Welcome to the official website of Washington Freedom, the first professional cricket team to represent the nation’s capital.
Playing in the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket, our squad boasts some of the finest international and domestic cricketing talent in the world, with the likes of South African superstars Anrich Nortje and Marco Jansen in our ranks, as well as USA men’s bowler Saurabh Netravalkar.
Engaged in a one-of-a-kind partnership with Cricket New South Wales, former Australia batter Michael Klinger is our Director of Cricket, whilst the likes of Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe and Ben Dwarshuis, all of whom represent Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash league, are members of the Freedom squad. Our head coach is legendary Australian Greg Shipperd, who is also the head coach of New South Wales and Sydney Sixers.
Everything you need to know about the boys in red, white and blue can be found here, with our full squad and fixtures listed, as well as the work we do in the community and further details regarding our partnership with Cricket NSW.
The website will also be home to a number of exclusive interviews with Washington Freedom players and coaches, including upcoming features with our legendary bowling coach Dale Steyn, plus chats with the best in the business about how their life as professional cricketers.
We’d love to hear from our fans and be able to put any questions you have to our players that will be answered on social media. You can contact us at media@washingtonfreedom.com, as well as find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Tickets for the competition can be found at tickets.majorleaguecricket.com, with prices starting at $24 for matches at Grand Prairie and $12 for matches in Morrisville, North Carolina. Fans can purchase tickets to individual games and multiple doubleheader match-ups.
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