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Matara Sports Club
Matara Sports Club is a Division III cricket team in Matara, Sri Lanka. It played first-class cricket 1998 to 2001, before being demoted to Division II in 2002, and to Division III in 2014. The Uyanwatte ground is home to Matara Cricket Club. In the parlour of cricket Matara stands for one thing only, the modern master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya. Jayasuriya played his early cricket here, is revered in the area and from 2010 to 2015 was the MP for the Matara district. History The first official team was registered in 1904 and consisted of mainly European tea planters. Leading boys schools in Matara - Rahula, St. Servatius and St. Thomas Colleges have produced great cricketers, and some of them have played for the national team. Sanath Jayasuriya, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Indiak de Saram, Suraj Randiv, Janak Gamage, Prabhath Nissanka, Kasun Rajitha are some of them. Most of these cricketers started playing club cricket for Matara Sports Club. They won Div II Championship in 1989/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uyanwatta Stadium
Uyanwatta Stadium ( si, උයන්වත්ත ක්රීඩාංගණය , ta, உயன்வத்டா அரங்கம்) is a multi-use stadium in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. The Uyanwatte ground is home to Matara Cricket Club. The ground, which has staged `A' internationals and U19 matches, now looks set for a major period of development. History The first cricket in Matara dates back to 28 December 1884 when a Combined Ceylonese Cricket Club played against Matara CC. There was no Matara Cricket Club during this period and the team was made up of a collection of cricketers who played against visiting teams from the other parts of the island. The Matara Cricket Club was actually established in 1904, with the bulk of the side being European tea planters. In the early part of the century the ground did not have a pavilion with the players using a shed, which had been erected for the annual Race Meet. In 1966 the then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Trophy
The Major League Tournament (formerly known as the Premier Trophy) is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1938 and has existed under a number of different names. Matches before the 1988–89 season are not considered first-class. Relaunched as the Lakspray Trophy in 1988–89, it was renamed as the P. Saravanamuttu Trophy in 1990–91 and as the Premier Championship in 1998–99. There was a change of format in 2015–16 when it became the Premier League Tournament which was split into Tiers A and B the following year. The league was cancelled in 2020–21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then a new temporary tournament was introduced in 2021–22 called the National Super Provincial 4-Day Tournament. This was contested by five provincial teams: Colombo District, Dambulla District, Galle District, Jaffna District and Kandy District. They played each other once each and then the top four went into a knockout semi-final round follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Limited Overs Tournament
The Premier Limited Overs Tournament (currently known as AIA Premier Limited Overs Tournament for sponsorship reasons) is the main domestic limited overs cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1988 and has existed under four different names. The 2016–17 tournament was cancelled due to a legal challenge from Negombo Cricket Club, after they were removed from Tier B of the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament. It was replaced with the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament The 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Sri Lanka. It replaced the scheduled Premier Limited Overs Tournament, after a legal challenge from Negombo Cricket Club, after they were removed fr .... List of winners References External sources CricketArchive – Tournaments in Sri LankaPremier Limited Over Tournament 2013/14 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan domestic cricket competitions List A cricket competitions {{Cricket-competition- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty20 Tournament
SLC Twenty20 Tournament was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It was conducted from 2004 to 2007 and was held between the clubs in Sri Lanka. From 2008, SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 became the premier domestic Twenty20 competition in Sri Lanka. Tournament history 2004 Season The 2004 Twenty20 Tournament was held between 17 August and 3 September 2004 in Colombo. Winner: Chilaw Marians Runner-up: Colts 2005–06 Season The 2005–06 Twenty20 Tournament was held between 8 October and 5 November 2005. Winner : SSC Runner-up : Chilaw Marians 2006–07 Season The 2006–07 Twenty20 Tournament was held between 28 February and 4 March 2007. Winner : Ragama Runner-up : Saracens Sports Club 2007-08 Season The 2007-08 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 was held between 17 April and 1 May 2008. Winner : Wayamba Runner-up : Ruhuna 2014-15 SLC Twenty20 Tournament Winner : Badureliya Cricket Club Runner-up : Sinhalese Sports Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matara, Sri Lanka
Matara ( si, මාතර, translit=Māthara, ta, மாத்தறை, translit=Māttaṟai) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province. It is the second largest city in Southern Province. It is from Colombo. It is a major commercial hub, and it is the administrative capital and largest city of Matara District. Etymology Consist of two elements, the term Matara gives its meaning as ''the Great Ferry'', that may be the meaning "great seaport" or "great fortress". It is also thought as being derived from the mispronunciation of the word 'Matora' by the Portuguese who called it 'Mature' or ''Maturai'' in 1672. The native word 'Matora' might also derived from 'Maha Tera' meaning the place where the Great River was crossed. It was also called 'Maha Tota' (Malo Tota) or Maha- pattana, the great ferry.''Maha Ethara'' meaning "great ford". Today, the Nilwala River runs through Matara and it is said that there was a wide area where ferries used to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First-class Cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each, although in practice a team might play only one innings or none at all. The etymology of "first-class cricket" is unknown, but it was used loosely before it acquired official status in 1895, following a meeting of leading English clubs. At a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) in 1947, it was formally defined on a global basis. A significant omission of the ICC ruling was any attempt to define first-class cricket retrospectively. That has left historians, and especially statisticians, with the problem of how to categorise earlier matches, especially those played in Great Britain be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanath Jayasuriya
Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya ( si, සනත් ජයසූරිය, ta, சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா; born 30 June 1969), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a captain. He is credited for having revolutionized one-day international cricket with his explosive batting with Romesh Kaluwitharana in the mid-1990s, which initiated the hard-hitting modern-day batting strategy of all nations. Considered one of the greatest attacking batsmen of all time, Jayasuriya is well known for his powerful striking and match-winning all-round performances in all formats of the game. Jayasuriya was an all-rounder, who had an international cricket career that spread over two decades. He is the only player to score over 10,000 runs and capture more than 300 wickets in One Day International cricket and is also regarded as one of the best all-rounders in the history of limited-overs cricket, Jayasuriya created many world records during his career. He was named the Most Valuabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasun Rajitha
Chandrasekara Arachchilage Kasun Rajitha (born 1 June 1993) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all formats of the game in international level for Sri Lanka. He is an old boy of St. Servatius' College, Matara. Early and domestic career He played in the tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indian national cricket team in August 2015. In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker for Kandy during the tournament, with ten dismissals in two matches. The following month, he was also named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament. In August 2018, he was named in Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League. He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, finishing with thirteen dismissals in six matches. In March 2019, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Dambulla V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sri Lankan Cricket Teams
This is a list of Sri Lankan cricket teams who have played all forms of the game, past and present. Franchise teams * Colombo Stars * Dambulla Aura * Galle Gladiators * Jaffna Kings * Kandy Falcons Club teams Current major clubs These are the clubs with current first-class, List A and Twenty20 status who are playing in Sri Lanka's major tournaments: the SLC Major League Tournament, the SLC Major Clubs Limited Overs Tournament, and the SLC Major Clubs T20 Tournament. * Ace Capital Cricket Club (formerly Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club to 2011 and Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club to 2020) * Badureliya Sports Club * Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club * Burgher Recreation Club * Chilaw Marians Cricket Club * Colombo Cricket Club * Colts Cricket Club * Galle Cricket Club * Kalutara Town Club * Kandy Customs Cricket Club * Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club * Lankan Cricket Club * Moors Sports Club * Negombo Cricket Club * Nondescripts Cricket Club * Nugegoda Sports and Welfare C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
