News & Updates

Cricket Stadium in Orange County Check out this article about a potential cricket stadium in our very own Orange County! American Cricket Enterprises (which runs Major League Cricket) is working with Irvine’s City Council to bring a ~6,000-seat stadium to Great Park. OC Register Newspaper Article This initiative as well as

First Cricket Match on Brand New Pitch at Irvine Cypress Community Park The first cricket match at Cypress Community Park was played on October 2, 2022, between home teams Southern California Youth Cricket Academy (SCYCA) and Southern California Cricket Association Youth (SCCAY). Under-13 players from Southern California participated in the

SCYCA Launches Developmental Cricket League The Southern California Developmental Youth Cricket League (SCDYCL) was created in 2022 to serve the needs of the youth cricket players. This new league will make sure that all players will have a platform to improve their skills and experience a match and tournament environment. The

Successful Labor Day U13 Tournament The tournament was conducted from September 3rd to September 5th in the U-13 category. Eight teams from San Diego, Los Angeles and northern California competed for the 2022 title. The group stage and ranking games of the tournament were played in three fields: Columbus Tustin Park, Tustin Sports Park, and Foothill

SCYCA is hosting a u13 tournament on the upcoming Labor Day weekend. 8 teams from around the state will join us for a weekend of competitive cricket.

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the New Cricket Pitch in Cypress Community Park, Irvine The ribbon-cutting ceremony today was a success! Thanks to everyone who could make it. We have high hopes for the future of cricket here in Irvine!

Youth Cricket Pitch in Irvine

SCYCA EXPANDS COACHING TO SERVICE NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY June 18, 2021 SCYCA recognizes the importance of having a chapter centralized in Northern Orange County; this prompted expansion of the program to serve North Orange County residents. This new chapter has over 25 players, most of whom are being introduced to cricket. Although

SCYCA EXPANDS COACHING TO CITY OF IRVINE SCYCA has been operating in the cities of Lake Forest and Tustin for over 7 years. Many players have migrated from numerous cricket playing countries, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, and Australia, but first generation US born players have also

COACHING BACK UP Manjula Vithana   Manjula has joined the SCYCA Coaching team and he is highly enthusiastic about the game of Cricket. He has been an active member of OC Lions Cricket Club (OCCA) since 2005 and Century Cricket Club (SCCA Division 1) since 2006. Manjula represented the OCCA