Colts Cricket Club
| කොල්ට්ස් ක්රිකට් සමාජය | |
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| One Day name | Colts Cricket Club |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
History
[edit | edit source]The 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 | edit source]- P Saravanamuttu Trophy (1)
1991–92
- Premier Trophy (5)
1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2011–12
Current squad
[edit | edit source]These 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 28 | Avishka Fernando | Sri Lanka | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 49 | Priyamal Perera | Sri Lanka | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 43 | Hashan Dumindu | Sri Lanka | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 69 | Sangeeth Cooray | Sri Lanka | 31 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 14 | Santhush Gunathilake | Sri Lanka | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 47 | Dilruwan Perera | Sri Lanka | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 17 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | Sri Lanka | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 73 | Jehan Daniel | Sri Lanka | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Nalin Priyadarshana | Sri Lanka | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 23 | Sadeera Samarawickrama (Captain) | Sri Lanka | 30 | Right-handed | – | |
| 55 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 35 | Left-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 4 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| – | Nipun Ransika | Sri Lanka | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 77 | Nipun Malinga | Sri Lanka | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Mahesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Notable players
[edit | edit source]- Nuwan Kulasekara
- Angelo Mathews
- Thisara Perera
- Roshen Silva
- Chaminda Vaas
- Malinda Warnapura
- Roy Dias
- Gamini Goonesena
- Wirantha Fernando
Home ground
[edit | edit source]Colts Cricket Club Ground is the club's primary venue for home matches.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Cricinfo
- Colts Cricket Club at CricketArchive
