Colts Cricket Club [2] is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have won 6 first class tournaments of Sri Lanka domestic league as in 1991/92, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2008/09 and 2011/12 and 2 Premier Limited Overs Tournament as in 1998/99 and 2010/11.
කොල්ට්ස් ක්රිකට් සමාජය | |
One Day name | Colts Cricket Club |
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Team information | |
City | Colombo |
Colours | Chartreuse yellow[1] |
Founded | 1873 |
Home ground | Colts Cricket Club Ground |
Capacity | 10,000 |
History | |
Premier Trophy wins | 6 |
Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins | 1 |
Twenty20 Tournament wins | 0 |
Notable players | Chaminda Vaas |
Official website | www |
History
editThe club is officially known as Colombo Colts Cricket Club and was established in 1873 and re-organised in 1886. The club was originally based in Pettah, Colombo. The club has a first-class team and other teams like Club B, under-23 and under-25 as well as women's teams.
Honours
edit- P Saravanamuttu Trophy (1)
1991–92
- Premier Trophy (4)
1999–00 2001–02 2004–05 2008–09 2011–12
Current squad
editThese players featured in matches for Colts CC in 2019/20[3]
Players with international caps are listed in bold
No | Name | Nat | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | |
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Batsmen | ||||||
28 | Avishka Fernando | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
49 | Priyamal Perera | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
43 | Hashan Dumindu | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
69 | Sangeeth Cooray | 29 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
14 | Santhush Gunathilake | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
47 | Dilruwan Perera | 42 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
17 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
73 | Jehan Daniel | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
– | Nalin Priyadarshana | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
23 | Sadeera Samarawickrama (Captain) | 29 | Right-handed | – | ||
55 | Kusal Perera | 34 | Left-handed | – | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
4 | Akila Dananjaya | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
– | Nipun Ransika | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
77 | Nipun Malinga | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
– | Mahesh Theekshana | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
Notable players
editHome ground
editColts Cricket Club Ground is the club's primary venue for home matches.
References
edit- ^ "Domestic Clubs#Colombo Colts Cricket Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka domestic cricket. A brief history". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ Silva, Sithija De (2020-01-28). "Photos: Colts Cricket Team Preview 2019/20". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
External links
edit- Cricinfo
- Colts Cricket Club at CricketArchive