As time passed, teams came and went. In 1902 the first mention of the Marin CC was made, comprised of the "cliff dwellers" of Sausalito. The local eighteen played a match against Lord Hawke's eleven, who were enroute to New Zealand. A crowd of 500 watched the game played at the Presidio, which saw the tourists defeat the locals by a score of 8/155 vs 17/125.

Times have changed.
In 1997 there are 25 teams from 17 clubs playing in the Northern California Cricket Association. The NCCA consists of two Leagues, 'A' and 'B'. The 'League' season is a "round robin" style competition where each team plays 16 games, the team with the most points at the end is the winner. This season lasts from April to late September. Following the 'League' competition is a knock out competition called either the "Price Cup" or "Bank of India Cup" depending on which League you are playing in. It starts at the end of the League season and finishes in October.

The teams in the NCCA come from all over Northern California. From Santa Clara in the south Bay, teams exist all the way up the peninsula to Marin County in the north. There are a couple of teams from the east Bay. The central valley is represented by teams from Fresno, Merced, Stockton and Davis.

Both League and knock-out games are played in the same format. Each game is a limited-over match of 45 overs. No bowler may bowl more than nine overs. League games start at 11:30pm, knock-out games at 11:30am. The standard, quality and composition of wickets vary considerably. Matting on rolled and cut turf is the most popular wicket, other clubs have astroturf on clay, matting on clay, matting on cement, astroturf on asphalt and there is even a 'turf' wicket.

The pinacle of Californian cricket is the annual "Raisinland Cup" match, played between Northern and Southern California. The match is usually played over two days, and alternates in venue each year.

See MEMBER CLUBS for more details about playing League cricket, and joining one of the clubs. See SCHEDULE for details of who is playing who in NCCA matches this year.