Galle Cricket Club is a

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team based in

Galle Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Souther ...

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 ...

. They play their home games at

Galle International Stadium Galle International Stadium ( si, ගාල්ල ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාංගණය, ta, காலி பன்னாட்டு அரங்கம்) is a cricket stadium in Galle, Sri ...

, which was reconstructed after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. In the 2016–17 season, they took part in the Premier Trophy, Sri Lankan cricket's first-class competition.

Notable players

* Late

Douglas Dias Jayasinha Douglas Dias-Jayasinha (11 May 1915 – 29 April 2006) was a Ceylonese cricketer and cricket administrator. Born in Galle, he was educated at Mahinda College Mahinda College is a Buddhist boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was estab ...

Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga ( si, සෙපරමාදු ලසිත් මාලිංග; born 28 August 1983), nicknamed "Slinga Malinga", is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers ...

Nuwan Kulasekara Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara ( si, නුවන් කුලසේකර; born 22 July 1982) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played all formats of the game. Considered as one of the best swing bowlers in world cricket, H ...

Romesh Kaluwitharana Deshabandu Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana ( si, රොමේෂ් ශාන්ත කලුවිතාරණ; born 24 November 1969) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He was ...

Champaka Ramanayake Champaka Priyadarshana Hewage Ramanayake (born January 8, 1965, in Galle), or Champaka Ramanayake, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 18 Tests and 62 ODIs from 1986 to 1995. Champaka is a highly experienced and respected intern ...

Jayananda Warnaweera Kahakatchchi Patabandige Jayananda Warnaweera (born 23 November 1960) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 10 Test matches and six One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played ...

Malinga Bandara Herath Mudiyanselage Charitha Malinga Bandara (born 31 December 1979), commonly known as Malinga Bandara, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all formats. He is a right-handed batsman and also bowls legbreaks. He studied at the Kalutara ...

* Asoka de Silva

Partnership Records

*1st – 104 HSS Fonseka & CM Withanage *2nd – 102 S Kodituwakku & TKD Sudarshana *3rd – 169* CM Withanage & WMPN Wanasinghe *4th – 183 S Kodituwakku & PD Rusintha *5th – 149 HSS Fonseka & DD Wickramasinghe *6th – 110 CRP Galappathy & CM Bandara *7th – 174 MKPB Kularatne & KMDN Kulasekara *8th – 154 PD Rusintha & LHD Dilhara *9th – 101 MMDPV Perera & MKPB Kularatne *10th – 87 DD Wickramasinghe & KG Perera

References

External links

Galle Cricket Club
at CricketArchive
Galle Cricket Club website
Sri Lankan first-class cricket teams Sport in Galle {{cricket-team-stub