Premier Trophy

The Premier Trophy is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1938 and has existed under a number of different names. Matches before the 1988-89 season are not considered first-class.[1]

Premier Trophy
CountriesSri Lanka
AdministratorSri Lanka Cricket
FormatFirst-class cricket
First edition1938
Tournament formatRound-robin then knockout
Number of teams14
Current championColombo Cricket Club (6th title)
Most successfulSinghalese Sports Club (32 titles)
2018–19 Premier League Tournament

Current teams

The First-class competition in Sri Lanka is currently split into Tier A and Tier B tournaments. The following 14 teams competed in the Tier A tournament in 2019–20:

The following 12 teams competed in the Tier B tournament in 2019–20:

List of winners

Daily News Trophy
1938 Kalutara Town Club
1938–39 Singhalese Sports Club
1939–40 Singhalese Sports Club
1940–41 Saracens Sports Club
1941–42 No competition
1942–43 No competition
1943–44 Singhalese Sports Club
1944–45 Singhalese Sports Club
1945–46 Tamil Union C & A Club
1946–47 Singhalese Sports Club
1947–48 Singhalese Sports Club
1948–49 Singhalese Sports Club
1949–50 Singhalese Sports Club
P Saravanamuttu Trophy
1950–51 Tamil Union C & A Club
1951–52 Singhalese Sports Club
1952–53 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1953–54 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1954–55 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1955–56 Burgher Recreation Club
1956–57 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1957–58 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1958–59 Singhalese Sports Club
1959–60 Singhalese Sports Club
1960–61 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1961–62 Singhalese Sports Club
1962–63 University
1963–64 Bloomfield C & AC
1964–65 Nomads Sports Club
1965–66 No competition
1966–67 Singhalese Sports Club
1967–68 Nomads Sports Club
1968–69 Singhalese Sports Club
1969–70 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1970–71 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1971–72 Singhalese Sports Club
1972–73 Singhalese Sports Club
1973–74 Singhalese Sports Club
1974–75 Singhalese Sports Club
1975–76 Nondescripts Cricket Club
Robert Senanayake Trophy
1976–77 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1977–78 Singhalese Sports Club
1978–79 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1979–80 Colombo Cricket Club
1980–81 Bloomfield C & AC
1981–82 Bloomfield C & AC
Lakspray Trophy
1982–83 Bloomfield C & AC
1983–84 Singhalese Sports Club
1984–85 Colombo Cricket Club
1985–86 Singhalese Sports Club & Nondescripts Cricket Club
1986–87 Singhalese Sports Club
1987–88 Colombo Cricket Club
1988–89 Nondescripts Cricket Club & Singhalese Sports Club (inaugural first-class season)
1989–90 Singhalese Sports Club
1990–91 Singhalese Sports Club
P Saravanamuttu Trophy
1991–92 Colts Cricket Club
1992–93 Singhalese Sports Club
1993–94 Nondescripts Cricket Club
1994–95 Singhalese Sports Club and Bloomfield C & AC
1995–96 Colombo Cricket Club
1996–97 Bloomfield C & AC
1997–98 Singhalese Sports Club
Premier Trophy
1998–99 Bloomfield C & AC
1999–00 Colts Cricket Club
2000–01 Nondescripts Cricket Club
2001–02 Colts Cricket Club
2002–03 Moors Sports Club
2003–04 Bloomfield C & AC
2004–05 Colts Cricket Club
2005–06 Singhalese Sports Club
2006–07 Colombo Cricket Club
2007–08 Singhalese Sports Club
2008–09 Colts Cricket Club
2009–10 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
2010–11 Bloomfield C & AC
2011–12 Colts Cricket Club
2012–13 Singhalese Sports Club
2013–14 Nondescripts Cricket Club
2014–15 Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
2015–16 Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
2016–17 Singhalese Sports Club
2017–18 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
2018-19 Colombo Cricket Club

Wins by Clubs

  • Extinct Clubs * Shared title
Club Wins Winning years
Singhalese Sports Club 32 1938–39, 1939–40, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1985–86*, 1986–87, 1988–89*, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95*, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2016–17
Nondescripts Cricket Club 16 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1988–89*, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2013-14
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 9 1963–64, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1994–95*, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2010–11
Colts Cricket Club 6 1991–92, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2011-12
Colombo Cricket Club 6 1979–80, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2018-19
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club 3 1945–46, 1950–51, 2015-16
Nomads Sports Club 2 1964–65, 1967–68
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 2 2009–10, 2017-18
Kalutara Town Club 1 1938
Saracens Sports Club 1 1940–41
Burgher Recreation Club 1 1955–56
University 1 1962–63
Moors Sports Club 1 2002–03
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club 1 2014–15

External sources

Further reading

  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006
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References

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