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The first inter-club match at the venue was between the Moors SC and Kalutara Town Club. In 1983 the first professional players were contracted with the advent of professional cricket and the Sri Lanka national cricket team gaining Test status. In addition to cricket, other sports offered include tennis and billiards. [2]
Mahela Jayawardene holds several batting and fielding test cricket records for Sri Lanka. Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. [1] A Test match takes place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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.
Current Club captain is Chanaka Welegedara who has played 21 Test matches for Sri Lanka. In 1981, Sri Lanka gained full member status of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and shortly thereafter played its first Test match at the headquarters of the Tamil Union, by this time renamed Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium. [3]
India played in Sri Lanka as part of the 1998-99 Asian Test Championship: 1st Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – match drawn; Sri Lanka won the three-match Test series against Australia 1–0 with 2 matches drawn: 1st Test @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy – Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets; 2nd Test @ Galle International Stadium – match drawn
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club: Operator: Sri Lanka Cricket: Tenants: Sri Lanka Cricket: End names: Janashakthi Complex End Scoreboard End: International information; First Test: 17–21 February 1982: Sri Lanka v England: Last Test: 22–26 August 2019: Sri Lanka v New Zealand: First ODI: 13 April 1983: Sri Lanka v Australia: Last ODI ...
The first was held in March 1984, between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, resulting in a win for New Zealand by an innings and 61 runs. [6] Another Test match was held between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in March 1986. The last Test at the ground was in April 1987, again between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. [6]