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Welagedara Stadium
Welagedara Stadium ( si, වෙලගෙදර ක්රීඩාංගණය , ta, வெலகெதர விலையாட்டு அரங்கம்) is a multi-use stadium that has hosted international and local cricket matches and other events in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. The stadium can hold at least 10,000 spectators. It has regularly hosted international tour matches, unofficial test matches and U19 one-day games. The stadium is beside the Kurunegala-Dambulla Road, Kurunegala, 95 km away from the capital, Colombo. The giant Elephant Rock nearby provides a dramatic backdrop. Further information Although the stadium was officially declared open by the then Minister of Home Affairs, Justice Felix Dias Bandaranaike in 1972, its history dates back to the British colonial period. It hosted its first international level match (as Welagedara Stadium) when a Sri Lanka Colts XI played the touring Pakistanis in February 1986. Some games of the 2000 Under-19 Cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurunegala
Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 14th century. It is at the junction of several main roads linking to other important parts of the country. It is about from Colombo, from Kandy and from Matale. Located at an altitude of above sea level, Kurunegala is surrounded by coconut plantations and rubber estates. There are eight very noticeable large rocks that encircle and dominate the city. Kurunegala's rocks rise from the plain below and have characteristic names, six of which come from the animals that they are imagined to represent. The largest among them is Ethagala or the "Elephant Rock" (though the translation is actually tusker), reaches . The shape of Ethagala resembles an elephant. Etymology Kurunegala has been n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Women's Asia Cup
The 2008 Women's One-Day Internationals Asia Cup was the fourth edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, a Women's One Day International cricket tournament organized by the Asian Cricket Council. Four teams took part in the tournament: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Matches involving Bangladesh did not have ODI status. It was held between 2 May and 11 May 2008, in Sri Lanka. The matches were played at the Welagedara Stadium and Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. India won the final against Sri Lanka by 177 runs. Tournament structure Each side played each other two in the group stages. The top 2 teams based on points at the end of the group stages met each other in a one-off final. Each win yielded 4 points while a tie/no result yielded 2 points and Bonus yielded 1-point. Squads Group stage table Match summary * India Women won the toss and elected to bat. * Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field. * Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket Grounds In Sri Lanka
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] |
Cricinfo
ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present. , Sambit Bal was the editor. The site, originally conceived in a pre-World Wide Web form in 1993 by Simon King, was acquired in 2002 by the Wisden Grouppublishers of several notable cricket magazines and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As part of an eventual breakup of the Wisden Group, it was sold to ESPN, jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation, in 2007. History CricInfo was launched on 15 March 1993 by Simon King, a British researcher at the University of Minnesota. It grew with help from students and researchers at universities around the world. Contrary to some reports, Badri Seshadri, who was very instrumental in CricInfo's earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Upashantha
Kalutarage Eric Amila Upashantha (commonly known as Eric Upashantha; born 10 June 1972) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played two Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was educated at Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He bowls a considerable line and length, and plays well against seam bowlers. Upashantha played Twenty20 cricket in 2004 and List A cricket the following season. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. International career Upashantha had been at the edge of the Sri Lankan team for several years, having made his One Day International debut in 1995–1996. Without action in the intervening three years, he reappeared in the 1999 Asian Test Championship before his debut Test against India. He has also participated in the Pepsi Cup and 1999 Cricket World Cup. Since 2000 he has only sporadically played for Sri Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanka De Silva
Lanka de Silva (born 29 July 1975) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in three Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals in 1997. He is also the current interim head coach of the Sri Lanka women's national cricket team. Domestic career He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. International career He was right-hand wicket-keeper batsman. de Silva is only the tenth player in Sri Lankan cricket history to pass 10,000 runs in first-class cricket after starting his career in 1991/92 season for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club. He played three Test for Sri Lanka all against Indian national cricket team when Sri Lanka toured to India in 1997 without any success and lost his place to Romesh Kaluwitharana. Coaching career In 2015, de Silva was named as head coach of Sri Lanka national cricket team replacing Jeevantha Kulatunga along with physio Neha Karnik. In August 2020, he was appointed as the interim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangana Herath
Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath ( si, රංගන හේරත්; ta, ரங்கன ஹெரத்; born 19 March 1978), known as Rangana Herath, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all forms of the game and a former Test captain for Sri Lanka. Herath is the most successful left arm bowler in Test cricket history. He is currently working as spin bowling consultant with the Bangladesh cricket team. Herath is a specialist left-arm bowler for Sri Lanka and holds the record of best bowling figures in Test matches by a left-arm spinner with 433 wickets. On 11 March 2017, Herath surpassed 362 wickets by Daniel Vettori to become the most successful left-arm spinner in Test cricket history. He is the first left-arm spinner to take 400 Test wickets. On 10 February 2018 during Bangladesh tour, Herath became the most successful left-arm bowler in Test cricket history by surpassing Wasim Akram. He has the longest Test cricket career for Sri Lanka with a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Kothalawala College
Sir John Kothalawala College (Sir John Kothalawala Maha Vidyalaya) is a public college in the city of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. It was established on 16 January 1974 and was formerly known as Bandaranayake Vidyalaya. History Sir John Kothalawala College opened on 16 January 1974 in the palace of Bishop Lakdasa De Mel. At that time, the bishop's palace was used for classrooms. The college was initially known as Bandaranayake Vidyalaya and was under the sponsorship of Piyadasa Wijesinghe, a former member of parliament. The objective in the establishment of the school was to provide more opportunities for youth from rural communities, away from overcrowded and competitive popular schools. The college opened with six teachers and fourteen students. With 175 teachers and 4600 students, it is the largest school in North Western Province. School Flag The school flag is mainly coloured green, the official colour of the school. The school crest is at the bottom of the flag. There are fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal College Wayamba, Kurunegala
Royal College Wayamba, Kurunegala ( si, වයඹ රාජකීය විද්යාලය; also known as Wayamba Royal College) is a national school in Kurunegala, Established in February 1993 Sri Lanka. Current students of the school are known as Wayamba Royalists College Facilities Royal College Wayamba, Kurunegala has a number of facilities, including computer laboratories, lecture halls, science laboratories, playground and auditorium. Annual Big Match The annual cricket Big Match, known as the ''Battle Of The Greens'', is played between the school and Sir John Kotalawala College. See also * List of schools in North Western Province, Sri Lanka The following is a list of schools in North Western Province, Sri Lanka North Western Province ( si, වයඹ පළාත ''Wayamba Paḷāta'', ta, வட மேல் மாகாணம் ''Vada Mael Mākāṇam'') is a province of Sri Lan ... References External links * Educational institutions established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Greens
Panadura Royal College ( si, පානදුර රාජකීය විද්යාලය; also known as Royal College Panadura and Royal Maha Vidyalaya, Panadura) is a provincial school in Panadura, Sri Lanka. School backgrounds The school was inaugurated in 1978 as Janadipathy Vidyalaya and later renamed as Royal College Panadura. Current students of the school are referred to in the press as Panadura Royalists. The college conducts classes from grade 1 to 13 in both Sinhala and Tamil medium including English medium from grade six onwards. The college is spread across over , and has a complete Information Technology Centre, facilities of over 10 scientific labs, auditoriums, Sports Complex with squash courts, basketball courts and table tennis, an international standard rugby football ground and a modern gymnasium, 2 cricket grounds and nets, swimming pool with diving facilities, along with volleyball and tennis courts. The school also has a cadet corps. Annual Big Match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maliyadeva College
''විද්යා භූෂනං පුරුෂ භූෂනම්'' ''Vidya Bhūshanam Purusha Bhūshanam'' , motto_translation = Science is the jewel of man , location = Negombo Rd, Kurunegala , city = Kurunegala , country = Sri Lanka , coordinates = , type = National , established = , founder = Colonel Henry Steel Olcott , principal = Wasantha Ranjith Jayasundara , grades = 1–13 , gender = Boys , age_range = 6 to 19 , enrollment = 5169 , affiliation = Buddhist , colors = Navy blue, golden yellow and maroon , alumni = Old Devans , website = Maliyadeva College ( Sinhala: මලියදේව විද්යාලය) is a national school controlled by the Sri Lankan central government. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2000 Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup, ICC Under-19 World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in Sri Lanka from 11 to 28 January 2000. It was the third edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the first to be held in Sri Lanka. The 2000 World Cup was contested by sixteen teams, including three making their tournament debuts. After an initial group stage, the top eight teams played off in a #Super League, super league to decide the tournament champions, with the non-qualifiers playing a separate #Plate competition, "plate" competition. Portions of the group stage were heavily impacted by rain, especially in #Group C, Group C, where only two matches could be played to completion. In #Final 2, the final, played at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Sinhalese Sports Club, India national under-19 cricket team, India defeated Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team, Sri Lanka by six wickets. Both teams had made the final for the first time. Indian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
