Mason, Ohio
Youth cricket
near you
Most families ask two questions before anything else: can we get there on a school night, and how far do the matches go? This page answers both honestly, so you can decide whether CYCC fits around the rest of your week.
Where we are
Both grounds
are in Mason
Every training session happens at one of two City of Mason parks — Heritage Oak Park on US-42, or Quinn Park on Tradewind Drive. Which one is confirmed with parents ahead of each session.
That matters for planning, because it means training is always in the same town. You are not chasing a different facility each week, and the drive is the same one every time.
Addresses, parking and mapsOur families come from across the northern suburbs and from the city itself. Approximate driving distances to Mason:
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Next door
Deerfield Township, Landen and Maineville — a few minutes away.
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Under ten miles
Loveland, West Chester and Liberty Township.
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Ten to fifteen miles
Sharonville, Blue Ash and Montgomery.
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Twenty miles or so
Downtown Cincinnati and the neighbourhoods around it.
Distances are approximate and the I-71 and Mason-Montgomery Road corridors both slow down around five o'clock. Give yourself more time than the map suggests for a first visit.
The weekly rhythm
What a school
night looks like
Training runs to the same pattern every week, which is deliberate. There is no rotating schedule to keep checking and nothing to memorise beyond the evening itself.
Monday to Thursday
Sessions run 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Your child trains on the evenings set for their group, not all four.
Two hours, once or twice
Enough to be worth the drive, short enough to get home, eat and finish homework at a reasonable hour.
Parents welcome to stay
Plenty do, and the sideline is where most new parents learn the game. Nobody expects you to drop and run.
The training page has the current schedule, the kit list and our weather cancellation policy, and you can subscribe to the session calendar so the dates land in your phone rather than on the fridge.
Worth knowing up front
Matches involve
some driving
Training is local. Competitive cricket is regional, because youth cricket in the Midwest is still spread thin — the nearest clubs of our size are a good drive away.
We would rather you knew that before registering than discovered it in October. Most families car-share, and the fixture list goes out well in advance so you can plan around it.
See the current fixtures-
Home games
Played in Mason, at the same parks the team trains on. No travel beyond the usual drive.
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Regional fixtures
Against clubs across Ohio and Indiana. Columbus, Ohio and Columbus, Indiana are both regular destinations, and they are in opposite directions — check which one before you set off.
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Tournament weekends
Usually two games in a day rather than one, which makes a longer drive worth making. Reporting times are published with each fixture.
Four squads
Where your
child fits
We coach from age seven upwards. Players train in the group that suits their stage rather than strictly their birthday, and a coach places your child after their first session.
Rising Stars
Under 11. Where most complete beginners start.
Strikers
Under 13.
Warriors
Under 15.
Lions
Under 19, and the closest thing we have to a senior side.
Girls and boys train together in every age group. The teams page has each squad in detail, and the player pathway explains how a beginner moves toward competitive cricket.
Practical questions
Before you drive over
Is there anywhere closer than Mason? +
For structured youth cricket with age-group teams and a fixture list, not really — that is precisely why the club exists. Cricket is growing quickly in the United States, but Greater Cincinnati is still early in that curve, and a twenty-minute drive is the honest trade for a proper program.
What happens over the winter? +
Ohio winters end the outdoor season, so training moves indoors. The training page carries the current winter arrangements, and indoor space is one of the things we are actively looking for help with.
Do you take players from outside Ohio? +
Yes. Northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana are both within a sensible drive of Mason, and we have no catchment rule. If your child can get to training, they can play.
Can we car-share with another family? +
Most families do, particularly for away fixtures. Tell your coach which part of town you are coming from and they will put you in touch with someone nearby. It is one of the more useful things the club does quietly.
Can we watch a session before deciding? +
Yes, and we would encourage it. Get in touch and we will tell you when and where the next session for your child's age group is. Come and watch before you commit to anything.
Come and see the ground
Tell us which part of town you are coming from and your child's age, and we will tell you which session to come and watch.