The Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest in the country, having been formed in 1863,[2] and is headquartered at 31 Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7,[3] close to the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket.
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain |  Sonal Dinusha |
| Coach | Lakshan Sandakan |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Maroon [1] |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Home ground | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo 7 |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| History | |
| Premier Trophy wins | 10 |
| Official website | gymkhanaclub |
History
editThe idea of a gentlemen's team for British colonists in Ceylon was first mooted among the patrons of the Colombo Club- a social club for the British upper class then located at the Galle Face Green (not to be confused with the 1871 club of the same name and location).[4] The beginnings of the club proper can then be traced back to a notice in the Colombo Journal of 5 September 1832, which called for "...gentlemen who may be inclined towards forming a Cricket Club..." to "...meet at the Library (located in the Pettah) at 2 o'clock precisely on the 8th instant".[5] Sources then differ as to the exact date of the formation of the club, some citing 8 September,[5] October,[6] or November[7] of the same year, with all sources agreeing that a cricket club was formed sometime in 1832.[8] The newly formed club was located in Slave Island, on the land that later became the Rifle Green (now the site of the Defence Services School).[8] The first officially recorded game of cricket in the country was that between the eventual CCC and a team fielded by the 97th Regiment of the British Army stationed in Ceylon at the time, in November 1832.[8][9][10] The club soon became a hub for cricketing activity in the country, becoming the de facto governing body for cricket in Ceylon.[11]
The Colombo Club went through an expansion phase in 1863, becoming the Colombo Gymkhana Club, a parent/umbrella organisation that acted as a social club while at the same time administering a number of different sports clubs- the CCC included (alongside the CH&FC for rugby and hockey in 1892 and the Queen's Club for tennis and squash in 1899).[4][8] The CCC is thought to have been formally named with its current name sometime in 1863, and moved to Galle Face Green sometime during this period as well.[4] In 1894, the club moved again, this time to its present address at Maitland Crescent.[8] It remained a Europeans-only club until 1962,[12] and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2013.[4][8]
Management
editExecutive Committee
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Shammi Silva |
| Vice President | Mohan de Silva |
| General Secretary | Bandula Dissanayake |
| Treasurer | Lasantha Gunaratne |
Technical Staff
edit| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Lakshan Sandakan |
| Manager | Lasantha Jayawardena |
| Analyst | Navidu Wickramaarachchi |
| Assistant Coach | Woshantha Silva |
| Assistant Coach | Yasaruwan Herath |
| Assistant Coach | Sonal Dulshan |
| Physiotherapist | Manoj Jeewantha |
Honours
edit- Premier Trophy
- Winners: 1979–80, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2012, 2021
- Twenty20 Tournament
- Winners (1)
- Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament
- Winners (1): 2025
Current squad
editPlayers with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||
| Nishan Madushka | WK Batter | |
| Pawan Sandesh | Batter | |
| Pavan Rathnayake | Batter | |
| Lasith Croospulle | Batter | |
| Anjala Bandara | WK Batter | |
| Sahan Kosala | Batter | |
| All-Rounders | ||
| Kamindu Mendis | All-Rounder | |
| Sonal Dinusha | All-Rounder | Captain |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | All-Rounder | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | All-Rounder | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All-Rounder | |
| Inuka Karannagoda | All-Rounder | |
| Ashen Bandara | All-Rounder | |
| Bowlers | ||
| Lakshan Sandakan | Spin Bowler | Head coach |
| Isuru Udana | Pace Bowler | |
| Vishwa Fernando | Pace Bowler | |
| Nishan Peiris | Bowler | |
| Duvindu Ranatunga | Bowler | |
| Asitha Fernando | Pace Bowler | |
| Thisaru Wanninayake | Bowler | |
| Dilum Sudeera | Bowler | |
References
edit- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
- ↑ "Domestic Clubs#Colombo Cricket Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Test venues in Sri Lanka: The Oldies". The Papare. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ↑ "Colombo Cricket Club". Sri Lankans Cricketers' Association. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "The 'Gymkhana' For All Reasons Celebrates Its 150 Year Rhapsody". Serendib. Serendib Magazine/SriLankan Airlines. October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- 1 2 Mangan, J.A. (2005). "Imperial Origins: Christian Manliness, Moral Imperatives and Pre-Sri Lankan Playing Fields- Beginnings". In Hong, Fan; Mangan, J.A. (eds.). Sport in Asian Society: Past and present. Taylor & Francis e-Library. ISBN 0-203-49742-2.
- ↑ Marikar, Hafiz (1 December 2012). "Cricket in Sri Lanka during the good old days". Dailynews.lk. Daily News Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ Lorgat, Haroon (20 November 2012). A New Dawn- Confidential Report for SLC Executive Committee (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pathiravithana, S.R. (10 November 2013). "CHOGM, CCC and the cricket legacy". SundayTimes.lk. The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ Perera, Ajith C S (2 November 2003). "A Peep in to Sri Lankan Cricket History". Thinking Cricket with Ajith C S Perera. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ↑ "97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot". Famous Units. National Army Museum. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ Little, Charles (2012). "Cricket, Sri Lanka". In Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (eds.). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9.
- ↑ Gunawardena, Charles (2005). Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Sterling Publishers. p. 94. ISBN 9781932705485.