American Premiere League

For the soccer league, see American Premier League (soccer).

American Premier League (APL)Most recent season or competition:
2021

Sport| Cricket
Founded| 2009
Inaugural season| 2021
Owner(s)| Jay Mir
No. of teams| 7
Country| United States
Most recent
champion(s)| Premium Windees
(2021)
Most titles| 1
Tournament format| T20
Official website| americanpremiereleague.us

The American Premiere League (APL) is a Twenty20 cricket league based in the United States.[1] The first league was scheduled to take place between October 6 and October 24, 2009, which was later postponed.[2] The management revamped the brand in 2020 and went through the official launch during the spring of 2021. The teams were named after cricket spectators spread across the United States i.e. Indians, Paks, Windies, Bengalees, Aussies, English, and Americans.[3]

## History[edit]

In 2009 APL announced an imminent three-year deal with minor league club the Staten Island Yankees who own the venue. The league had planned to play twice a year at baseball's Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Besides renowned staff and players, six teams were expected to take part in the first event: Premium Pakistan, Premium India, Premium Bengal, Premium West Indies, Premium World and Premium America, but the event did not materialise.[4][5]

In 2009 the ICC announced support for the creation of a Twenty20 cricket competition in the US to compete against the APL, and in December 2010 the board of the United States of America Cricket Association that it had signed a $10 million deal with New Zealand Cricket and other investors as stakeholders, creating a new body called Cricket Holdings America to manage all commercial rights for cricket in USA, including Twenty20 rights, in perpetuity.[6]

No American Premiere League matches were played in 2010. In 2011 no further matches were announced and the venture appeared defunct.

### Controversy[edit]

The American Premiere League established contact with the USA Cricket Association but had not submitted a formal approval.[7] In 2009 the International Cricket Council (ICC) halt national players to participate until further release instructions and approval.[8]

## Revamped[edit]

American Premiere League's Inaugural season was initially scheduled for Spring of 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 15, 2021, the CEO of APL, Jay Mir, signed an exclusive multi-year contract with the Minor League Baseball team, The Jersey Jackals.[9] This contract was to host the American Premiere League at the Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls, New Jersey. On March 15, 2021, the American Premiere League was officially launched at a dinner party in Montclair, New Jersey. Following the announcement, the American Premiere League sold all seven teams to various entrepreneurs.[10][11][12][13]

## Tournament Format[edit]

Each team faces every other team once in the round games. The top four teams, with the most points, advance to the semifinals. The two winners will face each other off in the finals. The inaugural season of the American Premiere League had total prizes worth $200,000.[14][15]

### Seasons[edit]

On September 13, 2021, American Premiere League's Inaugural Tournament kicked off with an opening ceremony. The tournament started on Sept 20th with three back-to-back matches every day.[16]

## Teams[edit]

Team  | Debut  | Owner  | Captain

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|
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| Indians  | 2021  | Sam Singh  | Keval Patel
| PAKs  | 2021  | Muhammad Ali  | Rizwan Cheema
| Windies  | 2021  | Michael Virk  | Chadwick Walton
| Bengalees  | 2021  | Rani  | Baizid Siddiqui
| Aussies  | 2021  | Sherri Beaton  | Tom Beaton
| English  | 2021  | Victoria Morgan  | James Atkins
| Americans  | 2021  | Eraj Abidi  | Azurdeen Mohammed

## See also[edit]

* History of United States cricket
* Cricket in the United States
* Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cricket

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Approved Cricket". USA Cricket. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
2. ^ "American Premier League hits the buffers". ESPNcricinfo. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
3. ^ "New Professional Cricket League Coming To Yogi Berra Stadium In New Jersey This Fall". CBS New York. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
4. ^ Inzamam courted by American Premiere League Cricinfo.com, March 26, 2009
5. ^ Hadlee signs with American Premier League Cricinfo.com, April 24, 2009
6. ^ "USA Cricket inks historic commercial deal with New Zealand Cricket". ESPNcricinfo. 2010-12-18. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
7. ^ Rebel ICL players heading to American Premier League DAWN.com, 24 April 2009 Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ ICC warns players against joining American Premiere League Sindh Today, April 25, 2009 Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ Report, Ela Dutt, Special (2021-06-01). ""Cricket is in my blood" say new immigrants who are expanding the game in NY and nationwide". News India Times. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
10. ^ "New Jersey Businessman Muhammad Ali buys the 'PAKS' franchise from American Premiere League". markets.businessinsider.com. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
11. ^ "Pharmaceutical exec buys a franchise as pro cricket hits the U.S." www.bizjournals.com. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2022-02-06.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
12. ^ "New Jersey Businessman, Sam Singh Buys the Highly Anticipated "INDIANS" Franchise from APL". www.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
13. ^ "American Premiere League brings world class cricket captains to Inaugural Tournament". NewJerseyStage.com. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
14. ^ Havsy, Jane (2021-08-26). "'Dream was always there:' American Premiere League trying to bring pro cricket to New Jersey". MyCentralJersey.com. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
15. ^ "American cricket tournament kicks off at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls". News 12 - New Jersey. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
16. ^ "American Premiere League 2021: Fixtures, Time and Venue details of USA's T20 tournament". CricTracker. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

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