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Cromwell Premier League

Cromwell Cricket is the hugely popular tape ball format here at USC. This format of the game has been in existence for a few years now and is extremely popular amongst the subcontinent student population here at USC. Cromwell is the ideal way to kick off the weekend for all, it is held every Friday night evening from 6 pm till 11 pm at the Cromwell Track and Field in USC and is played under lights. The newer and improved version of cromwell the Cromwell Premier League was started in spring 2008 on the lines of the Indian Premier League. At the beginning of every semester the registration opens for all players who wish to play in this format. Around 125 players register every year for this format; 6 captains are then chosen amongst the players. The the USC Cricket Board organizes an auction meeting where these 6 captains meet and all the players in roster are auctioned and traded before the start of the season. After the auction, captains may trade, exchange players amongst themselves. Once the season kicks off each team faces every other team once. At the end the top 4 teams make it to the semi-finals and then the winners play in for the Cromwell Cricket Trophy. Every year, the response and enthusiasm for CPL has increased and this format of the game has become increasingly popular amongst the student population here at the University of Southern California.
 
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Trojan Cricket Club was founded in 1992 by Mr. Arvin Varma who is also the Club's advisor and since then it has been a part of the Trojan community. Since the formation of the club, there has been great progress in the development and spreading of cricket within the Trojan family. In 2002, the USC Cricket team participated in the Southern California Cricket Association (SCCA) league for the very first time and won it's division title the same year and won laurels for the school and kept the Trojan flag flying high.

Trojan Cricket Club, more commonly known as TCC, is open to all USC students, faculty, staff and alumni who want to learn and play this magnificent and thrilling game. The club branches out in 2 different arenas:

The Cromwell Premier League which is the tape ball version of the game. This edition of the game is held in Spring and Fall semester every year and meets at the Cromwell Track and Field at USC every Friday night from 6 pm to 11 pm under lights.

The Hard Ball League : This is the Professional Circuit for the Trojan Cricketers, USC participates in the Summer League from April - November every year playing 16 games( 40 overs ). This is organized by the Southern California Cricket Association which is a sub branch of the USA Cricket Association.

USC also participates in the Winter League Tournament which is the T-20 format of the game which is held from Dec- March every year and is once of the most exciting events in the cricketing calender in California.USC won the 2007 season of this event and finished as a semi-finalist in the 2009 edition.

Our main aim is to spread the game of cricket within the Trojan community and beyond and we intend to make cricket an important event in the USC sports calendar.The Trojan Cricket Club enrolls more than 200 members every year and is one of the most popular clubs at USC. The club has players from various backgrounds and ethnicities including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Australia and even the local US population.

So come on in and join our family here at USC. Contact us for further information or join us at :
usc_cricket_cpl_spring-2009@googlegroups.com for those interested in the tape ball version or CPL and usc_cricket_cpl_spring-2009@googlegroups.com - for those interested in joining the USC hard ball Cricket team.

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