The Northern California Cricket Association announced the kick-off of its Schools Cricket Program. The program is setup to introduce cricket to elementary schools in the Bay area as part of their Physical Education time. Currently, two schools in Marin county, St. Patrick's (Larkspur) and St. Rita's (Fairfax) are involved in the program. Four other schools in the Bay area are scheduled to start a similar program by April this year.

About two hundred students in third, fourth, fifth and six grades attend the cricket lessons once a week. The coach of the program is Malcolm Nash, former professional player in the UK. Boys and girls alike are taught hand-eye coordination, discipline and get a chance to play a new sport.

The Northern California Cricket Association (NCCA) was started in 1892 and has grown by leaps and bounds since then to become one of the biggest cricket leagues in the US. It currently has 31 teams and around 750 members playing in four divisions. These members come from all over the Bay area – from as far north as Davis to Fresno in the south. Its members come from all Cricket playing nations of the world. The league season starts in April and continues into September when playoffs are held. With the help of local cities, schools, and Parks and Recreation Departments, NCCA clubs have 14 grounds in the Bay Area, where each of the teams play 16 league and playoff games each season. 

The NCCA provides the framework for cricket to be played in the Bay area by organizing games and activities for its members. In addition, it hosts a variety of visiting teams from all over the world and sends its representative teams to play in other states and countries. It is constantly striving to promote the game at all levels, particularly in schools.