Netball in Sri Lanka
Netball was first played in Sri Lanka in 1921.[1] The first game was played by Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School.[1] The first interschool march was played between Kandy High School and C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo in February 1925.[1] In 1927, netball was played at Government Training College for the first time. This helped spread the game around Sri Lanka.[1] The game was being played at Methodist College Colombo and Bishop's College by the 1930s.[1] By 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides.[1] In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka.[1] In 1972, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was created.[1] In 1983, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government.[1]
| Netball in Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| National team(s) | Sri Lanka |
England's record against Ceylon in international matched between 1949 and 1976 was one win.[2]
Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 netball meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardize the rules for the game.[3] This meeting took place in Sri Lanka.[3]
Sri Lanka had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.[4]
Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.[5]
As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number twenty-seven in the world.[6]
Some of the top performances for the Sri Lanka netball team include:
- 1967 Donald Windsor Challenge Shield: First [1]
- 1985 Asian Netball Tournament: Second [1]
- 1990 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 1997 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 2001 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 2009 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 2010 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Second[8]
- 2012 Asian Netball Tournament: Second
- 2013 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Third
The table below contains a list of all the presidents and secretaries of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka.[1]
| Year | President | Secretary |
| 1954[1] | Dr. H.S.R. Gunawardena | Miss H.I. Perera |
| 1956[1] | Mr. A.G.G. Perera | Miss H.I. Perera |
| 1958[1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Miss Kusuma Gunawardena |
| 1959[1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Mr. A.K. de Alwis |
| 1960[1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Miss H.I. Perera |
| 1962 April[1] | Ms. M. Ratwatte | Miss H.I. Perera |
| 1962 October[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Miss H.I. Perera |
| 1967[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Miss Seetha Senevirathne |
| 1972[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka |
| 1973[1] | Ms. Nimal Perera | Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka |
| 1974 June[1] | Ms. Barbara Gunasekera | Ms. Jean de Silva |
| 1976 October[1] | Ms. Seetha Wickramasinghe | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
| 1978[1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Carmen Siriwardane |
| 1979[1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
| 1980[1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
| 1981[1] | Ms. Trixie Jayasooriya | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
| 1982/83[1] | Miss M. Francke | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
| 1983[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) | Ms. Monica de Silva |
| 1984[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) | Ms. Monica de Silva |
| 1985 to 1989[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Ms. Mallika de Silva |
| 1990 / 1991[1] | Ms. Manel Samaraweera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
| 1992 / 1993[1] | Ms. Prema Bandara | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
| 1993 / 1994[1] | Ms. Manel Samaraweera | Ms. Latha Senanayake |
| 1994[1] | Ms. Cynthia Rasquinho | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
| 1995[1] | Ms. Lily Weerasinghe (Board) | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
| 1996[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
| 1997[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
| 1998[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath | Ms. June Perera |
| 1999[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Shirlene Van Sanden |
| 2001[1] | Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara | Col. Udala Krishnaratne |
| 2002[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Anoma Jayawardene (Board) |
| 2003/2004[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
| 2004/2005[1] | Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
| 2005/2006[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
| 2006 March/2008 August[1] | Ms. Sherine Kumaranathunga | Ms. Rio Ramlan |
| 2008 August/2010 May[1] | Ms. Ajanta Wijesekara | Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara |
| 2010 May (At Present) [1] | Mrs. Leisa de Silva Chandrasena | Ms. Damayanthi Jayathilaka |
2013 March - 2014 March MsVictoria Lakshimi Ms Shyama Cooray
References
- Sri Lanka Netball 2010
- All England Netball Association, p. 31
- International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
- Government of Sri Lanka 2001
- Sagar 2010
- International Netball Federation. "Current World Rankings". Last updated 20 August 2016.
- Lanka Journal 2009
- Netball Singapore 2011b
Bibliography
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