California Cricket Academy Programs
California Cricket Academy, 10307 Bret Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
About
California Cricket Academy Programs offers a year-round training program and games, including multiple games every weekend. Participants take part in local and national tournaments, international tours to the UK, India, and other countries, and long format games including 3-day games. The programs also include a cricket coaching camp, cricket workshops, and an introductory version of cricket.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
California Cricket Academy Programs is led by founders Hemant and Kinjal Buch; Hemant has a Masters degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, works at a leading high-tech company in Silicon Valley, and is a visiting professor at San Jose State University, and Kinjal is an architect who works at the Los Gatos City parks and public works department and as a freelance architect on home remodeling projects. The academy recruits certified coaches who have played cricket at the highest level, and offers programs by age groups including U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, and U14, with training programs structured to provide a clear growth path for each age group and skill level starting from beginner level. Coaches conduct continuous player assessments and provide recommendations to prepare them for competitive cricket, and the academy encourages girls-only training and is the only academy to have a travel team of girls ages 10 to 13 that travels to the UK every year. The mission of the program includes imparting world-class coaching and leadership training to boys and girls, offering a clear and structured pathway for elite players beyond 17 years to progress to higher competitive and professional levels, hiring and inviting experienced coaches from around the world, preparing kids for the under-19 World Cup, instilling discipline and sportsmanship, and offering a sustained world-class coaching program.
California Cricket Academy Programs was founded in 2003 as the first cricket academy and youth league for children in the United States, and is described as California’s premier youth cricket academy and the first all-youth cricket coaching academy with nine teams in the country. It introduced cricket at the grass-root level in the USA, organizes multiple games every weekend, hosts and participates in several national and local tournaments for various age groups, conducts international tours, and is the only academy that promotes long format games including 3-day games. It is also the only academy with a dedicated girls’ team that travels to the UK every year, and it introduced live webcasting of the Junior National Tournament. The academy states that it provides a clear pathway for players of all ages and skill levels and is the only academy with a clear pathway for all age groups based on their skills, and it notes that it has the best and largest infrastructure among academies in the country, allowing players to play the most number of games.
California Cricket Academy Programs has received the International Cricket Council Best Junior Development Program Award and other ICC awards three times, along with various awards in several ICC Americas Youth Development categories. It has a Congressional Achievement Certificate from Congressman Mike Honda (2007), the Best Small Business Award in 2017 for its contribution to the City of Cupertino, and various awards and certificates from a US Congressman, State Assembly Senator, Santa Clara County Chamber, and CitySTAR Awards from the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce for community contribution. The academy reports more than 20 years of experience, more than 10 specialized coaches, over 100 players who have represented the USA in various age groups, and more than 100 national and international tournaments won. It has won several National Junior Championships in all age groups since 2004, won the local NCCA youth league in all age groups in 2018 and 2019, and won UK County championships in Somerset three times in the last five years, and for the last 10 years at least 4 to 6 players each year have represented USA U19 and U15 teams.
Community involvement includes the Best Small Business Award in 2017 for contribution to the City of Cupertino and various awards and certificates from government and civic organizations, and Kinjal has served as president of an Indian non-profit organization in the valley and has volunteered for the local school district. Testimonials about California Cricket Academy Programs include praise from Sachin Tendulkar, who noted ICC appreciation for the academy’s cricket coaching camp and development of cricket in America and congratulated CCA for its efforts at the grass-root level, and from John Wright, who sent his best wishes for the academy and its role in growing cricket. Additional testimonials from school staff describe a cricket coaching camp, an introductory version of the game taught in physical education classes, a cricket workshop with informative and enthusiastic coaches, and the provision of cricket information and free cricket equipment.
Last updated June 21, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
California Cricket Academy Programs is led by founders Hemant and Kinjal Buch; Hemant has a Masters degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, works at a leading high-tech company in Silicon Valley, and is a visiting professor at San Jose State University, and Kinjal is an architect who works at the Los Gatos City parks and public works department and as a freelance architect on home remodeling projects. The academy recruits certified coaches who have played cricket at the highest level, and offers programs by age groups including U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, and U14, with training programs structured to provide a clear growth path for each age group and skill level starting from beginner level. Coaches conduct continuous player assessments and provide recommendations to prepare them for competitive cricket, and the academy encourages girls-only training and is the only academy to have a travel team of girls ages 10 to 13 that travels to the UK every year. The mission of the program includes imparting world-class coaching and leadership training to boys and girls, offering a clear and structured pathway for elite players beyond 17 years to progress to higher competitive and professional levels, hiring and inviting experienced coaches from around the world, preparing kids for the under-19 World Cup, instilling discipline and sportsmanship, and offering a sustained world-class coaching program.
California Cricket Academy Programs was founded in 2003 as the first cricket academy and youth league for children in the United States, and is described as California’s premier youth cricket academy and the first all-youth cricket coaching academy with nine teams in the country. It introduced cricket at the grass-root level in the USA, organizes multiple games every weekend, hosts and participates in several national and local tournaments for various age groups, conducts international tours, and is the only academy that promotes long format games including 3-day games. It is also the only academy with a dedicated girls’ team that travels to the UK every year, and it introduced live webcasting of the Junior National Tournament. The academy states that it provides a clear pathway for players of all ages and skill levels and is the only academy with a clear pathway for all age groups based on their skills, and it notes that it has the best and largest infrastructure among academies in the country, allowing players to play the most number of games.
California Cricket Academy Programs has received the International Cricket Council Best Junior Development Program Award and other ICC awards three times, along with various awards in several ICC Americas Youth Development categories. It has a Congressional Achievement Certificate from Congressman Mike Honda (2007), the Best Small Business Award in 2017 for its contribution to the City of Cupertino, and various awards and certificates from a US Congressman, State Assembly Senator, Santa Clara County Chamber, and CitySTAR Awards from the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce for community contribution. The academy reports more than 20 years of experience, more than 10 specialized coaches, over 100 players who have represented the USA in various age groups, and more than 100 national and international tournaments won. It has won several National Junior Championships in all age groups since 2004, won the local NCCA youth league in all age groups in 2018 and 2019, and won UK County championships in Somerset three times in the last five years, and for the last 10 years at least 4 to 6 players each year have represented USA U19 and U15 teams.
Community involvement includes the Best Small Business Award in 2017 for contribution to the City of Cupertino and various awards and certificates from government and civic organizations, and Kinjal has served as president of an Indian non-profit organization in the valley and has volunteered for the local school district. Testimonials about California Cricket Academy Programs include praise from Sachin Tendulkar, who noted ICC appreciation for the academy’s cricket coaching camp and development of cricket in America and congratulated CCA for its efforts at the grass-root level, and from John Wright, who sent his best wishes for the academy and its role in growing cricket. Additional testimonials from school staff describe a cricket coaching camp, an introductory version of the game taught in physical education classes, a cricket workshop with informative and enthusiastic coaches, and the provision of cricket information and free cricket equipment.
Last updated June 21, 2026.
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