Colts Cricket Club Ground [1] is a cricket ground on Park Road in Havelock Town, Colombo, Sri Lanka, in the south-east corner of Havelock Park. It has been the home of Colts Cricket Club since 1971.
 Interactive map of Colts Cricket Club Ground | |||
| Ground information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||
| Coordinates | 6°53′11″N 79°52′04″E / 6.88639°N 79.86778°E | ||
| Establishment | 1873 | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | Colts Cricket Club | ||
| Operator | Colts Cricket Club | ||
| