Two guys who love the game of cricket decided on a mere whim that it would be worth it to place an ad in a newspaper to see if there were any cricket teams in Minnesota that wanted to participate in a weekend tournament. We were only looking for no more tha 4 teams to get this tournament on the road.
To the disappointment of the two fellows no response was ganered from the ad. So after waiting for some time MICC finally decided to stage a four team Tournament in 1991. New rules would be devised and instituted to increase the number of matches played, heighten the intensity and to make it more attractive to the American public...
In 2007 6 teams participated, It is now 2008 and for the last 17 years we have kept the tradition of every Labor Day MICC-Cavaliers Cricket Club has held this tourney. Going from a starting point of only 4 teams to a whopping 8 teams in 2008. Not only do the members of MICC-Cavaliers provide a venue for playing cricket, they also feed all of the players and their supporters that travel with them. Over the years we have had teams from Winnipeg, Florida, New York, Minnesota, Iowa, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Illinois, Connecticut & North Dakota that have traveled to participate in our USA Invitational Tournament simply because they love the camaderi and the great food and the love of the game they keep coming back each year.
