TBCA Cricket

2026 TBCA Summer cricket schedule is out!

We have 11 teams! Confirmed for 2026 summer season! If there is a 12th team looking to participate let us know asap! DM or contact Sheikh Atif @ 626-688-6753

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TBCA

Excited to announce the teams participating in the upcoming Summer 2026 season of the Tape Ball Cricket Association! Get ready for some thrilling cricket action!

Thank you to all teams for participating in and attending today’s AGM.

The final decisions for the 2026 season are as follows:

*Fees & Prizes*
• Team Fee: $250
• Trophies: Winner and Runner up
• No individual medals
• *Cash Prizes:*
• $1,000 – Winner
• $200 – Runner-up
• Any additional sponsorship will increase the winner’s prize.

*Tournament Format*
• Top 2 teams qualify directly for the Semi-Finals.
• Teams ranked 3, 4, 5, and 6 will play Quarterfinals on the same day.
• Quarterfinals: same day
• Semi-Finals and Final: same day

*Match Timing Rules*
• Game time: 10:00 AM
• Toss must take place by 9:59 AM
• 10:00 AM – Toss forfeited
• 10:15 AM – 2 overs deducted (if fewer than 7 players)
• 10:30 AM – Additional 2 overs deducted (total 4 overs)
• 10:45 AM – Match forfeited
• 11:00 AM – Second game starts

*Player Qualification & Attendance*
• Both teams must take a team photo every Sunday before each game and submit it to the captains’ group.

*Late Player Rules*
• *Bowling first*: Any player arriving after the 7th over cannot play the first game. They must wait for the second game. Do not include late players in the playing XI at the start. They may be added only if they arrive before the 7th over.
• *Batting first*: A player may join at any time and is eligible, provided the team photo has been submitted.

*Player Eligibility*
• Any player who is found playing hardball at the same time while being registered and counted as playing in a tape ball league match at the same time for qualification purposes will be disqualified from the league.
• If discovered after a match, that match will be forfeited and the opposing team will be awarded the result.

*Umpiring*
• The umpire’s decision is final.

TBCA Summer 2026 Cricket - AGM Update

Mark your calendar for the AGM (Annual General Meeting) on Sunday, February 14 at 1:30 PM.
Location: Helen Plum Library, Lombard, IL

This meeting is exclusive to Captains and Vice Captains only!

Key Details
• Registration closes: March 7, 2026
• Schedule release: First week of April - Games start end of April or Beginning of May 2026!
• TBCA will only accept an even number of teams to ensure all matches are played on Sundays.
• Teams registering as the odd-numbered team must secure an additional team to become eligible.
• Registration is first come, first served.
• Additional items will be discussed at the meeting.

🏏 TBCA Invites You To Register Now for 2026 🏏

🔥 CHICAGO SUMMER 2026
TAPE BALL CRICKET LEAGUE 🔥

®️ Registration Close - March 7th 2026
📅 April 28th – October 2026
📍 Outdoor Matches
🕙 Every Sunday 10 AM
🏏 2 Games | 12 Overs Each - league games
🏆 Winner/Runner up Trophies - MVP - Best Batsman - Best Bowler
⚖️ Neutral Umpiring in Playoffs
🔥 32 League Games + Playoffs

📢 REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!
Limited slots available. Competitive cricket. Serious vibes.

📞 Contact: Sheikh Atif @626-688-6753 or Yasir Khan @630-935-6959 or Khurrum @630-449-2072 or Farhan @630-456-6139 or Shaeq Hasan @312-305-4551

👉 Sign up today and be part of Chicago’s most competitive tape ball league!

🏏 TBCA Invites You To Register Now for 2026 🏏

🔥 CHICAGO SUMMER 2026
TAPE BALL CRICKET LEAGUE 🔥

📅 April 28th – October 2026
📍 Outdoor Matches
🕙 Every Sunday 10 AM
🏏 2 Games | 12 Overs Each - league games
🏆 Winner/Runner up Trophies - MVP - Best Batsman - Best Bowler
⚖️ Neutral Umpiring in Playoffs
🔥 32 League Games + Playoffs

📢 REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!
Limited slots available. Competitive cricket. Serious vibes.

📞 Contact: Sheikh Atif @626-688-6753 or Yasir Khan @630-935-6959 or Khurrum @630-449-2072 or Farhan @630-456-6139 or Shaeq Hasan @312-305-4551

👉 Sign up today and be part of Chicago’s most competitive tape ball league!

Chicago & it's Suburbs: While summer 2026 is still ahead, we are eagerly anticipating another great season of highly competitive outdoor Tape Ball Cricket games.

Keep an eye out for upcoming details, including AGM dates! Let's collaborate to introduce fresh ideas and elevate the games to the next level together.

Reach out to us to enroll your team!

- TBCA Cricket

Contact:
Sheikh Atif
Muhammad Farhan Zafar
Yasir Khan
Khurram Zaidi
Saad Anwar

Tape Ball Cricket Association - Midwest Chicago

🏆 Congratulations to Chicago Green - Runners-Up! 🏏

Shoutout to Captain Muhammad Yasir and the entire Chicago Greens Cricket Club for finishing as Runners-Up in the TBCA Tape Ball Cricket Summer 2025 Championship!

Thank you for being part of TBCA’s mission to promote community cricket across Chicago. We look forward to seeing you back, stronger than ever, next season!

TBCA Community Statement

Date: September, 2025

Recently, very disgusting curses were sent targeting our families, mothers, and sisters. We don’t even want to share the language here; it was that shameful. This has crossed all limits, specially when some have targeted our mothers. Such behavior is absolutely unacceptable. Disrespect, abusive language, and personal attacks have no place in TBCA, and should not have any place in cricket anywhere in Chicagoland.

All of this is run by volunteers who dedicate their time, effort, and family time so that everyone can enjoy cricket together. To then receive curses and personal attacks in return is deeply hurtful and beyond disrespectful.

We also want to remind everyone that we have followed all established rules; agreed upon with all teams, well-documented, and shared long before the season began. Yet instead of respecting these rules and providing over 250 games per season, what we constantly faced were demands of “do this, do that,” demand after demand. Enough is enough. Rules exist so the game can move forward for everyone, not to be bent at the convenience of a few.

Whoever sent these messages: we are sure you are reading this; shame on you. To hide behind fake numbers and target families, mothers, and sisters with such disgusting words is not only cowardly but spineless. This is a moral failure of the highest order, and the entire community should see it for what it is.

We are built on values of sportsmanship, unity, and respect. We will continue to uphold these standards and ensure that our community remains a safe and positive space for everyone.

We call on every team, every player, and every supporter across Chicagoland cricket to stand in rejecting this behavior. Together, let’s keep our cricket community strong, united, and rooted in respect.

– TBCA
Sheikh Atif

🏏 Best Batsman – TBCA 2025 Season 🏏

Congratulations to Jazil Bin Shahid (Chicago Qalandars) on being crowned Best Batsman of the Tournament!

29 Matches | 958 Runs | Avg 53.22
107 Sixes | 25 Fours | 5 Fifties | 1 Century
Highest Score: 122 | Strike Rate: 216.74

An absolute powerhouse with the bat, Jazil dominated the season with consistency, aggression, and match-winning knocks, leading the Qalandars from the front.

Here’s to a remarkable season and raising the bar for batting excellence in TBCA! 🏆