The 2023 Minor League Cricket season (branded as the 2023 Sunoco Minor League Cricket championship for sponsorship reasons and sometimes shortened to 2023 MiLC) was the third season of Minor League Cricket, established by USA Cricket (USAC) and Major League Cricket (MLC) in 2019. Sunoco returned from the previous season as title sponsor, with Laxmi Foods and Bru Coffee also tapped as official sponsors. The season was hosted over 19 venues across the United States from August 4 to October 7.
The tournament was won by the Dallas Mustangs, who defeated the New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers in the finals by 44 runs, with Andries Gous of the Dallas Mustangs winning the award for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament. The Seattle Thunderbolts were the defending champions.
Teams and venues
Ahead of the 2023 season, the former Florida Beamers franchise collapsed and was discontinued, leading to the creation of the newly formed Dallas Xforia Giants. The Hollywood Master Blasters was also discontinued ahead of the season. Additionally, following a buyout by the Kingsmen Global Sports Group, the former Chicago Blasters underwent a name change to the Chicago Kingsmen, with the former DC Hawks also undergoing a name change to the Baltimore Royals.
A complete list of ground venues, along with the 2023 season's schedule, was released on July 31.
Pacific Conference Western Division Silicon Valley Strikers (Bay Peninsula) – Morgan Hills Sports Complex Bay Blazers (East Bay) – Santa Clara Cricket Stadium SoCal Lashings (Los Angeles) – Leo Magnus Cricket Complex Golden State Grizzlies (Sacramento, California) – Arroyo Park San Diego Surf Riders (San Diego) – Canyonside Park Seattle Thunderbolts (Seattle) – Tollgate Farm Park
Central Division Chicago Chicago Kingsmen – Kingsmen Stadium Chicago Tigers – Tigers Park Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) Dallas Mustangs Dallas Xforia Giants Houston Hurricanes (Houston) – Prairie View Cricket Complex Lone Star Athletics (Austin) – Moosa Stadium Michigan Cricket Stars (Michigan) – St. Louis Americans (St. Louis) – ACAC Park
Atlantic Conference Eastern Division Mercer County Park (Mercer County, New Jersey) New England Eagles (Boston) NJ Somerset Cavaliers (Somerset, New Jersey) New Jersey Stallions (Jersey City, New Jersey) Manhattan Yorkers (New York) Empire State Titans (New York City) – Glenville Cricket Complex The Philadelphians (Philadelphia) – Hatfield Park Baltimore Royals (Baltimore) –
Southern Division (Atlanta) Atlanta Fire – Param Veers Cricket Field Atlanta Lightning – Atlanta Cricket Field Orlando Galaxy (Orlando, Florida) – Morrisville Raptors (Morrisville, North Carolina) – Church Street Park Ft. Lauderdale Lions (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) – Broward County Stadium
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.
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Results Atlantic Conference
Pacific Conference
League stage The league stage ran from August 5 to September 17.
Atlantic Conference Southern Division
Top three teams move on advances to Super 8s advances to Knockout stage
Eastern Division
Top three teams move on advances to Super 8s advances to Knockout stage
Pacific Conference Central Division
Top three teams move on advances to Super 8s advances to Knockout stage
Western Division
Top three teams move on advances to Super 8s advances to Knockout stage
Playoffs Knockouts The knockout stage was played from September 23 to 25, 2023. It was played to determine the final 4 spots in the Super 8s.
Team Status NJ Somerset Cavaliers Qualified for Super 8s Atlanta Fire Silicon Valley Strikers Lone Star Athletics New England Eagles Eliminated New Jersey Stallions Ft. Lauderdale Lions Michigan Cricket Stars Dallas Xforia Giants Golden State Grizzlies
Matches
Super Eights The Super 8s were played directly after the Knockout stage from September 27 to 29, 2023.
Atlantic Four
Atlantic champion moves on advances to Final
Pacific Four
Pacific champion moves on advances to Final
Final The finals were played on October 1, 2023, at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas.
Statistics Most runs Player Team Runs Andries Gous Dallas Mustangs 12 12 46.91 516 140.98 91 0 6 39 28Nitish Kumar Lone Star Athletics 141436.46474132.40103133724Anthony Bramble Golden State Grizzlies 11 11 36.73 404 142.76 78 0 4 26 26Shayan Jahangir Lone Star Athletics 14 14 30.23 393 120.92 98 0 3 43 12Corey Anderson Dallas Mustangs 8 8 75.20 376 187.06 95 0 4 22 34 Source: Minor League Cricket
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