Hoboken Cricket Club : 2025 Season FAQs
- How many leagues does HCC participate in?
For the 2025 season, we are registering 4 teams participating in 3 leagues.
- 2 teams in CCL (Commonwealth Cricket League) - Hoboken Hawks and Hoboken Dockers -
- Dockers will play sunday mornings games 25 overs in Summer. Game time usually 830 AM- 9 AM start time
- Hoboken Hawks unlike last year will participate in 35 overs game on Saturdays with start time usually at 830 AM- 9 AM.
- 1 team in MCL (Millennium Cricket League) - 40 over games played on Saturday. 11am start time.
- 1 team in WSL (World Series league) - 35 over games played on Saturday. Start time varies between 10am-1pm (depending on the ground’s permit).
- Where are the games played?
The games are played primarily in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, Queens, mostly around NYC areas.
- CCL - Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, Queens.
- WSL - Van Cortlandt Park, Away games in Staten Island (1) and Connecticut (2).
- MCL - All games across New Jersey.
- What is the membership cost?
- $190 for regular members.
- $95 for students.
- What does the membership include?
HCC is a non-profit. All membership money is used to maintain the club for various expenses including -
- Nets facility.
- Equipment.
- Leagues’ fees.
- Ground Fees.
- Website maintenance.
- IRS.
- Awards Night and Socials.
- Members pay only $15 for the nets (if not subscribing to the nets package).
- Where are nets held?
- Hudson Baseball Center - 2300 Summit Ave, Union City, NJ.
- What is the cost to attend nets?
- Members: $15.
- Nets Package: Members have an option to pay a one time fee of $275 for the entire season. This saves them ~$175 over the season.
- Non-members: $25.
- Is it mandatory to fill google form before the nets session?
- Yes. It helps the nets coordinators to better plan and manage the nets sessions.
- Team Selection Policy
- Members are prioritized to be picked in the playing 11[1].
- Each member becomes part of one of the 4 teams’ squad.
- MCL and WSL play competitively. Members are selected into MCL and WSL teams based on their current[2] skill set.
- Hawks and Dockers focus on maximizing game opportunities and developing skill sets of all members.
- A member can switch squads if the captains agree.
- Is there any other cost?
Yes, match day fee to cover the on field costs like:
- Umpires’ fee: ~$10.
- Food/drinks: To cover food/drinks cost the team orders during the game. You have the option to opt out.
Please note that none of the match day fee comes to the club.
- Can I be a non participant member?
- Yes, but the likelihood of getting picked in playing 11 is very low. And zero if members are available.
- May not be able to participate in nets sessions if the number of registrations for the nets hit the upper limit.
- Overall, members come first.
- Do I need colored jerseys or whites?
- MCL and CCL Sunday league require colored jerseys.
- WSL and CCL Saturday league requires whites.
- The club places the order for kits at the beginning of each season.
- Who can I reach out to for more information?
- You can reach out to any of the club officials listed on the website (www.Hobokencricketclub.com).
[1] In case of CCL 12 as CCL allows 12 to bat.
[2] Skills are not fixed. The more you play the better you get.