US/Canada cricket team

[Mahmood101]

I'm wondering how good do you have to be in order to make either the US or Canadian cricket team. Currently I'm 15 years old and bowl around 70mph. Though I live in new Zealand I have many family members I could live with in the US or Canada. Would I be able to make any of these teams?How about the u-19 teams?

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[Abdul]

Canada cricket doesn't really have any future.

Try your luck in the New Zealand domestic set-up.

 

[ChachaCricket]

Why not New Zealand?

 

[Mahmood101]

Why not New Zealand?

Canada cricket doesn't really have any future.

Try your luck in the New Zealand domestic set-up.

There's much more competition to advance in new zealand compared to US or Canada

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[blackanhyellow]

If you are only bowling at 70 mph then you should be able to bat too.

 

[hussain.r97]

I'm wondering how good do you have to be in order to make either the US or Canadian cricket team. Currently I'm 15 years old and bowl around 70mph. Though I live in new Zealand I have many family members I could live with in the US or Canada. Would I be able to make any of these teams?How about the u-19 teams?

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I'm in NZ too. Do you live in Auckland? Play for an school teams?

 

[hussain.r97]

Canada cricket doesn't really have any future.

Try your luck in the New Zealand domestic set-up.

Why not New Zealand?

Trust me, there's a lot of competition in New Zealand. I bowl around 70mph too, and I can only get into the reserves of my college 1st XI, I'm a regular for my 2nd XI. And that's considering my college 1st XI is in the top school grade, but on the verge of relegation.

 

[ChachaCricket]

Trust me, there's a lot of competition in New Zealand. I bowl around 70mph too, and I can only get into the reserves of my college 1st XI, I'm a regular for my 2nd XI. And that's considering my college 1st XI is in the top school grade, but on the verge of relegation.

There's much more competition to advance in new zealand compared to US or Canada

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You'd much rather play in a more competitive system. Here, everything's really unprofessional until you reach the top. Even then, too much politics and mediocre players.

Stay there. Take it from me. Put in the hard yards if you really wanna make it to the top.

 

[Convict]

You can't improve by facing weak opposition.

You'll be comfortable and not have to adapt and your deficiency will not be exposed.

Read this thread
http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...The-development-of-batsmen-in-the-modern-game

 

[Mahmood101]

You can't improve by facing weak opposition.

You'll be comfortable and not have to adapt and your deficiency will not be exposed.

Read this thread
http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...The-development-of-batsmen-in-the-modern-game

You'd much rather play in a more competitive system. Here, everything's really unprofessional until you reach the top. Even then, too much politics and mediocre players.

Stay there. Take it from me. Put in the hard yards if you really wanna make it to the top.

Trust me, there's a lot of competition in New Zealand. I bowl around 70mph too, and I can only get into the reserves of my college 1st XI, I'm a regular for my 2nd XI. And that's considering my college 1st XI is in the top school grade, but on the verge of relegation.

I want to make a national team and the only way it seems likely is by going to the US or Canada. Here in new Zealand I see people easily bowling 80+mph and hitting huge sixes while only being 2-3 years older than me. In the US under 19 team most bowlers bowl at maximum 75 mph and their batting is nothing to write about. Imagine how cool it would be to tell my kids I played nationals for USA or Canada rather than college level new Zealand cricket. I understand there might be some politics in picking squads but they can't ignore you if you're doing really well.

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[hussain.r97]

I want to make a national team and the only way it seems likely is by going to the US or Canada. Here in new Zealand I see people easily bowling 80+mph and hitting huge sixes while only being 2-3 years older than me. In the US under 19 team most bowlers bowl at maximum 75 mph and their batting is nothing to write about. Imagine how cool it would be to tell my kids I played nationals for USA or Canada rather than college level new Zealand cricket. I understand there might be some politics in picking squads but they can't ignore you if you're doing really well.

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People develop at different rates. It's quite possible for a 70mph bowler to overtake a 85mph bowler in even 2 years. You will gain very little from playing cricket in the USA/Canada.

You should try here first, honestly, getting into a domestic team here is a far greater achievement than making the USA/Canada national team. Those teams should be something you could look at if you can't make domestic here, or after playing a few years of domestic and getting nowhere.

 

[Thivagar]

I'm wondering how good do you have to be in order to make either the US or Canadian cricket team. Currently I'm 15 years old and bowl around 70mph. Though I live in new Zealand I have many family members I could live with in the US or Canada. Would I be able to make any of these teams?How about the u-19 teams?

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You need to be a Canadian citizen to play for Canada so that will take you at least 3.5-4 years. You gotta be good enough to play in one of the Premiere or Elite Divisions before anyone takes you seriously(There are 7 divisions). If you cannot make it to your state team or a step below in NZ, you ain't getting into the Canadian team. USA is worse since their players are more scattered and far worse than Canada.

 

[Mahmood101]

You need to be a Canadian citizen to play for Canada so that will take you at least 3.5-4 years. You gotta be good enough to play in one of the Premiere or Elite Divisions before anyone takes you seriously(There are 7 divisions). If you cannot make it to your state team or a step below in NZ, you ain't getting into the Canadian team. USA is worse since their players are more scattered and far worse than Canada.

Hmm so it isn't that easy in Canada, I might try USA later, but I need to do my research

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[Thivagar]

Hmm so it isn't that easy in Canada, I might try USA later, but I need to do my research

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Our structure is better and far more people play in organized cricket than in Netherlands. USA is worse, all their "talents" are spread over and they are actually banned by ICC. You won't earn any money playing for USA or Canada(only seniors get paid tiny winy amount). You are better of staying in NZ, working hard, working under a good reliable coach than moving to US or Canada with no future lol. Canada is in 3rd division cricket and USA is banned so, don't come here in hopes of becoming a cricketer.

 

[Mahmood101]

Our structure is better and far more people play in organized cricket than in Netherlands. USA is worse, all their "talents" are spread over and they are actually banned by ICC. You won't earn any money playing for USA or Canada(only seniors get paid tiny winy amount). You are better of staying in NZ, working hard, working under a good reliable coach than moving to US or Canada with no future lol. Canada is in 3rd division cricket and USA is banned so, don't come here in hopes of becoming a cricketer.

Nah its something I would do as a part time thing, not to get paid. It would feel so awesome when I'm older realizing that I've reached nationals in a sport before that too of a large country like the US.

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[adeel_khan_75]

My advice would be that you stay in NZ. I can't speak for Canada as I live in US and in US the last thing they look at is your talent because in order to rise up from club cricket into regional team you would need to get in touch with the right people as that's what count the most. Nobody cares about your batting averages or how many wickets you take, it is all about who do you know.