About ARCL

Founded in late 2001, the American Recreational Cricket League (ARCL) stands as one of the earliest cricket leagues established in the Pacific Northwest. True to its recreational roots, the league was built around an accessible, modified format — substituting the traditional hard cricket ball with a tennis ball, fielding eight players per side rather than eleven, and removing LBW dismissals to keep the game approachable and enjoyable for all.

Just three years after its founding, ARCL introduced a Women's Tennis Ball Cricket division — a landmark achievement that made it the first and only cricket league in the United States to offer a dedicated women's division, a distinction it continues to hold.

Over the course of 25+ years, the league has grown from a single men's division into a thriving organization of 20+ divisions, with teams promoted and demoted based on on-field performance. ARCL proudly hosts 200+ teams in the ongoing 2026 Spring season, with games held weekly or bi-weekly across multiple grounds throughout the greater Seattle suburbs.

In 2015, ARCL launched a Youth Cricket League — again becoming the first and only league in the Northwest to do so. The Youth league debuted with 20+ teams across three divisions and further expanded in 2025 with the addition of a dedicated girls-only division.

ARCL was founded by five visionary members: Kal Raman, Viknarajesh Shanmugasundaram, Govi Bacthavachalu, Rajesh Ganesan, and Mohamed Iliyas. From those humble beginnings, the league has grown to reflect the maturity and professionalism of some of the most well-regarded cricket organizations in the country. It is currently coordinated by a dedicated team of volunteers from within the playing community: Anupama Menon, Arif Mohammad, Debbie Furtado, Faisal Baqai, Iliyas Mohamed, Kamal Koneru, Manoj Kumar, Milind Solage, Prakash Mamidi, Raja Chanda, Salman Zafar, Shadab Beg, and Yogita Manghnani.

ARCL is a registered non-profit organization. Its mission is to promote the spirit of fun in the face of healthy competition through the game of cricket.

We also gratefully acknowledge the many past members who have served ARCL and helped shape the organization it is today: Amit Garg, Ajay Manchepalli, Anand Kancherla, Anand Vaidyanathan, April Bricker, Ghazni Ahmed, Govi Bacthavachalu, Hyma Raman, Kal Raman, Priya Ghate, Raghu Vamsi Tangrila, Rekha Seshadrinathan, Sangita Jayaraman, Sherwyn Soff, Swati Singh, Viknarajesh Shanmugasundaram, Vishwa Gaddamanugu, Vikas Singh, and Vishwanath Manchikalapati.

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