Seattle Orcas

Seattle Orcas
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LeagueMajor League Cricket
Personnel
CaptainWayne Parnell
CoachPravin Amre
OwnerSamir Bodas
Ashok Krishnamurthi
Satya Nadella
Sanjay Parthasarathy
S. Somasegar
GMR Group
Team information
CitySeattle, Washington, United States (planned)
ColoursBlack, White, Light Green, and Orange
       
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
Home groundMarymoor Cricket Community Park (planned)
Capacity6,000 (planned)
Official websiteSeattle Orcas

T20 kit

The Seattle Orcas are an American professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC).[1] The team plans to be based in Seattle, Washington and was announced in 2023 as one of six inaugural franchises to play in Major League Cricket.[2] The Seattle Orcas are owned by an investor group including Satya Nadella, Soma Somasegar, Samir Bodas, Ashok Krishnamurthi, and Sanjay Parthasarathy—and the GMR Group.[3] The Orcas have a minor league affiliate called the Seattle Thunderbolts,[4] who play in Minor League Cricket and were the 2022 champions.[5]

The team plans to have their home ground at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington.[6] The park's cricket ground is set to have a capacity of up to 6,000 people once it is completed around 2025.[7] The team is coached by former Indian cricketer Pravin Amre.[8]

  1. ^ Oxley, Dyer (March 16, 2023). "Seattle is getting a major league cricket team". KUOW. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Santos, Melissa (March 17, 2023). "Meet the Orcas, Seattle's new cricket team". Axios. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ IANS (March 17, 2023). "Satya Nadella, GMR group bag rights for a team in US' T20 franchise Major League Cricket". Business Insider India. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Cassidy, Benjamin (July 26, 2022). "Cricket's Up to Bat in Seattle". Seattle Met. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Cassidy, Benjamin (September 27, 2022). "Seattle's Celebrating a Championship Today—in Cricket". Seattle Met. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Saunders, Hannah (February 24, 2022). "King County passes Motion of Support for Marymoor Cricket Community Park". Redmond Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  7. ^ Della Penna, Peter (March 18, 2023). "USA T20 franchise league MLC projected to spend $110 million on facilities ahead of 2023 launch". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  8. ^ Hariharan, Vishwanath (June 17, 2023). "MLC 2023: Seattle Orcas announces their coaching staff; Ross Taylor appointed as batting coach". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.