Colombo Cricket Club
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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,[1] and is headquartered at 31 Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7,[2] close to the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket.
History
The idea of a gentlemen's team for British colonists in Ceylon was first mooted among the patrons of the Colombo Club- a social club for the British upper class then located at the Galle Face Green (not to be confused with the 1871 club of the same name and location).[3] The beginnings of the club proper can then be traced back to a notice in the Colombo Journal of 5 September 1832, which called for "...gentlemen who may be inclined towards forming a Cricket Club..." to "...meet at the Library (located in the Pettah) at 2 o'clock precisely on the 8th instant".[4] Sources then differ as to the exact date of the formation of the club, some citing 8 September,[4] October,[5] or November[6] of the same year, with all sources agreeing that a cricket club was formed sometime in 1832.[7] The newly formed club was located in Slave Island, on the land that later became the Rifle Green (now the site of the Defence Services School).[7] The first officially recorded game of cricket in the country was that between the eventual CCC and a team fielded by the 97th Regiment of the British Army stationed in Ceylon at the time, in November 1832.[7][8][9] The club soon became a hub for cricketing activity in the country, becoming the de facto governing body for cricket in Ceylon.[10]
The Colombo Club went through an expansion phase in 1863, becoming the Colombo Gymkhana Club, a parent/umbrella organisation that acted as a social club while at the same time administering a number of different sports clubs- the CCC included (alongside the CH&FC for rugby and hockey in 1892 and the Queen's Club for tennis and squash in 1899).[3][7] The CCC is thought to have been formally named with its current name sometime in 1863, and moved to Galle Face Green sometime during this period as well.[3]
In 1894, the club moved again, this time to its present address at Maitland Crescent.[7] It remained a Europeans-only club until 1962,[11] and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2013.[3][7]
Honours
- Premier Trophy
- Winners (5): 1979–80, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2012, 2021
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold. Updated as on 31 July 2022
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batsmen | ||||
| Lasith Abeyratne | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Vice-captain | |
| Pavan Rathnayake | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| Nimesha Gunasinghe | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Ashan Priyanjan | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Captain |
| Pawantha Weerasinghe | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Malinga Amarasinghe | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Lahiru Madushanka | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Sonal Dinusha | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
| Minod Bhanuka | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Malinda Pushpakumara | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Lakshan Sandakan | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Lahiru Gamage | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Vishwa Fernando | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| Nuwan Thushara | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
References
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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External links
- Sri Lanka domestic cricket: A brief history – ESPNCricinfo
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