Personnel | |
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Captain | Bernie Peacock |
Team information | |
Colors | Maroon and Green |
Founded | 2012 |
Home ground | McGrath Field, Napa |
Official website: | http://napacricket.com |
Napa Valley Cricket Club is a cricket club in Napa Valley, that serves the expatriate and local cricket population of Napa County and beyond. The club was established in 2012 and plays its home games at McGrath Field on the grounds of Napa State Hospital in the City of Napa, at the southern end of the Napa Valley. The club is affiliated to the American Cricket Federation, United States Youth Cricket Association and Last Man Stands.
The club welcome members to play social cricket and includes members who hail from cricket playing countries including Australia, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and United States of America.
The club hosts an annual season-opening game dubbed the "Napa Valley World Series of Cricket" in April of each year where an intra-club game of cricket between members takes place. The teams are divided along their countries of birth and the game is generally between an American & Australian XI and a Rest of the World XI.
The club also hosts visiting teams on tour and has hosted Philadelphia Cricket Club, Merion Cricket Club, Beverly Hills Hollywood Cricket Club, Hoboken Cricket Club, Compton Cricket Club captained by Nick Compton and also hosted a "Caribbean All Stars" team captained by former West Indies Test Captain Alvin Kallicharran.