Sri Lanka’s First International Cricket Half-Century – By Vinod Moonesinghe Source : roar.media On 5 September 1832, a notice appearing in the Colombo Journal inviting “gentlemen who may be inclined towards forming a Cricket Club” to attend a meeting at the Colombo Library three days later, resulted in the formation of the Colombo Cricket Club (C.C.C.). Shortly after, the first recorded cricket match in Sri Lanka took place between the C.C.C. and the British 97th Regiment of Foot (now the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment), on the Rifle Green in Slave Island. The C.C.C. faded away afterward, but revived in 1863. Ethnic Cricket The players on both sides were all White British—in fact, the C.C.C. remained European-only until 1962. British planters formed the Radella Club (officially Dimbula Athletic and Cricket Club) in 1856, and the Darawella Club (Dickoya Maskeliya Cricket Club) in 1868—which year saw the first Dimbulla-Dickoya cricket encounter. Other, all-European outstations clubs, such as ...
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CLUB CRICKET IN SRILANKA – By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam On 5th September 1832, a notice appearing in the Colombo Journal inviting those gentlemen who may be inclined towards in forming a cricket club, to attend the meeting at the Colombo library three days later, resulted in the formation of Colombo Cricket Club (CCC). Shortly after that, the first recorded cricket match took place at the Rifle Green in Slave Island between CCC and the British 9th Regiment of Foot. CCC faded away afterwards but revived in 1863. Players on both sides were white British, in fact CCC remained European only until 1962. British planters formed Dimbula Athletic and Cricket Club at Radella in 1856 and Dickoya and Maskeliya Cricket Club at Darrawela in 1868. Locals began to pick up the game after its introduction to schools. Meanwhile non-European clubs began to be formed mainly on ethnic lines. Malay soldiers of ...
‘Middle order sorted’: Struggling cricket team’s incredible lifeline – by Nick McCallum and Digital Staff source:-7news.com.au A cricket team in Melbourne’s south-east has been rescued by four unlikely saviours. Hallam Kalora Park Cricket Club coach Scott Morrison struggled for under-15 players. “It looked like we weren’t going to have a side,” Morrison said. But then, up pulled a car and out jumped Dylan, Ryan, Kevin and Bryan Ranaweera. The 13-year-old quadruplets to the rescue. “We thought, you know, how good’s this?” Morrison said. Junior sporting teams often struggle for numbers, but few find a lifeline like this. “What’s the odds of that, like, quads turning up?” Morrison said. They were born tiny at 29 weeks just after their parents arrived from Sri Lanka. They’ve always done everything together including cricket. “They started playing very well, and batting and bowling, and I am so happy,” their mum Veronica Ranaweera said. ...
Sri Lanka Lions Cricket Club Office Bearers for 2015/16 : President: Richie De Silva Treasurer / Secretary: Prasanna Kariyawasam Social / Ground Secretary: Clem Christie David Auditor: Lalin De Silva • The Masters Team Leadership Group : Captain: Russel Ingram Vice Captain: Duminda De Silva Cricket Convenor: Richie De Silva • The Classics Team Leadership Group : Captain: Harry Solomons Vice Captain: Cuthbert Berenger Cricket Convenor: Rohan Wijesinghe ...
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