|
Ceylonese Cricket Team In India In 1932–33
The Sri Lanka cricket team, Ceylon cricket team toured India in December 1932 and January 1933. British Ceylon, Ceylon did not then have Test cricket, Test status, but two three-day unofficial Tests were played, both of which were drawn. The tour also included four other first-class cricket, first-class matches and four minor matches. It was the first tour abroad by a Ceylonese team. The victories against Patiala cricket team, Patiala and Central Provinces and Berar cricket team, Central Provinces and Berar were Ceylon's first victories in first-class matches. The Ceylon team *Churchill Gunasekara (captain) *Ed Kelaart (vice-captain) *Mohotti Albert *Laddie Bakelman *Chippy Gunasekara *George Hubert *Sargo Jayawickreme *Neil Joseph *Mervyn Kelaart *Hubert Kelaart *Bertram Perera *Hilton Poulier *Vernon Schokman *Claude van der Straaten *Nandadeva Wijeysekera The team was considered representative of Ceylon's best cricketers at the time, apart from the unavailability of some prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Cricket Team
The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායම, ta, இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி) nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status. The team first played international cricket (as Ceylon) in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket. Sri Lanka's national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s, rising from underdog status to winning the Cricket World Cup in 1996, under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga. Since then, the team has continued to be a force in international cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team reached the finals of the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
