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Fans during the challenger match of Major League Cricket season 1 between MI New York and the Texas Super Kings held at the Grand Prairie Stadium in July 2023. [Image: Andy Mead/ SPORTZPICS for MLC]
North Texas Continues to Bowl Over Barriers to Boost Cricket’s U.S. Popularity
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley | Jan 9, 2024
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA from June 1 to June 29. The first match? USA vs. Canada, right here at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium. Here's a look at how North Texas has suddenly become a global hotbed for cricket—with two U.S. leagues, cricket entertainment venues, and more.
by David Seeley |
Jul 11, 2023
With the first-ever Major League Cricket match looming Thursday in Grand Prairie, the sport of cricket is catching on in DFW. Sixes Social Cricket, a London-based immersive entertainment concept, opened at Grandscape on June 17 to help North Texans get in the swing of things.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 18, 2023
North Texas is quickly staking claim to be the capital of cricket in the U.S. We already have the first professional cricket stadium in the U.S.—Grand Prairie Stadium, home of Major League Cricket's Texas Super Kings, who'll host the MLC's inaugural match this July 13th. Now U.K.-based Sixes Social Cricket has announced the U.S. debut of its immersive social cricket experience here, too. It's slated to open this summer at Grandscape, the shopping and entertainment destination in The Colony.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
