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The first cricket match on the Colombo Cricket Club Ground was held during the 1911-12 season. [4] Its maiden first-class cricket match was held in 1927 when the Europeans (Ceylon) hosted the Marylebone Cricket Club. [5] The ground also hosted a Marylebone Cricket Club team captained by Douglas Jardine in 1933-34. [1]
The Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest in the country, having been formed in 1863, [ 2 ] and is headquartered at 31 Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7, [ 3 ] close to the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket .
The country has eight grounds that have been used to host international cricket matches, and seven of them have hosted Test matches. However, the Colombo Cricket Club Ground and the Tyronne Fernando Stadium are no longer used for matches at international level, although they are still used for domestic matches and warm-up matches for visiting ...
Nondescripts Cricket Club, founded in 1888, moved to the ground in 1910 after reclaiming it from swampland. [1] It first hosted first-class cricket in 1926, and has been in constant use as a first-class venue since 1989. [2]
Pages in category "Cricket grounds in Colombo" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Colombo Cricket Club Ground; Colts Cricket Club ...
The Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) is a first-class cricket club in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Singhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 32 times to 2017.
It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 and hosted its first Test match in 1982. It is named after Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, a former civil servant and first President of the Board of Control for Cricket. [1] [2] [3] The venue is the home ground of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.
In 1899, a combined school cricket team, composed mainly of cricketers from Royal College, S. Thomas' College and Wesley College beat Colts Cricket Club by a one run. A decision was made to form an all-Sinhalese club, and thus Singhalese Sports Club was founded. [5]