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    Houston Hurricanes (cricket)

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    Houston Hurricanes
    LeagueMinor League Cricket
    ConferenceCentral Division (Pacific Conference)
    Personnel
    CaptainWillem Ludick
    OwnerTanveer Ahmed
    Mangesh Chaudhari
    Team information
    CityHouston, Texas
    Colours  Red, and   Black.
    Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
    Home groundPrairie View, Texas#Parks and recreation

    The Houston Hurricanes are an United States professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that compete in Minor League Cricket (MiLC). The team is based in Houston, Texas. It was formed in 2020 as part of 24 original teams to compete in Minor League Cricket.[1] The franchise is owned by Tanweer Ahmed and Mangesh Chaudhari.[2]

    The team's home ground is Prairie View, Texas#Parks and recreation, located in Prairie View, Texas.[3] Willem Ludick was named as captain, while Saqlain Haider was named as vice-captain for the team.[4]

    The current leading run-scorer is Willem Ludick,[5] with the highest wicket-taker being Karthik Gattepalli.[6]

    Franchise history[edit]

    Background[edit]

    Talks of an United States|American Twenty20 league started in November 2018 just before USA Cricket became the new governing body of cricket in the Cricket in the United States|United States.[7][8] In May 2021, USA Cricket announced they had accepted a bid by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) for a US dollar|US$1 billion investment covering the league and other investments benefitting the U.S. national teams.[9]

    In an Annual General Meeting on February 21, 2020, it was announced that USA Cricket was planning to launch Major League Cricket in 2021 and Minor League Cricket that summer,[10] but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic [11] and due to the lack of high-quality cricket stadiums in the USA.[12] Major League Cricket was pushed to a summer-2023 launch[13] and Minor League Cricket was pushed back to July 31, 2021.[14]

    USA Cricket CEO Iain Higgins pointed out cities such as New York City, Houston and Los Angeles with a large cricket fanbase, and targeted them among others as launch cities for Minor League Cricket.[15]

    Exhibition league[edit]

    In July 2020, the player registration for the Minor League Cricket|Minor League Cricket exhibition league began.[16] On August 15, 2020, USA Cricket announced the teams participating in the exhibition league matches, also listing the owners for each team.[17] The draft for the exhibition league began on August 22, 2020,[18] with the Houston Hurricanes releasing their squad on August 24.[19] Shayan Jahangir was later named as captain for the Houston Hurricanes in the exhibition league.[20]

    The exhibition matches kicked off on September 12,[21] with the Houston Hurricanes losing their first match to the Irving Mustangs by 75 runs.[22][23] The Houston Hurricanes then went on to concede 3 wins and 2 losses, placing 3rd throughout the Minor League Cricket|exhibition league in the Central Division.[24][25]

    2021 season[edit]

    After the conclusion of the exhibition league, USA Cricket announced that they were planning to launch the inaugural season of Minor League Cricket in spring 2021.[26] Ahead of the official season, which was announced to kick off on July 31,[27] they announced Willem Ludick as captain and Saqlain Haider as vice-captain.[4]

    In their first match of the season, the Houston Hurricanes defeated the Austin Athletics chasing down a total of 175 in the 20th over, winning the match by 3 wickets.[28] They then went on to win their next 3 games by 4 wickets, 50 runs, and 76 runs respectively,[29][30][31] until they went on to concede their first loss of the season against the Michigan Cricket Stars.[32] Over the following weeks, the Houston Hurricanes won 8 more matches, and lost 2 more matches,[33] thus qualifying them for the quarter-finals.[34]

    Current squad[edit]

    • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
    •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
    •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season
    Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
    Batsmen
    Ahsan Shah style="text-align:center" USA (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 29) Right-handed medium 2021
    Ali Samad USA (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37) Right-handed medium 2021
    Majjid Zubair USA (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break 2021
    Naseer Jamali USA (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) Right-handed medium 2020
    Rishi Ramesh USA (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 25) Right-handed medium 2021
    Slade van Staden SA (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break 2021 Overseas
    Usman Rafiq USA (1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020
    Willem Ludick SA (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27) Right-handed medium 2021 captain
    All-rounders
    Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan USA (1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 25) Right-handed medium 2020
    Ashley Nurse BAR (1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Overseas
    Derwish Ali USA (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33) Right-handed fast 2021
    Haris Qureshi USA (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 41) Right-handed medium 2021
    Karthik Gattepalli USA (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2021
    Shuja Naqvi USA (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 (age 32) Right-handed medium 2020
    Sudhir Hinge USA (1992-07-19) 19 July 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2021
    Sushant Modani USA (1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021
    Waleed Ahmed (cricketer)|Waleed Ahmed PAK (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 Overseas
    Wicket-keepers
    Rana Ali IND (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 24) Right-handed medium 2020 Overseas
    Saqlain Haider UAE (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37) Left-handed 2020 Overseas

    Statistics[edit]

    Most runs[edit]

    Nat. Player Span Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
    SA Willem Ludick 2021-present 12 11 381 47.62 60 0 4
    UAE Saqlain Haider 2020-present 15 14 280 40.00 63 0 1
    SA Slade van Staden 2021-present 12 9 177 25.29 29 0 0
    PAK Burhan Johar 2020 7 7 138 19.71 46 0 0
    USA Sushant Modani 2021-present 7 7 134 22.33 56 0 1

