Freedom players impress in internationals
Five of our international squad members have been in action for their country over the last week. Freedom players Adam Milne, Glenn Phillips, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short and Marco Jansen all been represented their countries in the last week, with Phillips and Milne playing against England for New Zealand, whilst Short and Sangha went up […]
Moises Henriques: ‘I hope that we keep coming back.’
Freedom skipper gives his thoughts on the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket. Washington Freedom captain Moises Henriques was full of praise for the competition and also his teammates as he reflected on the first ever fully professional cricket tournament to be played in the USA. Freedom were knocked out in the Eliminator, but after […]
Freedom around the world
Major League Cricket may be over, but our players continue to do us proud. Despite being less than a month on from the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket, several of our players are already impressing in various corners of the globe. Opening batter Matt Short earned his maiden call-up to Australia’s white-ball squad for […]
Washington Freedom visit local junior league
Saurabh Netravalkar, Mukthar Ahmed and Usman Rafiq checked in on players competing in the local Dallas Youth Premier League. The Dallas Youth Premier League is in its early years with cricket booming in the local area with more than 1,500 juniors across all age-groups. “Four or five years ago, parents asked me what the future […]
Cricket arrives in North Carolina
Cricket’s first showing in North Carolina was a success, as thousands of fans descended on Church Street Park, Morrisville. Washington Freedom and LA Knight Riders contested the first of seven fixtures to be played at the ground in this year’s edition of Major League Cricket. A four hour drive from Washington, it’s expected that a […]
Crossing Boundaries: Matthew Short
Episode three of our video series Crossing Boundaries is with Australian opening batter Matthew Short. Short, 27, signed as an injury replacement for Josh Philippe and ha made an instant impact on-and-off the pitch as a popular member of the dressing room and with 80 off 50 balls against Texas Super Kings. Short was named […]
Washington Freedom traveling in style
A new, purpose designed bus will be used by Washington Freedom for the remainder of the tournament and beyond. Look good, feel good, play good. The Washington Freedom team are proud new owners of a specially designed bus, sporting the team’s proud colours of red, white and blue. The bus will be used for travel […]
Freedom celebrates partnership with George Mason University
Washington Freedom and George Mason University (GMU) marked their historic partnership with a dinner at the beautiful Dallas Arboretum, with executives from all parties present. Senior officials from Washington Freedom, George Mason University and Cricket New South Wales were in attendance to celebrate and announce the plans for Freedom and GMU’s long-term partnership, with GMU […]
Highlights: Watch the best bits of our match against Seattle Orcas
We came out on the wrong side of a low scoring-thriller against Seattle Orcas. See the best bits here.
Steve Smith joins as Washington Freedom Ambassador
Steve Smith, one of the greatest cricketers of all-time, has signed for Washington Freedom as an ambassador to assist in promoting the team. The Australian, who has the highest average for any batter to have played 100 Tests, is currently playing a leading role in his country’s Ashes series with England. And now he will […]