In 2007, the United States of America Cricket Association was suspended by the ICC because of problems with its administration, but was again recognized beginning in 2008.
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13 Facts About Pro Cricket
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USA Pro Cricket is the ICC-recognized national governing body, and is responsible for administering Minor League Pro Cricket, which is currently the highest level of domestic competition in the USA.
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Pro Cricket was being played in British North America by at least the beginning of the 18th century.
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Pro Cricket continued to develop slowly as a recreational sport as America gained independence in 1783.
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Pro Cricket enjoyed its greatest popularity along the East Coast corridor between Philadelphia and New York.
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Pro Cricket then took 7 wickets for 13 runs and the team dismissed Sussex for 46 in less than an hour.
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Pro Cricket helped to re-establish the series between the United States and Canada that began in 1844.
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Pro Cricket gained ground in American collegiate settings during this period.
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Pro Cricket was operated by American Pro Cricket LLC, a private company independent of the ICC and the USACA.
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Each team was allowed a limited roster of global players from professional cricket teams outside the US The ICC ruled that because Pro Cricket was not organised by the USACA, contracted players from ICC Test nations could not be released from their contracts to play in Pro Cricket matches.
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Progress has since been slow but steady, and many hoped that Pro Cricket would prove to be a turning point in the popularity of the sport in the US.
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Major League Pro Cricket will be the highest level of domestic T20 cricket in the USA.
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Pro Cricket has played 8 Tests and 20 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka.
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