Island Cricket

Island Cricket is a sports website that contains news, photos, videos, blogs, columns and interviews relating to the Sri Lanka cricket team.[2]

Island Cricket
Logo of Island Cricket
Screenshot of Island Cricket Home page as of 7 September 2015
Type of site
Cricket related website
Available inEnglish
EditorsFan-submitted content
URLislandcricket.lk
Alexa rank 85,039 in world, (1,025 in Sri Lanka) (Oct 2015)[1]
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedDecember 2008 (2008-12)
Current statusActive

Certain sections of the website contain fan-submitted content, where fans of the Sri Lanka cricket team can create a free account and submit news articles, photos and videos.

The website has become an important part of Sri Lanka's media landscape, with its independent and unbiased news reporting and widely read editorials. Renowned cricket writer and historian Gideon Haigh has referred to Island Cricket as an "indispensable source" for Sri Lanka cricket news.[3]

The website was adjudged the Best Sports and Entertainment Website in Sri Lanka and has also won the Bronze Award for ‘Best Sri Lankan Website’.[4][5][6]

In 2010, Island Cricket won The Best Entertainment Website award at the Best Web - Sri Lanka web awards.[7][8]

The website won the award for Best Sports and Entertainment Website in Sri Lanka for 2014, which was the second-consecutive year the website has received the award at Sri Lanka's only web awards.[9]

References
  1. "Island Cricket Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  2. "Island Cricket". www.facebook.com.
  3. "A Catastrophic Reign - Cuts and Glances Blog | The Australian". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. http://digit.lk/island-cricket-wins-awards-at-bestweb-awards-2013/
  5. http://www.bestweb.lk/2015/05/07/2013-overall-bronze-award-the-gold-award-in-the-sports-entertainment-category/
  6. "The Island". www.island.lk.
  7. "Sri Lanka Business News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". March 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  8. "Cricket website wins 'Best Entertainment Website' in Sri Lanka Web Awards | Asian Tribune". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  9. "Ceylon Today". December 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014.


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