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Marylebone Cricket Club Tours Of Ceylon And Sri Lanka
International cricket teams raised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) have visited Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, on 23 occasions from 1911-12 until the most recent tour in the winter of 2000-01. Eleven of the teams were England national cricket teams raised by MCC during the period when it held responsibility for Test cricket played by England. The other twelve were MCC teams ''per se'' which did not take part in Test cricket. By 1911, there had been four English teams in Ceylon. Those were led by Ivo Bligh in English cricket team in Australia in 1882–83, 1882-83; George Vernon (cricketer), George Vernon in GF Vernon's XI cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1889-90, 1889-90; Lord Hawke in Lord Hawke's XI cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1892–93, 1892-93; and Andrew Stoddart in English cricket team in Australia in 1894–95, 1894-95. The Bligh and Stoddart teams were ''en route'' to Australia while the Vernon and Hawke ventures took in Ceylon as part of visits to India. In 1911-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket retaining considerable global influence. In 1788, the MCC took responsibility for the laws of cricket, issuing a revised version that year. Changes to these Laws are now determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC), but the copyright is still owned by MCC. When the ICC was established in 1909, it was administered by the secretary of the MCC, and the president of MCC automatically assumed the chairmanship of ICC until 1989. For much of the 20th century, commencing with the 1903–04 tour of Australia and ending with the 1976–77 tour of India, MCC organised international tours on behalf of the England cricket team for playing Test matches. On these tours, the England team played under the auspices of MCC in non-international matches. In 1993, its administrative an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
