Chanderpaul Trophy dates announced

American College Cricket has announced the dates of the 2011 Spring Break Championships - The Chanderpaul Trophy - which will feature more than 20 colleges from across USA and Canada.

The tournament, which earned its name after West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul donated the trophy in 2009, will start March 15 next year and last five days with a final scheduled for March 20. After the success of last year's event the games will take place again at The Cricket Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida.

The tournament began in 2009, with five Colleges, and quickly grew to 20 Colleges in 2010, when 47 games were played in five days. The 2010 competition, won by Canada's York University, was the first major live video broadcast of any domestic cricket played in the USA, with games even carried live on the Jumbotrons at the Square One Mall in Toronto, Canada.

American College Cricket vice-president Nino DiLoreto said he expects even better things next year. "The live webcast of the Semis and Finals was carried on our AmericanCollegeCricket.com, as well as by the International Cricket Council (ICC ), USA Cricket, Cricket Canada, and more. It was a huge success and we plan to broadcast more games in 2011."

The most recent event also saw innovations such as time limits that ensured games finished within three hours to make it more media and spectator friendly. American College Cricket president Lloyd Jodah said: "York University are eager to defend the Chanderpaul Trophy, and many new college clubs are joining American College Cricket. We are assisting in the formation of cricket clubs and developing teams at Universities all across the USA and Canada."