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.

Notable former Colts cricketer Chaminda Vaas
Colts Cricket Club
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Colts Cricket Club Crest
One Day nameColts Cricket Club
Personnel
Captain Sadeera Samarawickrama
Team information
CityColombo
ColoursChartreuse yellow      [1]
Founded1873 (1873)
Home groundColts Cricket Club Ground
Capacity10,000
History
Premier Trophy wins6
Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins1
Twenty20 Tournament wins0
Notable playersChaminda Vaas
Official websitewww.colombocolts.lk

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
Batsmen
28Avishka Fernando 22Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
49Priyamal Perera25Right-handedRight-arm off-break
43Hashan Dumindu25Right-handedRight-arm off-break
69Sangeeth Cooray25Left-handedRight-arm off-break
14Santhush Gunathilake20Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
All-rounders
47Dilruwan Perera38Right-handedRight-arm off-break
17Dhananjaya Lakshan21Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
73 Jehan Daniel 21 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Nalin Priyadarshana 29 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
23Sadeera Samarawickrama (Captain)24Right-handed
55Kusal Perera29Left-handed
Bowlers
4Akila Dananjaya26Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Nipun Ransika21Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
77Nipun Malinga20Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Mahesh Theekshana20Right-handedRight-arm off-break

Notable players

Home ground

Colts Cricket Club Ground is the club's primary venue for home matches.

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References

  1. "Domestic Clubs#Colombo Colts Cricket Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "Sri Lanka domestic cricket. A brief history". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. Silva, Sithija De (2020-01-28). "Photos: Colts Cricket Team Preview 2019/20". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.


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