Police Sports Club is a
cricket
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team in
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 ...
that has played
first-class cricket
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since the 1995–96 season.
Home ground
Police Sports Club's home ground is Police Park Ground 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 ...
.
Police Park Ground at CricketArchive
/ref> The ground has hosted cricket matches since 1973 and is a regular first-class venue. The ground also hosted four Youth ODI
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matches in 2000 and 2007 and a Youth Test
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in 2007.
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 th ...
References
External links
Police Sports Club at CricketArchive
at CricInfo
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1995 establishments in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan first-class cricket teams
Cricket clubs established in 1995
Police sports clubs
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