ACC sets Oct. 2 opening for school-cricket registration

Kaieteur News reported that registration for the American Cricket Council’s school and college cricket initiative is scheduled to open Oct. 2, 2026. The council says guidelines, tournament structures and scholarship criteria will be unveiled after an official launch event, whose date the report does not specify.

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Kaieteur News reported on Sept. 27 that the American Cricket Council (ACC) had announced a nationwide school and collegiate cricket initiative. Registration for schools, colleges, academies and individual student-athletes is scheduled to open Oct. 2, 2026. ACC says programme guidelines, tournament structures and scholarship criteria will be unveiled after the official launch event; Kaieteur News did not give the event date or place it in relation to registration opening.

The initiative is described as including grassroots pathways, high-performance coaching and scholarship opportunities. Former West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul is to lead high-performance coaching, a Center for Excellence and a coach training center. Orlando, Florida, is planned as a second base for high-performance camps supporting Inter-School and College Super Cup events and leagues.

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