WHO WE ARE
Everything Youth Cricket in America. One Place.
USA Youth Cricket is a volunteer-run guide to the game as it is actually played by young people in this country. We have been at this since 2009, back when finding a youth cricket program in America usually meant asking around at an adult club on a Saturday morning. That is still harder than it should be. We exist to make it easier.
We work alongside clubs, academies and training facilities rather than above them. We are a network of volunteers who give our time, energy and money to bring cricket closer to families, schools and communities across the country.
What We Do
- List and verify youth tournaments, camps, academies, clubs, school programs and college fixtures, nationwide.
- Publish news on USA age-group cricket, the college game, girls cricket and the road to LA28.
- Explain how the pathway works, from a first Saturday session through to representative cricket.
- Give local organizers a platform to reach families beyond their own mailing list.
- Point families toward the coaching that already exists near them, in whichever state they live.
- Encourage active, outdoor sport for children who may never have picked up a bat.
Every listing is checked for dates, location, age groups and how to register. If we cannot verify it, we do not publish it.
What We Are Not
We are not a governing body. We do not sanction competitions, select teams, certify coaches or set rules. That work belongs to USA Cricket, to the leagues, and to the clubs themselves. Where it matters, we point you to them.
Cricket in America
Youth cricket is one of the fastest-growing corners of American sport. Families from cricket-playing nations across South Asia, the Caribbean, Africa, Britain and Australasia have brought the game with them, and a new generation is taking it up in clubs, academies and recreation programs from California to the Carolinas.
The 2024 T20 World Cup, co-hosted on American soil, put the sport in front of a far wider audience. Major League Cricket has since given young players professional teams to follow within driving distance of a growing number of cities. And in July 2028, cricket returns to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where the minimum athlete age is 15 — which means a child in a Saturday session today is already inside the window.
None of this is new ground. The first official international cricket match — and the first official international fixture in any sport — was played between the United States and Canada from 24 to 26 September 1844, at the St George’s Cricket Club ground in Manhattan, near what is now 30th Street and Broadway. Canada won by 23 runs. English sides toured the USA and Canada after the seasons of 1859, 1868 and 1872. American cricket is not starting; it is resuming.
Get Listed
Running a youth tournament, academy, club, school program or college side? Send us the details and families across America will be able to find you. Email youthcricketusa@gmail.com or use the form.