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Cricket was introduced in Sri Lanka during the 19th century by the British. [1] A Sri Lankan school was the first to play cricket in 1864, primarily against small clubs. With the arrival of English cricketer Ashley Walker and the founding of Royal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka's first inter-school match took place between S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and Royal College in 1880.
About this time, groups of former students from Nalanda, Dharmaraja and Ananda met informally in the evenings at the Bloomfield Cricket Club. It was during one of these gatherings that the idea of a limited over tournament among the Old Boys of the cricket-playing Buddhist Schools was proposed by the 1st Test Captain of Sri Lanka, Bandula ...
It is the oldest cricket match series in the central province and the second oldest in Sri Lanka, having been played since 1893. [11] [12] The Battle of the Blues (Matara) has been played between St. Thomas' College, Matara, and St. Servatius' College Matara since 1900. [13] [14] [15] Over the years, many other Big Matches have been established.
Sinhawalokanaya provided many new faces to Sri Lankan cinema along with the legends already in the cinema to accompany for the first Sri Lankan cricket film. The main role is played by Dilan Jay , who is a US-based singer, who influenced his songs during North East war to enhance the courage of the people.
W.M. Sellayah, honorary general secretary of the club (1932–36) also held the same position with the Ceylon Hockey Association and Ceylon Cricket Association. CTA Schafter a club captain and double international (played hockey and cricket) went on to be manager of the Sri Lankan Cricket team in the new millennium. [3]
Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club (became Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club in 2011) Singha Sports Club (first-class 1989 to 2011) Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club (became Ace Capital Cricket Club in 2020) Sri Lanka Schools (first-class 2001 to 2003) Some of these clubs continue to field teams, but at sub-first-class level.
Just after Sri Lanka gained Test status in 1981 a team of rebel players toured apartheid South Africa under the banner "Arosa Sri Lanka" (the term "Arosa" being derived from the promoter's name). All players who toured Sri Lanka were banned from official cricket matches for life, thereby setting Sri Lanka's development back.
Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) (2012) was a Twenty20 cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was intended to be the premier Twenty20 league in the country, held by Sri Lanka Cricket, when it replaced the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 competition. Super Four Provincial (2017-2018) Consisted of 4 teams (Colombo, Dambulla, Galle, and Kandy)