from August 30 to October 6.

## Teams and venues

A complete list of ground venues, along with the 2024 season's schedule, was released on July 31.

### Pacific Conference

Western Division
* Silicon Valley Strikers (Bay Peninsula)
* Bay Blazers (East Bay)
* SoCal Lashings (Los Angeles)
* Golden State Grizzlies (Sacramento, California)
* San Diego Surf Riders (San Diego)
* Seattle Thunderbolts (Seattle)
Central Division
* Lone Star Athletics (Austin, Texas)
* Chicago
** Chicago Kingsmen
** Chicago Tigers
* Dallas
** Dallas Mustangs
** Dallas Xforia Giants
* Houston Hurricanes (Houston)
* Michigan Cricket Stars (Michigan)
* St. Louis Americans (St. Louis)

### Atlantic Conference

Eastern Division
* New England Eagles (Boston)
* NJ Somerset Cavaliers (Somerset, New Jersey)
* New Jersey Stallions (Jersey City, New Jersey)
* Empire State Titans (New York City)
* Manhattan Yorkers (New York)
* The Philadelphians (Philadelphia)
* Baltimore Royals (Baltimore)
Southern Division
* Atlanta
** Atlanta Fire
** Atlanta Lightning
* Morrisville Raptors (Morrisville, North Carolina)
* Orlando Galaxy (Orlando)
* Ft. Lauderdale Lions (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
| Chicago Kingsmen | Chicago Tigers | Houston Hurricanes |
| Kingsmen Stadium | Tigers Park | Prairie View Cricket Complex |
| Lone Star Athletics | Dallas Mustangs | Dallas Xforia Giants |
| Moosa Stadium | Grand Prairie Stadium | Grand Prairie Stadium |
| Michigan Cricket Stars | St. Louis Americans | Baltimore Royals |
| – | ACAC Park | – |
| Empire State Titans | New England Eagles | New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers |
| Glenville Cricket Complex | Mercer County Park | Mercer County Park |
| New Jersey Stallions | Philadelphians | Manhattan Yorkers |
| Mercer County Park | Hatfield Park | Mercer County Park |
| Atlanta Fire | Atlanta Lightning | Ft. Lauderdale Lions |
| Param Veers Cricket Field | Atlanta Cricket Field | Broward County Stadium |
| Morrisville Raptors | Orlando Galaxy | Bay Blazers |
| Church Street Park | – | Santa Clara Cricket Stadium |
| Hollywood Master Blasters | San Diego Surf Riders | Golden State Grizzlies |
| Leo Magnus Cricket Complex | Canyonside Park | Arroyo Park |
| Silicon Valley Strikers | SoCal Lashings | Seattle Thunderbolts |
| Morgan Hills Sports Complex | Leo Magnus Cricket Complex | Tollgate Farm Park |
| Morgan HillWoodleyArroyo ParkCanyonside ParkTollgate Farm ParkSanta ClaraMoosa StadiumPrairie ViewACAC ParkGrand PrairieKingsmenTigers ParkHatfield ParkGlenvilleMercerAtlantaParam VeersBroward StadiumChurch St. Park |||
* – Western Division (Pacific Conference)
* – Central Division (Pacific Conference)
* – Eastern Division (Atlantic Conference)
* – Southern Division (Atlantic Conference)

## Squads

A team could select a minimum of 14 players in their squad, going up to a maximum of 18 players. The teams released their squads shortly before the start of the season.
Atlanta Fire
Atlanta Lightning
Ft. Lauderdale Lions
Morrisville Raptors
Orlando Galaxy
New Jersey Stallions
The Philadelphians
Lone Star Athletics
Chicago Kingsmen
Chicago Tigers
Houston Hurricanes
Dallas Mustangs
Dallas Xforia Giants
Michigan Cricket Stars
St. Louis Americans
SoCal Lashings

## Results
### Atlantic Conference

| Home \ Away | NEE | NJSC | NJS | EST | MY | TP | BR | AF | AL | FLL | MR | OG |
| Eagles | — | | | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cavaliers | | — | | | | | – | | | – | – | – |
| Stallions | | | — | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Titans | | | | — | | | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yorkers | | | | | — | | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Philadelphians | | | | | | — | – | | | – | – | – |
| Royals | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | | | | | |
| Fire | – | | – | – | – | | | — | | | | |
| Lightning | – | | – | – | – | | | | — | | | |
| Lions | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | — | | |
| Raptors | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | — | |
| Galaxy | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | 1–1 | — |

