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Naresh Adikaram
Naresh Adikaram (born 17 September 1970) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was born in Colombo. He has played for the Sinhalese Sports Club in the domestic game and internationally he did not play. He was a right-handed batsman in 8 matches from the 1993–94 season to 1996–97 and scored 273 runs. His highest score was 55 not out. He never bowled. Adikaram made his first-class debut in March 1994 when he played for the Sinhalese in the 1993–94 Premadasa Trophy against the Moratuwa Sports Club. His last match was in February 1997 in the Saravanamuttu Trophy for the Sinhalese against the Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. They made their first-class debut in 1991 against Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo. In the 1993/94 season, they were b .... References External links at Cricket Archive at ESPNcricinfo 1970 births Sri Lankan cricketers Sinhal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...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] |
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the Municipality. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhalese Sports Club
The Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. Singhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 32 times to 2017. Although the name is correctly spelt with the old spelling "Singhalese", the name is sometimes misspelt with the modern spelling "Sinhalese". Three former Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka have been presidents of the club. History In 1899, a combined school cricket team, composed mainly of cricketers from Royal College, S. Thomas' College and Wesley College beat Colts Cricket Club by a one run. The SSC was inaugurated the same year and established as a cricket club by a group of distinguished Ceylonese lawyers, legislators, businessmen, proprietary planters and civil society leaders of that time. In 1900, the club leased a land in Victoria Park with sandy soil and covered with cinnamon trees. This land was gradually leveled to a cricket ground and its first match was played th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 Sri Lankan Cricket Season
The 1993–94 Sri Lankan cricket season featured two Test series with Sri Lanka playing against India and West Indies. Honours * P Saravanamuttu Trophy – Nondescripts Cricket Club * Hatna Trophy – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club * Most runs – MAR Samarasekera 701 @ 50.07 (HS 191) * Most wickets – AMN Munasinghe 46 @ 16.43 (BB 9-38) Test series India won the first Test series 1–0 with 2 matches drawn: 1st Test@ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy – match drawn 2nd Test@ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – India won by 235 runs 3rd Test@ Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo – match drawn The second tour featured the inaugural Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies: 1st Test@ Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa – match drawn External sources CricInfo – brief history of Sri Lankan cricket Further reading * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996–97 Sri Lankan Cricket Season
The 1996–97 Sri Lankan cricket season featured two Test series with Sri Lanka playing against Pakistan and India. Honours * P Saravanamuttu Trophy – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club * Hatna Trophy – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club * Most runs – RS Kaluwitharana 1172 @ 73.25 (HS 179) * Most wickets – ADB Ranjith 70 @ 16.40 (BB 9-29) Test series The Sri Lanka v Pakistan series ended 0–0 with both matches drawn: 1st Test@ R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo – match drawn 2nd Test@ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – match drawn Both Tests in the Sri Lanka v India series were drawn so the series result was 0-0: 1st Test@ R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo – match drawn 2nd Test@ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – match drawn External sources CricInfo – brief history of Sri Lankan cricket Further reading * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a crick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premadasa Trophy
Premadasa is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following people: ;Surname *Hema Premadasa (born 1935), Sri Lankan politician and former First Lady of Sri Lanka *Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924–1993), Prime Minister and President of Sri Lanka *Sajith Premadasa (born 1967), Sri Lankan politician, the son of Hema and Ranasinghe Premadasa See also * *Premadasa cabinet (1989–1993) *R. Premadasa Stadium The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPS) ( si, ආර්. ප්රේමදාස ක්රීඩාංගනය, ta, ஆர். பிரேமதாச அரங்கம்; also known as Khettarama Stadium, Ranasinghe Prem ..., Colombo, Sri Lanka {{surname Sinhalese surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moratuwa Sports Club
Moratuwa Sports Club was a first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. It competed in the Premier Trophy, Sri Lanka's main first-class cricket competition, for 13 of the seasons following the international recognition of first-class status for the 1988–89 season, although its first-class status was not continuous. In addition, it competed in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament, Sri Lanka's main List A cricket competition, for five seasons. Status in different cricket seasons Moratuwa's matches in the Premier Trophy are considered by international cricket authorities as having been of first-class status in the seasons 1988–1991, 1992–1996, 2001–2004 and 2007–2010. Its games in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament are similarly considered to be of List A status in the seasons 1993–94, 2002–03 and 2007–2010. It has not competed at either first-class or List A status since 2010. Notable people * Kamilas Perera See also * List of Sri Lankan cricket teams This is a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saravanamuttu 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] |
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. They made their first-class debut in 1991 against Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo. In the 1993/94 season, they were bowled out for 31 runs in one of their innings in a match against Sinhalese Sports Club, the joint-lowest total in a first-class match in Sri Lanka. See also * 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 c ... References Sri Lankan first-class cricket teams {{cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
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Sri Lankan Cricketers
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', Shiri, Shree, ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers. Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra. Etymology Monier-Williams Dictionary gives the meaning of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
