Governing Body
The United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) is the governing body for International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned cricket in the United States. The ICC recognized the USACA as an associate member starting in 1965. In 2005 the USACA was suspended from an ICC sponsored annual conference due to problems with USACA elections, but that suspension was lifted in March 2006. In 2007 the USACA was again suspended by the ICC because of problems with its administration and constitution, but was again recognized beginning on April 1, 2008.
The national association organizes play within and between seven regional conferences, a regional conference may contain several leagues and a league is a group of 8 or more teams that play according to a schedule. Competition is held at various age levels including Under 19, Under 15, Senior, etc.. There is a National Senior Tournament as well as national and international competitions for other age groups. For the adult levels the regional conferences are divided into two groups, known as the Eastern Conference Standings and the Western Conference Standings.
| Eastern Conference Standings | States, territories, districts | Leagues |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | Delaware, New Jersey, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland | Cricket League of New Jersey, Garden State Cricket League, Millennium Cricket League, New Jersey Cricket Association, New Jersey State Cricket & Umpire's Association, Washington Cricket League, Washington Metropolitan Cricket League |
| New York | New York | American Cricket League, Bangladeshi Cricket League, Brooklyn Cricket League, Commonwealth Cricket League, Eastern American Cricket Association, Metropolitan Cricket League, Nassau New York Cricket Association, New York Cricket League, New York Metropolitan and District Association League, NYPD Cricket League |
| South East | Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Puerto Rico | Florida Cricket Conference, Central Florida Cricket Association, South Florida Cricket Association, Florida South East Cricket Association, Atlanta-Georgia Cricket League |
| North East | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont | Massachusetts State Cricket League, Connecticut Cricket League, Southern Connecticut Cricket Association |
| Western Conference Standings | States, territories, districts | Leagues |
| Central West | Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Colorado, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, New Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas | Colorado Cricket League, Heartland Cricket League or Cricket League of Iowa and Nebraska,Central Texas Cricket League, Houston Cricket League, North Texas Cricket Association, Midwest Cricket League of Kansas. |
| Central East | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama | American Cricket Conference, Great Lakes Cricket Conference, International Cricket Management League, Michigan Cricket Association (Associate), Midwest Cricket Conference, Minnesota Cricket Association, National Cricket League, United Cricket Conference |
| West Coast | Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah | Bay Area Cricket Alliance, California Cricket Academy, California Cricket League, Greater Los Angeles Cricket Association (Associate), Northern California Cricket Association, North West Cricket League, Sacramento Cricket Association, Southern California Cricket Association, Arizona Cricket Association (Associate), Orange County Cricket Association (Associate), San Diego Cricket Association (Associate) |
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