Burgher Recreation Club is a

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and

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club based in

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 me ...

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 ...

History

The club was founded on 26 December 1896 known as the Bambalapitya Recreation Club, with membership restricted to the

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community. The first president was A. W. Raffel, the hon. secretary was O. H. Poppenback and the club captain was V. O. Wright. The club won its first cricket match on 9 November 1901. In 1902 the club moved from

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Havelock Park Havelock Park ( si, හැව්ලොක් පාර්ක්) is a multi-purpose stadium in Havelock Town, Colombo Sri Lanka. It is one of the oldest grounds in the country. The sporting complex is located in Havelock Town and is bordered b ...

. On 31 May 1915 the club changed its name to the Burgher Recreation Club. In 1925 the club was adjudged cricket champions. In 1947

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was appointed as the captain of the

Sri Lanka national cricket team The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම, ta, இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி) nicknamed The Lions ...

. In the 1950s the club opened its membership to the wider community. The club won its first P. Saravanamuttu Trophy in the 1955–56 season. The club competed at first-class level in the

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from 1988–89 to 2012–13, but lost its first-class status when the number of teams in the competition was reduced from 20 to 14 after the 2012–13 season. It is eligible for promotion back to first-class status, depending on its results in non-first-class competitions.

Honours

* 1955–56 – P Saravanamuttu Trophy

Current squad

These players featured in matches for Burgher Recreation Club in 2019/20 Players with international caps are listed in bold

Hockey Captains

* E. D. KELAART 1924 * A. L. KELLY 1928 * W. L. METZELING 1929–30 * CARL KELAART 1931 * V. S. De KRETSER 1932 * D. O. PEREIRA 1933–34 * F. WRIGHT 1935–41 * R. H. ALDONS 1942–43 * Q. WRIGHT 1944–45 * Dr. R. H. ALDONS 1946 * Q. WRIGHT 1947 * Dr. R. H. ALDONS 1948–49 * W. F. De ZYLVA 1950 * E. C. KELAART 1951 * H. C. ALDONS 1951–52 * V. S. De KRETSER 1952–53 * ERIC ALDONS 1954 * B. D. BROWN 1955 * J. C. De KRETSER 1956 * R. I. BARTELS 1957 * E. C. KELAART 1958 * J. C. De KRETSER 1959 * Denis De ROSAYRO 1960 * MALCOM ALDONS 1961 * D. HARVIE 1962–63 * J. C. De KRETSER 1964 * D. PEIRIS 1965 * RICHARD HEYN 1966–67 * SAM ABEYASEKERA 1968 * G. H. JAYATISSA 1969 * S. GALAGAMA 1972 * B. M. R. PREENA 1974 * A. K. H. PREENA 1975 * J. M. JHAN 1976 * S. SERASINGHE 1977 * A. M. FAWZIE 1978 * A. J. RUMY 1979 * M. F. RAZEEN 1980 * L. WIJESEKERA 1981 * M. I. SAHABDEEN 1982 * S. H. M. M. HALLAJ 1983 * S. H. M. KUTHUBDEEN 1984 * S. H. U. KARNAIN 1985 * A. SILVA 1986

Notable players

Ishara Amerasinghe Merenna Koralage Don Ishara Amerasinghe (born 5 March 1978), or Ishara Amerasinghe, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who attended Nalanda College Colombo. A right-arm fast-medium bowler with a side-on action, Amerasinghe was named in the 30-man provin ...

* Chinthaka Jayasinghe *

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 care ...

Jayantha Paranathala Jayantha Paranathala (24 November 1950 – 26 September 2023) was a Sri Lankan cricketer and Deputy Inspector General of Police. He was also a vice president of Sri Lanka Cricket and a national cricket selector. Cricket career Paranathala star ...

Nuwan Pradeep Aththachchi Nuwan Pradeep Roshan Fernando ( si, නුවන් ප්‍රදීප්; born 19 October 1986), commonly known as Nuwan Pradeep, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. Despite being a national cricketer, he had never actually p ...

Anura Ranasinghe Anura Nandana Ranasinghe (13 October 1956, in Kalutara – 9 November 1998, in Colombo) was a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who represented Sri Lanka at international level 11 times in both Tests and ODIs. School times Ranasinghe won the best ...

Andy Solomons Andy Solomons (born 18 September 1987) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer who plays for Colombo Cricket Club The Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest in the country, having been f ...

* Sajeewa Weerakoon

References

External links

Burgher Recreation Club
at CricketArchive

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