Philly’s Exclusive
Minor League Cricket
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Cricket In Numbers
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THOUSAND REGISTERED PLAYERS ACROSS LEAGUES IN USA
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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
2.5+ BILLION GLOBAL FOLLOWERS
2ND LARGEST SPORT IN THE WORLD
$2B GLOBAL MEDIA RIGHTS
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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 !
History
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 !
The Philadelphians aim to restore the pride of this wonderful sport at a professional level in the most sports crazy city of America !
- First Ever International game in ANY SPORT was played between USA vs Canada in 1844 at NYC
- Game of “Wickets” played by the troops of General George Washington in 1778 at Valley Forge near Philadelphia
- “The Philadelphians” were the most prominent cricket team in the country in the 19th Century running into early 20th century
- 40 years of First-Class cricket played between 1874 and 1913 around Philadelphia
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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
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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
Western Conference
Central Conference
Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
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PLAYERS
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SUPPORT STAFF
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COMPREHENSIVE ROADMAP IN PLACE TO ELEVATE CRICKET IN THE REGION
OFFICIAL PLATFORM
FOR MAJOR LEAGUE/USA NATIONAL T20 SQUAD AUDITION
FOR MAJOR LEAGUE/USA NATIONAL T20 SQUAD AUDITION
EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE
REPRESENTING PHILLY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL STARS
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
VIA ACCESS TO LOCAL ACADEMIES, SCHOOLS, LEAGUES AND USA CRICKET’S MEMBERSHIP BASE
INCORPORATE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ACADEMY
AND INTERNATIONAL QUALITY FIELD/STADIUM
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
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
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PLAYER INTERVIEWS, COACH CORNER, TRAINING VIDEOS, GAME TIDBITS AND MUCH MORE !
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What’s going on?
ABOUT US
THE OWNERSHIP GROUP
About Us
MANAGED BY A DIVERSE GROUP OF VISIONARY FOUNDING PARTNERS WITH SPORTING AND ENTREPRENEURAL BACKGROUND
The Philadelphians ownership team is a diverse group of visionary founding partners with sporting and entrepreneurial background.
The group’s focused aim is to re-instate Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania at large, to its original glory of being the nation’s Cricketing hub.
The franchise plans to achieve this by fielding a high quality professional Cricket team representing the Mid Atlantic region along with committed investments in infrastructure and youth development including creating unseen avenues for players and fans of the sport to elevate their cricketing experience, new and existing alike. This will be done in close liaison with key local entities including Schools, County/Townships/City agencies, and local sporting clubs/leagues.
The group’s focused aim is to re-instate Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania at large, to its original glory of being the nation’s Cricketing hub.
The franchise plans to achieve this by fielding a high quality professional Cricket team representing the Mid Atlantic region along with committed investments in infrastructure and youth development including creating unseen avenues for players and fans of the sport to elevate their cricketing experience, new and existing alike. This will be done in close liaison with key local entities including Schools, County/Townships/City agencies, and local sporting clubs/leagues.
SQUAD GOALS
The Plan
OFFICIAL PLATFORM
FOR MAJOR LEAGUE/USA NATIONAL T20 SQUAD AUDITION
FOR MAJOR LEAGUE/USA NATIONAL T20 SQUAD AUDITION
EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE
REPRESENTING PHILLY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL STARS
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
VIA ACCESS TO LOCAL ACADEMIES, SCHOOLS, LEAGUES AND USA CRICKET’S MEMBERSHIP BASE
INCORPORATE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ACADEMY
AND INTERNATIONAL QUALITY FIELD/STADIUM
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
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
SIGNIFICANT ability to promote sponsors/partners AT local and national LEVELS
PHILADELPHIANS TV COMING SOON
PLAYER INTERVIEWS
COACH CORNER
TRAINING VIDEOS
GAME TIDBITS AND MUCH MORE !
COACH CORNER
TRAINING VIDEOS
GAME TIDBITS AND MUCH MORE !
Attracting strong support across the globe
The professional leagues are gathering support from prominent global personalities including the likes of Satya Nadella(CEO, Microsoft), Shah Rukh Khan(Bollywood Superstar), Ross Perot(Billionaire Investor), Shantanu Naren(CEO and Chairman, Adobe), Vijay Shekar Sharma(Founder, PayTM) and many more
