Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest cricket clubs founded in 1892 and competes in the Premier Trophy, which it has won eight times.[2]
Personnel | |
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Captain | Nipun Karunanayake |
Coach | |
Team information | |
Colours | Emerald Green [1] |
Founded | 1892 |
Home ground | BCAC Ground |
History | |
Premier Trophy wins | 8 |
Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins | 5 |
Twenty20 Tournament wins | none |
History
editThe club was founded in 1892.
Current squad
editPlayers with international caps are listed in bold
No | Name | Nat | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | |
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Batsmen | ||||||
1 | Lahiru Jayakody | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
6 | Nipun Karunanayake (Captain) | 33 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | ||
7 | Adeesha Nanayakkara | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
– | Chandimanthu Rodrigo | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
– | Kasun Ekanayake | 27 | Right-handed | – | ||
– | Sachin Jayawardena | 30 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
– | Nisal Francisco | 27 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
5 | Ramesh Mendis | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
11 | Anuk Fernando | 29 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
17 | Pramud Hettiwatte | 29 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
2 | Nipun Haggalla | 27 | Right-handed | – | ||
– | Thiran Dhanapala | 28 | Right-handed | – | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
10 | Imran Khan | 32 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
36 | Lahiru Fernando | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | ||
65 | Kasun Rajitha | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
73 | Lahiru Samarakoon | 27 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | ||
– | Malith de Silva | 29 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
– | Koshan Dhanushka | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
Honours
edit- P Saravanamuttu Trophy (3)
1963–64 1994–95 1996–97
- Robert Senanayake Trophy (2)
1980–81 1981–82
- Lakspray Trophy (1)
1982–83
- Premier Trophy (2)
1998–99 2003–04
- Bristol Trophy Under 25 (2)
1983 1984
Club Presidents
edit- Shelley Wickramasinghe (1972–73)
- Shelley Wickramasinghe (1976–77)
- Shelley Wickramasinghe (1979 to 2000)
References
edit- ^ "Domestic Clubs#Bloomfield Cricket And Athletic Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi. "Shelley Wickramasinghe dies at 85". 12 August 2011. Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
External links
edit- Bloomfield Team on Batsman
- Cricinfo
- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at CricketArchive