Published in advance
Fixtures, trial dates and eligibility rules go up before they matter. A season nobody can plan around isn't really a season.
About
The Cricket Association
of Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj
For the cricketers who start on a district ground rather than in an academy. We put the matches on, keep the records straight, and make sure the next step is visible.
Our purpose
Why we exist
Talent in Uttar Pradesh has never been the problem. Opportunity has. A boy in Handia can be the best cricketer for thirty kilometres in any direction and still never bat on a prepared wicket in front of a neutral umpire, because nobody within reach is putting that match on.
The association was formed to close that gap. We run age-group competitions, call open trials, keep the player and District Association records, and back the District Associations already doing good work where they are.
The work, specifically
- Run competitions. Inter-district and invitational tournaments from Under-14 up to senior, men's and women's.
- Select in the open. Every trial is announced beforehand with the ground, the date and a reporting time. Anyone eligible can walk in.
- Keep records. One record per player, with the age verified once. It follows them up through the age groups instead of being rebuilt each season.
- Support District Associations. Affiliation gives a District Association a way into organised competition rather than leaving it on the outside.
- Develop players and officials. Coaching camps, match practice, and training for scorers and umpires so games are run to a standard.
What we hold ourselves to
Three promises. Judge us on these rather than on anything else on this page.
Open by default
Every eligible registered player can attend a trial. No recommendation letter, and no quiet list of names decided beforehand.
Records that last
Age and identity get checked once and filed properly, so a player's history still stands up years later, when it actually matters.
Governance
How it is run
An elected committee of office bearers runs the association, answerable to the affiliated members. Each office has defined duties. Decisions about competitions, selection and affiliation are the committee's, not any one person's.
| Office | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| President | Presides over the association, chairs general meetings and represents CAUP externally. |
| Vice-President | Assists the President and acts in their place when required. |
| Secretary | Day-to-day administration, correspondence, competition scheduling and member records. |
| Joint Secretary | Supports the Secretary across competitions, affiliation and match operations. |
| Treasurer | Accounts, budgets, audit and financial reporting to the members. |
| Selection Committee | Conducts trials and selects representative squads across all age groups. |
Members and affiliation
Any District Association working in Uttar Pradesh can apply to affiliate. Members enter our competitions, nominate players for trials, and vote at general meetings.
How District Association affiliation works →
Records and correspondence
The constitution, the competition regulations and the current list of office bearers are kept at the registered office. Ask for a copy, or raise anything about governance, at office@caup.in.
Registered office
176 B, Village Anjana, Post Saidabad,
Tehsil Handia, Prayagraj,
Uttar Pradesh 221508, India
General enquiries
office@caup.in
+91 95985 09999