Colts Cricket Club
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.
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History
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
- P Saravanamuttu Trophy (1)
1991–92
- Premier Trophy (4)
1999–00 2001–02 2004–05 2008–09 2011–12
Current squad
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 | |
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28 | Avishka Fernando | ![]() | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
49 | Priyamal Perera | ![]() | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
43 | Hashan Dumindu | ![]() | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
69 | Sangeeth Cooray | ![]() | 29 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
14 | Santhush Gunathilake | ![]() | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
All-rounders | ||||||
47 | Dilruwan Perera | ![]() | 41 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
17 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | ![]() | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
73 | Jehan Daniel | ![]() | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
– | Nalin Priyadarshana | ![]() | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
23 | Sadeera Samarawickrama (Captain) | ![]() | 28 | Right-handed | – | |
55 | Kusal Perera | ![]() | 33 | Left-handed | – | |
Bowlers | ||||||
4 | Akila Dananjaya | ![]() | 30 | 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 | ![]() | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
Notable players
- Nuwan Kulasekara
- Angelo Mathews
- Thisara Perera
- Roshen Silva
- Chaminda Vaas
- Malinda Warnapura
- Roy Dias
- Gamini Goonesena
- Wirantha Fernando
Home ground
Colts Cricket Club Ground is the club's primary venue for home matches.
References
- ^ "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
- Cricinfo
- Colts Cricket Club at CricketArchive
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