[2][3] Games were initially played on grassy pitches, which were often uncut with a jute mat laid on top.
The catalyst that spurred the creation of the Heartland cricket League in 2004 was for hope and expectation to have our players to try out for the US National Cricket team by participating in tournaments in mid-west USA, which were part of the USACA's [www.USACA.org] former Central Zone.
HCL Tornadoes under Urvil Patel toured Houston to participate in the 2013 CW regional tournament, participating teams were Dallas, Houston, Austin, Colorado, HCL and CW Presidents XI HCL continues to host and tour Colorado Cricket League and Tri-State Cricket League (Wichita, KS).
HCL participates in many inter-league trophies in states of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Iowa.
The league runs a cricket tournament which takes place from May to September each year and involves approximately 200 players.