2023 Major League Cricket season

2023 Major League Cricket
Dates13 – 30 July 2023
Administrator(s)American Cricket Enterprises
USA Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and playoffs
ChampionsMI New York (1st title)
Runners-upSeattle Orcas
Participants6
Matches19
Attendance70,000 (3,684 per match)
Player of the seriesNicholas Pooran (MI New York)
Most runsNicholas Pooran (MI New York) (388)
Most wicketsTrent Boult (MI New York) (22)
Official websiteMajor League Cricket

The 2023 Major League Cricket (also known as MLC 2023) was the inaugural season of Major League Cricket, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league established in 2019 by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) in the United States. The season was hosted at two venues, Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina. The season was played from 13 to 30 July 2023, with MI New York defeating the Seattle Orcas by seven wickets to win the inaugural title.

The tournament surpassed expectations financially, generating a reported $8 million in revenue. The tournament also garnered positive and optimistic outlooks on the future of cricket in the United States.