Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It was first registered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports as the Board of Cricket for Sri Lanka (BCCSL) on 30 June 1975 as a national sports body. The board was renamed in 2003. The SLC operates all of the Sri Lankan national representative cricket sides, including the Men's, Women's and Under-19 sides. The SLC is also responsible for organising and hosting Test tours and one day internationals with other nations, and scheduling the home international fixtures.
Cricket was brought to the nation when it was colonized by the British. As everywhere that the British arrived in numbers, cricket soon followed and it is reasonable to assume that the game was first played on the island by 1800. The earliest definite mention of cricket in Ceylon was a report in the Colombo Journal on 5 September 1832 which called for the formation of a cricket club. The Colombo Cricket Club was formed soon afterward and matches began in November 1833 when it played against the 97th Regiment.[4]
Throughout the 20th century, the game became increasingly popular in Sri Lanka. It was in the 1975 inaugural Cricket World Cup that they made their international debut. They lost to the West Indies by 9 wickets.[5] They did however turn heads at the same tournament with an excellent display in their match against Australia. The national team won the ICC Trophy in 1979.[6] On 21 July 1981, Sri Lanka was admitted to full membership of the ICC and was awarded Test Match status. The inaugural Test was played at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo in February 1982 against England but Sri Lanka lost by 8 wickets.[7] Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia.[8] Sri Lanka won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 by defeating India.[9]
Domestic competitions
Sri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions in the country:
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^"Full Scorecard of Australia vs Sri Lanka Final 1995/96 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
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^Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (12 August 2011). "Shelley Wickramasinghe dies at 85". ESPNCricinfo.com. ESPN. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
External links
Official website
March 23, 2023
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Sri Lanka Cricket SLC is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka It was first registered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports as the Board of Cricket for Sri Lanka BCCSL on 30 June 1975 as a national sports body The board was renamed in 2003 The SLC operates all of the Sri Lankan national representative cricket sides including the Men s Women s and Under 19 sides The SLC is also responsible for organising and hosting Test tours and one day internationals with other nations and scheduling the home international fixtures Sri Lanka CricketSportCricketJurisdictionSri LankaAbbreviationSLCFoundedJune 30 1975 47 years ago 1975 06 30 AffiliationInternational Cricket CouncilAffiliation dateJuly 21 1981 41 years ago 1981 07 21 Regional affiliationAsian Cricket CouncilAffiliation dateSeptember 19 1983 39 years ago 1983 09 19 HeadquartersSinhalese Sports ClubLocation35 Maitland Place Colombo 7PresidentShammi SilvaDirectorTom MoodySecretaryMohan de SilvaMen s coachChris SilverwoodWomen s coachHemantha DevapriyaOther key staffJerome Jayaratne COO Operating incomeLKR 4 309 million 2020 1 SponsorDialog ITW Global MAS Sony Pictures Networks Masuri My Cola Red Bull LiCC Jeans Nawaloka Hospital Namal Balachandra Cycle Incense fairplay news Commercial Bank ID247 News The IPG Group Cristal Bottled Drinking Water 2 ReplacedBoard of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka BCCSL Official websitewww wbr srilankacricket wbr lkShammi Silva was elected SLC President in 2019 3 Contents 1 History 2 Domestic competitions 3 Leadership 3 1 Presidents 3 2 Vice Presidents 3 3 Secretaries 3 4 Assistant Secretaries 3 5 Treasurers 3 6 Assistant Treasurers 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditMain article History of cricket in Sri Lanka Cricket was brought to the nation when it was colonized by the British As everywhere that the British arrived in numbers cricket soon followed and it is reasonable to assume that the game was first played on the island by 1800 The earliest definite mention of cricket in Ceylon was a report in the Colombo Journal on 5 September 1832 which called for the formation of a cricket club The Colombo Cricket Club was formed soon afterward and matches