New England Eagles
The New England Eagles are an American professional Twenty20 cricket team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Minor League Cricket. It was formed in 2020 as part of 24 original teams to compete in MiLC.
The team's home ground is Keney Park, Hartford, Connecticut. Assad Fudadin is the team's captain.
Franchise history
Background
Talks of an American Twenty20 league started in November 2018, just before USA Cricket became the new governing body of cricket in the United States. In May 2021, USA Cricket announced they had accepted a bid by American Cricket Enterprises for a US$1 billion investment covering the league and other investments benefitting the U.S. national teams.In an annual general meeting on February 21, 2020, it was announced that USA Cricket was planning to launch Major League Cricket in 2021 and Minor League Cricket that summer, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the lack of high-quality cricket stadiums in the USA. Major League Cricket was pushed to a summer 2023 launch and Minor League Cricket was pushed back to July 31, 2021. USA Cricket CEO Iain Higgins also pointed out cities such as New York City, Houston and Los Angeles with a large cricket fan base, and targeted them among others as launch cities for Minor League Cricket.