### Pacific Conference

| Home \ Away | SVS | EBB | SCL | GSG | SDR | ST | LSA | CK | CT | DM | DXG | HH | MCS | SLA |
| Strikers | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Blazers | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lashings | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Grizzlies | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Riders | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thunderbolts | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Athletics | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kingsmen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tigers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mustangs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – |
| Giants | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – |
| Hurricanes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – |
| Stars | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – |
| Americans | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | — |

## League stage
### Atlantic Conference
#### Southern Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Baltimore Royals | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0.908 |
| 2 | Morrisville Raptors | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0.725 |
| 3 | Atlanta Fire | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.248 |
| 4 | Atlanta Lightning | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.233 |
| 5 | Ft. Lauderdale Lions | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | −0.922 |
| 6 | Orlando Galaxy | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | −2.692 |
* Top three teams move on
* advances to Super 8s
* advances to Knockout stage

#### Eastern Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | NJ Somerset Cavaliers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.919 |
| 2 | New Jersey Stallions | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.062 |
| 3 | The Philadelphians | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.684 |
| 4 | Manhattan Yorkers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.622 |
| 5 | New England Eagles | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.458 |
| 6 | New York City Titans | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.551 |
* Top three teams move on
* advances to Super 8s
* advances to Knockout stage

### Pacific Conference
#### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Chicago Kingsmen | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2.030 |
| 2 | Dallas Xforia Giants | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.955 |
| 3 | St. Louis Americans | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.589 |
| 4 | Houston Hurricanes | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.209 |
| 5 | Lone Star Athletics | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −0.728 |
| 6 | Chicago Tigers | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | −1.374 |
| 7 | Michigan Cricket Stars | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | −1.742 |
* Top three teams move on
* advances to Super 8s
* advances to Knockout stage

#### Western Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | East Bay Blazers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.473 |
| 2 | Seattle Thunderbolts | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.525 |
| 3 | Silicon Valley Strikers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.528 |
| 4 | San Diego Surf Riders | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.165 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lashings | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.738 |
| 6 | Golden State Grizzlies | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −2.001 |
* Top three teams move on
* advances to Super 8s
* advances to Knockout stage

## Playoffs
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | East Bay Blazers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.734 |
| 2 | New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.003 |
| 3 | Morrisville Raptors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.279 |
| 4 | Dallas Xforia Giants | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.462 |
* Atlantic champion moves on
* advances to Final

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Chicago Kingsmen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.183 |
| 2 | Baltimore Royals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.744 |
| 3 | Seattle Thunderbolts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.471 |
| 4 | New Jersey Stallions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4.481 |
* Atlantic champion moves on
* advances to Final

### Final

* 6 October 2024 6:00 PM Scorecard
| East Bay Blazers 172/5 (20 overs) | v | Chicago Kingsmen 173/6 (18.1 overs) |
| Usman Ghani 35 (16) Anwar Ali Khan 2/26 (4) | | Hammad Azam 53 (23) Carmi Le Roux 2/41 (3.1) |
* Chicago Kingsmen won by 4 Wickets Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas Umpires: Bryan Caine and Harshvardhan Uppaluru Player of the match: Hammad Azam (Chicago Kingsmen)
* Chicago Kingsmen won the toss and elected to bowl

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Sujith Gowda | East Bay Blazers | 12 | 12 | 446 | 37.17 | 131.18 | 94 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 20 |
| Syed Saad Ali | Chicago Kingsmen | 11 | 11 | 423 | 47 | 137.79 | 80 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 19 |
| Tajinder Singh | Chicago Kingsmen | 11 | 9 | 395 | 65.83 | 146.30 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 14 |
| Ruben Clinton | Seattle Thunderbolts | 9 | 9 | 380 | 47.50 | 121.02 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 13 |
| Sujit Nayak | Seattle Thunderbolts | 11 | 9 | 354 | 59 | 150.64 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 |
| Source: Minor League Cricket ||||||||||||

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
| Sankirth Batthula | Dallas Xforia Giants | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3/14 | 12.20 | 6.42 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushil Ugarkar | East Bay Blazers | 12 | 12 | 19 | 3/13 | 16 | 6.76 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vikash Mohan | East Bay Blazers | 12 | 11 | 18 | 3/16 | 10.22 | 5.47 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Lobban | NYC Titans | 8 | 8 | 18 | 4/10 | 10.39 | 5.94 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Hammad Azam | Chicago Kingsmen | 11 | 11 | 18 | 3/1 | 13.67 | 5.41 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: Minor League Cricket |||||||||||