Cricket stadium in Texas, U.S
Smart Choice Moosa Stadium is a cricket stadium in Pearland, Texas.[1][2] The stadium is owned by Smart Choice, a former sponsor of the United States national cricket team. It is named after Smart Choice CEO Sakhi Muhammad’s father.[3] It is home to American College Cricket.
Main Event Field
Cricket
In April 2015, it was announced that Canada cricket team would travel to Houston to play three warm-up matches against an invitational XI ahead of the ICC Americas Division One T20 tournament.[4]
From July to September 2021, the stadium was used as the Austin Athletics' home ground for Minor League Cricket.[5]
In March 2022, Major League Cricket announced that it was planning investments to enhance the stadium, and that the venue would bid as a possible venue for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[6] In April 2022, USA Cricket announced that the stadium would be the second ODI-accredited venue, following the Central Broward Park in Broward County, Florida, pending approval from the International Cricket Council later the following month. The stadium was then slated to host 12 ODIs that would be part of the Cricket World Cup League Two over May and June 2022.[6]
List of centuries
One Day International centuries
The following table summarizes the One Day International (ODI) centuries scored at the site.[7]
International five-wicket hauls
The following table summarizes the international five-wicket hauls taken here at the site.[8]
References
- ^ MART CHOICE MOOSA STADIUM IS NOW AN AMERICAN COLLEGE CRICKET HOME STADIUM!
- ^ 5th American College Cricket Mid Atlantic Championship
- ^ Penna, Peter Della (May 1, 2022). "Moosa Stadium: USA's newest ODI venue a Texas-sized dream come true". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Canada T20 squad to play warm-ups in Texas".
- ^ "Minor League Cricket Announces Franchise Owners and Draft Update". USA Cricket. August 15, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Penna, Peter Della (March 18, 2022). "USA T20 franchise league MLC projected to spend $110 million on facilities ahead of 2023 launch". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Batting records - One-Day Internationals - Cricinfo Statsguru". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Bowling records - One-Day Internationals - Cricinfo Statsguru". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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