Negombo Cricket Club is a

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team in Sri Lanka. In March 2017, they made a legal challenge against

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after they were removed from Tier B of the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament. This prevented the 2016–17 Premier Limited Overs Tournament from taking place and 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 ...

. They were one of the teams that took part in the

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. They finished fourth in Group A, with two wins and three losses from their five matches. Following the conclusion of the Twenty20 tournament, they also took part in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament. Negombo CC is one of the upcoming first class teams which has done extremely well over the years and gained a spot in the tier a segment and as a highlight achievement they qualified for the quarter finals of the T20 domestic tournament led by well known Dilshan Munaweera.

Squad

The following players were part of the team's squad for the 2020/2021 SLC Twenty20 Tournament: * Dilshan Munaweera ( c) * Madawa Warnapura *

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* Ashen Silva *

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Lakshitha Manasinghe Lakshitha Manasinghe (born 21 November 1999) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his List A debut on 14 December 2019, for Negombo Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament. He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for ...

* Ayantha De Silve *

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* Pasindu thirimadura *

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* Hareen Weerasinghe *

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* Seshan Udara

References

External links

Negombo Cricket Club at ESPN Cricinfo
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