Lauderhill Sports Park. 7500 W. Oakland Blvd. Lauderhill

Cricket Council U.S.A., Inc. (CCUSA) and The City of Lauderhill, FL are proud to announce The 9th Annual LAUDERHILL MAQ T20 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CRICKET TOURNAMENT will start on Saturday, January 23, 2010, at the Lauderhill Sports Park – 7500 W. Oakland Park Blvd, Lauderhill, FL. The City of Lauderhill and CCUSA signed a five year agreement to continue the promotion, growth and development of the game of cricket. Lauderhill's T20 International Night Cricket Tournament has over the years established a professional set of rules, a refined format, business partners, avid participants, media attention, and a large number of spectators. CCUSA, a sports and entertainment management company, and like Lauderhill, is firmly committed to developing cricket throughout the United States. CCUSA has its roots firmly planted in Broward County, and received world-wide plaudits for making history in American sports via the MAQ T20 International Tournament 2008 and the 2009 US Cricket Open. As a the tournament underwriter, CCUSA wishes to continue its close cricket relationship with the City of Lauderhill, which is the only municipality in all of North America with a Cricket Stadium. CCUSA and the City of Lauderhill together have enjoyed noted success last year with its joint sponsorship of the 2009 LAUDERHILL MAQ T20 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CRICKET TOURNAMENT. The Tournament has become a beloved component of the community and part of Lauderhill's Family Sports Night at the Lauderhill Sports Park – which includes a highly competitive Netball and Soccer Tournament. The LAUDERHILL MAQ T20 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CRICKET TOURNAMENT will run through June on Saturday evenings. The schedule excludes holiday weekends. Through the endorsement of the South Florida Cricket Alliance and Florida Southeast Cricket League, the LAUDERHILL MAQ T20 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CRICKET TOURNAMENT has achieved the reputation as America's largest and most-popular night cricket tournament. Team Jamaica won the championship in 2009 – as well as 7 of the tournament's 8 years. Last year's tournament proved to be the most exciting competition than ever before - as pooled resources between Lauderhill and CCUSA allowed the tournament organizers to issue prize money as well as web-casting some of the matches. "The tournament, growing in popularity, has been expanded to twelve teams, with the inclusion of Team USA and World XI," noted Mayor Richard J. Kaplan. CCUSA's, Jeff Miller, V.P. of Operations, stated that "CCUSA is committed to raising the profile of the Night Cricket tournament, and cricket's fast growing T20 format, through its widely influential domestic and international network of cricket enthusiasts." Opening ceremonies are scheduled for January 23, 2010, at 4:00pm. For information, please contact Jeff Miller at 561-361-1700 or visit our website at www.cricketcouncilusa.com.