Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is the governing body of

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activities in the

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state of

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. It is affiliated to the

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and governs the

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is the former president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association who resigned her's job recently and she is a daughter of

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. The TNCA is one of the permanent test centres of the BCCI.

History

The board was formed when organized league cricket in the state began in

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in 1932. It was formed after two rival bodies: Indian Cricket

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and Madras Cricket Club merged becoming Madras Cricket Association (M.C.A.). The Madras Cricket Association (M.C.A.) was formally constituted on April 30, 1935. The Association was shortly thereafter affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The Cricket Association was to control representative cricket in the

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. By 1933-34, the association had first and second division leagues, with a third division added on the next season. By 1939-40, it had added a fourth division. In 1967-68 season, the M.C.A. was renamed as Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). As of 2008, it had five divisions with a total of 132 teams.

Division leagues

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association conducts various league

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, tournaments for the age groups of U19, U22, and U25 categories besides organizing and conducting National Tournaments. It also conducts league championship for city affiliated clubs. There 726 league matches played every year from first division to fifth division. A zone consisting of 12 teams each plays in the first and second divisions, whereas third, fourth, and fifth division consists of two, three, and four zones respectively. The city league format in the first division where league matches are played on a three-day duration follows the

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guidelines.

Home ground

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, the stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground. It is the home ground of the Tamil Nadu cricket team and the Indian Premier League team

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. The stadium is located at Chepauk, a few hundred meters from Marina beach along the

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Recent National Players from TNCA

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- Wicket Keeper Batsman in the

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* Murali Vijay - Former Opening batsman in the

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- Off-Spin Bowler in the

. *

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- Fast bowler in the

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- All rounder in the

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- Former Batsman in the

. * Vijay Shankar - All rounder in the

. *

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- Spin bowler in the

Premier league

TNCA inaugurated its regional

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league Tamil Nadu Premier League in August, 2016. The inaugural edition featured eight teams, playing a total of 31 matches (28 league matches, two semi-finals and the final).

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, Dindigul (Natham) and

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were the venues. Two new venues in

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and

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were added in 2020. Albert Tuti Patriots won the inaugural edition beating

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by 122 runs.

References

External links

Official TNCA websiteM. A. Chidambaram Stadium page on BCCI website
{{BCCI Members Cricket administration in India Cricket in Tamil Nadu Sports organizations established in 1932 1932 establishments in India