Major League Cricket (MLC) will bring many of the world’s top cricketers to Morrisville, NC for the second week of its groundbreaking inaugural season starting this Thursday at Church Street Park. The first five matches of the July 20-25 set of seven games are sold-out. MLC’s six teams are set to showcase why cricket is the world’s second most popular sport in front of packed crowds at scenic Church Street Park (5800 Cricket Pitch Wy, Morrisville, NC). Limited tickets remain available for the last two fixtures in Morrisville and are expected to sell out soon.
The schedule for matches at Church Street Park is as follows:
Day
Time (EST)
Date
Team
Team
Thursday
5:30 p.m.
20 July
Washington Freedom
LA Knight Riders
Friday
5:30 p.m.
21 July
Seattle Orcas
Texas Super Kings
Saturday
5:30 p.m.
22 July
Washington Freedom
SF Unicorns
Sunday
1:30 p.m.
23 July
LA Knight Riders
Seattle Orcas
Sunday
5:30 p.m.
23 July
MI New York
Washington Freedom
Monday
5:30 p.m.
24 July
SF Unicorns
Texas Super Kings
Tuesday
5:30 p.m.
25 July
MI New York
Seattle Orcas
Fans are encouraged to plan ahead for their trip to Church Street Park and arrive early for shuttle transit to the stadium from convenient nearby locations, as there is no parking on site at the venue. Free parking and shuttle service will operate from Wake Tech Parking lot for Bleacher and General Admission ticketed fans. The shuttle service will start 90 minutes before the start of play and run until 10 p.m. every match day. Fans are encouraged to carpool and take rideshare to matches to speed-up entry.
Star players taking part in MLC include Afghanistan T20 captain Rashid Khan, South African internationals Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock and David Miller, West Indians Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo, Australians Marcus Stoinis and Aaron Finch, England's Jason Roy and New Zealand’s Trent Boult.
MLC’s inaugural season features six teams – the Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom – with each boasting multiple global stars on their rosters alongside the best talent based in the United States, playing the explosive Twenty20 (T20) format of the game. The full schedule for the 2023 season can be viewed here.
