Asgiriya International Stadium Archives

Asgiriy, the only international Test venue owned by a school-by Hafiz Marikar Asgiriya International Stadium This article is about the cricket ground in Kandy , a ground that has helped cricket in a big way. This ground has hosted a number of significant cricket matches. It is the Asgiriya International Stadium in the heart of Sri Lanka’s hill-country, which is the home ground of Trinity College. The ground is considered as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world. Great cricketers and legends have played at Asgiriya Grounds which is now called as Asgiriya. The stadium continues to be internationally famous. This ground is owned by Trinity College and has helped almost all the schools in Kandy. Every school used this grounds for ‘Big Matches’ and even for sports meets and hockey matches at a very nominal fee. Even the Kandy cricket playing clubs were looked after and ...

Cricket star Abu Fuard remembered-by Hafiz Marikar SOURCE:Daily News Cricketer Abu Fuard is remembered on his eighth death anniversary, He died at the age of 76 on 28th July 2012, He was a former Sri Lankan first-class cricketer and administrator. He represented Ceylon in first-class cricket between 1956 and 1970. He gave a big hand for cricket and on September 11, 1985, when Sri Lanka recorded their maiden Test victory against India at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium it was the finest moment for Abu who was the chairman of the National Selection Committee which he served for nearly a decade. When Sri Lanka won the first Test, he was the team manager of the national side. He was one of the best administrators in the field of cricket at that time. When he was in office he did a lot of good work in refurbishing the indoor cricket nets and ...