    Source: CricClubs, Last updated: 21 September 2021

    Most wickets[edit]

    Nat. Player Span Matches Wickets Avg BBI Econ SR 4w 5w
    USA Karthik Gattepalli 2021-present 15 24 14.79 4/12 5.92 15.0 2 0
    USA Usman Rafiq 2020-present 15 16 20.31 3/16 6.77 18.0 0 0
    USA Naseer Jamali 2020-present 12 15 19.40 2/16 7.10 16.4 0 0
    BAR Chaim Holder 2020 7 9 20.67 2/12 6.89 18.0 0 0
    BAR Ashley Nurse 2021-present 5 8 11.38 3/14 5.06 13.5 0 0

    Source: CricClubs, Last updated: 21 September 2021

    References[edit]

    1. ↑ "Minor League Cricket Announces Franchise Owners and Draft Owners". USA Cricket. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
    2. ↑ Hays, Nate (18 August 2020). "Minor League Cricket announces teams and owners list, draft on August 22, exhibition games tentative". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
    3. ↑ "Minor League Division Preview Series - Central". Major League Cricket. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Pre-Draft Selections Confirmed by 21 Minor League Cricket Teams as Draft Day Looms". USA Cricket. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    5. ↑ "Houston Hurricanes Batting - Minor League Cricket". CricClubs.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    6. ↑ "Houston Hurricanes Bowling - Minor League Cricket". CricClubs.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    7. ↑ Penna, Peter Della (8 January 2019). "USA formally approved to rejoin ICC as Associate Member under USA Cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    8. ↑ Penna, Peter Della (27 November 2018). "USA plan to launch their T20 League in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    9. ↑ "USA Cricket Chooses Partner to Fund and Develop U.S.-Based Professional T20 Cricket League". USA Cricket. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    10. ↑ "USA Cricket Board Meeting February 2020". USA Cricket. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    11. ↑ "USA Cricket re-evaluating Major League Cricket debut timing due to Covid-19 concerns". SportBusiness. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    12. ↑ "American Major League Cricket tournament launch pushed to 2023 at Annual General Meeting". Inside the Games. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    13. ↑ Penna, Peter Della (21 May 2021). "USA's MLC T20 tournament pushed back to 2023 at AGM". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    14. ↑ Penna, Peter Della (30 July 2021). "Minor League Cricket: T20 league in USA kicks off with Sami Aslam, Corey Anderson in the mix". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    15. ↑ Penna, Peter Della (27 February 2020). "New York, Boston, Chicago, LA among 22 targeted launch cities for USA T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
    16. ↑ "Minor League Cricket Announces Player Registration Opening". USA Cricket. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
    17. ↑ "Minor League Cricket Announces Franchise Owners and Draft Update". USA Cricket. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
    18. ↑ "Inaugural Minor League Cricket Draft to Take Place Today". USA Cricket. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
    19. ↑ "Minor League Cricket Draft results with 15 Squads Selected". USA Cricket. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
    20. ↑ Hays, Nate (15 September 2020). "Jessy Singh and Shayan Jahangir bring CPL experiences to Minor League Cricket". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
    21. ↑ "Minor League Cricket Partners with Sistar Mortgage, Franchise Exhibition Matches to Start September 12th". USA Cricket. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
    22. ↑ Bhardwaj, Arjun (16 September 2020). "Week 1 Wrap-up: Minor League Cricket Franchise Exhibition Matches". USA Cricket. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
    23. ↑ "Irving Mustangs vs. Houston Hurricanes - Full Scorecard". Funngage. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
    24. ↑ Bhardwaj, Arjun (23 September 2020). "Week 2 Wrap-up: Minor League Cricket Franchise Exhibition Matches". USA Cricket. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
    25. ↑ Bhardwaj, Arjun (1 October 2020). "Week 3 Wrap-up: Minor League Cricket Franchise Exhibition Matches". USA Cricket. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
    26. ↑ "USA Cricket Launches Foundational Plan". USA Cricket. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
    27. ↑ "American Cricket History to be Made on Minor League Cricket Opening Weekend". Major League Cricket. USA Cricket. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
    28. ↑ "Austin Athletics v. Houston Hurricanes (Match 6) - Full Scorecard". CricClubs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
    29. ↑ "Houston Hurricanes v. Michigan Cricket Stars (Match 31) - Full Scorecard". CricClubs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
    30. ↑ "Houston Hurricanes v. Chicago Blasters (Match 40) - Full Scorecard". CricClubs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
    31. ↑ "Houston Hurricanes v. Chicago Catchers (Match 48) - Full Scorecard". CricClubs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
    32. ↑ "Michigan Cricket Stars v. Houston Hurricanes (Match 52) - Full Scorecard". CricClubs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
    33. ↑ Nielson, Tom (15 September 2021). "Pacific Conference Power Rankings". Major League Cricket. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    34. ↑ "The Monday All Rounder - Week Eight". Minor League Cricket. Major League Cricket. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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