The 2023 Minor League Cricket season (branded as the 2023 Sunoco Minor League Cricket championship for sponsorship reasons and sometimes shortened to 2023 MiLC) was the third season of Minor League Cricket, established by USA Cricket (USAC) and Major League Cricket (MLC) in 2019. Sunoco returned from the previous season as title sponsor, with Laxmi Foods and Bru Coffee also tapped as official sponsors. The season was hosted over 19 venues across the United States from August 4 to October 7.
The tournament was won by the Dallas Mustangs, who defeated the New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers in the finals by 44 runs, with Andries Gous of the Dallas Mustangs winning the award for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament. The Seattle Thunderbolts were the defending champions.
Ahead of the 2023 season, the former Florida Beamers franchise collapsed and was discontinued, leading to the creation of the newly formed Dallas Xforia Giants. The Hollywood Master Blasters was also discontinued ahead of the season. Additionally, following a buyout by the Kingsmen Global Sports Group, the former Chicago Blasters underwent a name change to the Chicago Kingsmen, with the former DC Hawks also undergoing a name change to the Baltimore Royals.
A complete list of ground venues, along with the 2023 season's schedule, was released on July 31.
Western Division
Central Division
Eastern Division
Southern Division
A team could select a minimum of 14 players in their squad, going up to a maximum of 18 players. The teams released their squads shortly before the start of the season.
<div class="mw-collapsible" style="overflow-y:auto; max-height:70vh;"> <div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Atlanta Fire
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Atlanta Lightning
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Ft. Lauderdale Lions
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Morrisville Raptors
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Orlando Galaxy
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Baltimore Royals
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Empire State Titans
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Manhattan Yorkers
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> New England Eagles
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> New Jersey Stallions
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> The Philadelphians
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Lone Star Athletics
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Chicago Kingsmen
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Chicago Tigers
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Houston Hurricanes
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Dallas Mustangs
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Dallas Xforia Giants
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Michigan Cricket Stars
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> St. Louis Americans
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Bay Blazers
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Golden State Grizzlies
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> San Diego Surf Riders
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Seattle Thunderbolts
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> Silicon Valley Strikers
</div><div style="display:inline-table; margin-right:5%"> SoCal Lashings
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The league stage ran from August 5 to September 17.
The knockout stage was played from September 23 to 25, 2023. It was played to determine the final 4 spots in the Super 8s.
The Super 8s were played directly after the Knockout stage from September 27 to 29, 2023.
The finals were played on October 1, 2023, at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas.