About Us

The Philadelphians Cricket LLC was established in 2020 with a vision to bring cricket back to its old glory in Philadelphia and to scale up the sport at a professional level in America.

Driven by the rich cricketing history of Philadelphia and existing growth potential, the Philadelphians’ primary goal is to enable professional cricket by means of fielding a top quality cricket team representing the city of Philadelphia in Minor League Cricket, investing in player development programs at the grassroots level, developing infrastructure, engaging national and international professional players and coaches, working closely with the local community including its leaders to make Philadelphia a sought after and commercially viable hub for cricket in America.

THE OWNERSHIP GROUP

Managed by a diverse group of visionary founding partners with sporting and entrepreneurial background.

HISTORY OF CRICKET IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND PHILADELPHIA

Cricket has a rich history in the country and more specifically in and around Philadelphia dating back to the 18th century. The Philadelphians aim to restore the pride of this wonderful sport at a professional level in the most sports crazy city of America !

  • 1778

    Game of "Wickets" played by the troops of General George Washington in 1778 at Valley forge near Philadelphia.

  • 1884

    First ever International game in any sport was played between USA vs Canada in 1884 at NYC.

  • 1900

    "The Philadelphians" were the most prominent cricket team in the country in the 19th Century running into early 20th century.

  • 1913

    40 years of first-class Cricket played between 1874 and 1913 around Philadelphia.

CRICKET IN NUMBERS

Cricket’s large and diverse global fan base provides strong tailwinds for Major League Cricket to create a nationwide professional T20 competition

Cricket’s large and diverse global fan base provides strong tailwinds for Major League Cricket to create a nationwide professional T20 competition

Cricket’s large and diverse global fan base provides strong tailwinds for Major League Cricket to create a nationwide professional T20 competition

Olympic sized audience

2ND LARGEST SPORT IN THE WORLD ​

2B GLOBAL MEDIA RIGHTS​

2.5+ BILLION GLOBAL FOLLOWERS

PROFESSIONAL CRICKET IN AMERICA

National governing body in the US overseeing national team/programs and sanctioning professional T20 tournaments that will drive exposure across key U.S. cricketing markets and create player pathway for highest level professional cricket in the country

Major League Cricket is the flagship T20 competition to be launched in 2022 with 6 city based teams including marquee international and high calibre US domestic players Crossover of professional players between Major and Minor League Cricket

Minor League Cricket is the foundational component of T20 cricket in the U.S. to be launched in 2021 creating strongholds in the communities spread across 26 cities including Philadelphia Digital streaming/TV broadcast of matches across all platforms of Willow TV and Times of India

MINOR LEAGUE CRICKET

  • 2021 season takes a large step towards becoming a full semi-professional league
  • 26 teams will compete throughout the U.S., across divisions and conferences
  • National, premium coverage of games and playoffs will be available through Willow TV and other digital platforms

COMPREHENSIVE ROADMAP IN PLACE TO ELEVATE CRICKET IN THE REGION

Official platform for major league/USA national t20 squad audition

Exclusive franchise representing philly at the national level attracting international and local stars

Grassroots collaboration via access to local academies, schools, leagues and usa cricket’s membership base

Incorporate infrastructure for high performance academy and international quality field/stadium

High quality broadcast of all franchise games played on professionally dressed up fields in partnersip with willow tv and times internet’s digital services

Creating earlybird opportunities for sponsors to tap into the fast growing cricket market

Leverage MLC and USA cricket’s social media reach to enable digital engagement while building franchise’s own base

Prioritizing player development for local amateurs and youth

THE OWNERSHIP GROUP

Managed by a diverse group of visionary founding partners with sporting and entrepreneurial background.

HISTORY OF CRICKET IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND PHILADELPHIA

Cricket has a rich history in the country and more specifically in and around Philadelphia dating back to the 18th century. The Philadelphians aim to restore the pride of this wonderful sport at a professional level in the most sports crazy city of America !

  • 1778

    Game of "Wickets" played by the troops of General George Washington in 1778 at Valley forge near Philadelphia.

  • 1884

    First ever International game in any sport was played between USA vs Canada in 1884 at NYC.

  • 1900

    "The Philadelphians" were the most prominent cricket team in the country in the 19th Century running into early 20th century.

  • 1913

    40 years of first-class Cricket played between 1874 and 1913 around Philadelphia.

CRICKET IN NUMBERS

Cricket’s large and diverse global fan base provides strong tailwinds for Major League Cricket to create a nationwide professional T20 competition

Cricket’s large and diverse global fan base provides strong tailwinds for Major League Cricket to create a nationwide professional T20 competition

Cricket’s large and diverse global fan base provides strong tailwinds for Major League Cricket to create a nationwide professional T20 competition

Olympic sized audience

2ND LARGEST SPORT IN THE WORLD ​

$2B GLOBAL MEDIA RIGHTS

2.5+ BILLION GLOBAL FOLLOWERS​

PROFESSIONAL CRICKET IN AMERICA

National governing body in the US overseeing national team/programs and sanctioning professional T20 tournaments that will drive exposure across key U.S. cricketing markets and create player pathway for highest level professional cricket in the country

Major League Cricket is the flagship T20 competition to be launched in 2022 with 6 city based teams including marquee international and high calibre US domestic players Crossover of professional players between Major and Minor League Cricket

Minor League Cricket is the foundational component of T20 cricket in the U.S. to be launched in 2021 creating strongholds in the communities spread across 26 cities including Philadelphia Digital streaming/TV broadcast of matches across all platforms of Willow TV and Times of India

MINOR LEAGUE CRICKET

  • 2021 season takes a large step towards becoming a full semi-professional league
  • 26 teams will compete throughout the U.S., across divisions and conferences
  • National, premium coverage of games and playoffs will be available through Willow TV and other digital platforms

COMPREHENSIVE ROADMAP IN PLACE TO ELEVATE CRICKET IN THE REGION

Official platform for major league/USA national t20 squad audition

Exclusive franchise representing philly at the national level attracting international and local stars

Grassroots collaboration via access to local academies, schools, leagues and usa cricket’s membership base

Incorporate infrastructure for high performance academy and international quality field/stadium

High quality broadcast of all franchise games played on professionally dressed up fields in partnersip with willow tv and times internet’s digital services

Creating earlybird opportunities for sponsors to tap into the fast growing cricket market

Leverage MLC and USA cricket’s social media reach to enable digital engagement while building franchise’s own base

Prioritizing player development for local amateurs and youth