Controversies
The 2005 ICC Trophy represented a chance for the USA to re-establish themselves on the world stage and qualify for the 2007 World Cup. A poor showing saw them finish at the bottom of their group, with four losses and a match abandoned due to rain from their five group fixtures. This failure robbed the USA of the prize of full One Day International status on offer to the World Cup qualifiers. This failure was compounded on August 9, 2005 when the ICC expelled the USA from the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.
The United States of America Cricket Association was again suspended from the ICC and the team was pulled from the World Cricket League. The suspension was due to an internal dispute over a constitution for the USACA. The dispute was resolved in early 2008, and the suspension was lifted on April 1 of that year.
In October 2012, USACA suspeded its executive secretary, Kenwyn Williams, over a series of Facebook posts in which he attacked several cricket journalists.
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