began in November 1833 when it played against the 97th Regiment 4 Throughout the 20th century the game became increasingly popular in Sri Lanka It was in the 1975 inaugural Cricket World Cup that they made their international debut They lost to the West Indies by 9 wickets 5 They did however turn heads at the same tournament with an excellent display in their match against Australia The national team won the ICC Trophy in 1979 6 On 21 July 1981 Sri Lanka was admitted to full membership of the ICC and was awarded Test Match status The inaugural Test was played at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo in February 1982 against England but Sri Lanka lost by 8 wickets 7 Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia 8 Sri Lanka won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 by defeating India 9 Domestic competitions EditSri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions in the country Lanka Premier League Lanka T10 Premier Trophy Premier Limited Overs Tournament Primer Twenty20 Tournament National Super League 4DayNational Super League One DayNational Super League Twenty20They also organize and host the Inter Provincial Cricket Tournament a competition focusing on provincial level teams with pooled talent rather than on individual cricket clubs Leadership EditPresidents Edit Name TenureCeylon Cricket Association 1914 1948 Col Dr John R Rockwood 1914 1933Edwin M Karunaratne 1933 1934Chandrarajan Sivasaravanamuttu 1937 1948Board of Control for Cricket in Ceylon 1948 1972 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu 1948 1950A E Christoffelsz 1950 1952Junius Richard Jayewardene 1952 1955Lt Col Sabdharatnajyoti Saravanamuttu 1955 1956Robert Senanayake 1956 1972Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka 1972 2000 Sai Senanayakerajah 1972 1976Maj Gen Bertram Heyn 1976 1978Dr N M Perera 1978 1979T B Werapitiya 1979 1981Gamini Dissanayake 1981 1989Lakshman Jayakody 1989 1990Manane Chandrarajah 1990 1991Tyronne Fernando 1991 1994Anandarajasingh Punchihewa 1995 1996Upali Dharmadasa 1996 1998Thilanga Sumathipala 1998 1999Rienzie Wijetilleke 1999 2000Thilanga Sumathipala 2000 2001Vijaya Malalasekera 2001 2002Hemaka Amarasuriya 2002 2003Sri Lanka Cricket 2003 present Thilanga Sumathipala 2003 2004Mohan De Silva 2004 2005Jayantha Dharmadasa 2005 2007Arjuna Ranatunga 2008S Liyanagama 2008 2009Somachandra de Silva 2009 2011Upali Dharmadasa 2011 2012Jayantha Dharmadasa 2013 2015Sidath Wettimuny 2015 2016Thilanga Sumathipala 2016 2019Shammi Silva 2019 Vice Presidents Edit Shelley Wickramasinghe mid 1980s 10 Isuru Lakmal Rathnapala Kasun Chamara Gunawardena Thilanga Sumathipala Aravinda de Silva 2003 2004 K Mathivanan Asanga Seneviratne Jayantha Dharmadasa 2016 Present K Mathivanan 2016 Present Secretaries Edit Kushil Gunasekera 2002 Mohan de Silva 2003 Lourence Amarasena 2004 S Liyanagama Michael de Zoysa Nishantha Ranatunga March 2009 July 2011 Nishantha Ranatunga 2012 2015 Mohan de Silva 2016 Present Assistant Secretaries Edit Ravin Wickramaratne 2004 Hirvanamuthu Kulendran Ravin Wickramaratne 2016 Present Treasurers Edit Typhon Mirando 2002 Nuski Mohamed 2004 Sujeewa Rajapakse January 2008 July 2011 Nuski Mohamed 2012 2013 Shammi Silva 2016 Present Assistant Treasurers Edit Lucian Merinnegre 2004 Ajith Sivasamy 2012 2013 Shammi Silva 2014 2015 Lalith Rambukwella 2016 Present References Edit Annual Report 2020 SLCB PDF Sri Lanka Cricket Retrieved 29 May 2021 Shammi Silva elected as SLC President dailynews lk Daily News 19 February 2019 Retrieved 7 March 2021 97th The Earl of Ulster s Regiment of Foot Famous Units National Army Museum Retrieved 24 May 2014 Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs West Indies 4th Match 1975 Score Report ESPNcricinfo com ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 2022 03 10 Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Canada Final 1979 Score Report ESPNcricinfo com ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 2022 03 10 Only Test Colombo Feb 17 21 1982 England tour of Sri Lanka ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 7 March 2021 Full Scorecard of Australia vs Sri Lanka Final 1995 96 Score Report ESPNcricinfo com ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 2022 03 10 Full Scorecard of India vs Sri Lanka Final 2013 14 Score Report ESPNcricinfo com ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 2022 03 10 Thawfeeq Sa adi 12 August 2011 Shelley Wickramasinghe dies at 85 ESPNCricinfo com ESPN Retrieved 31 August 2017 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sri Lanka Cricket amp oldid 1145265875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
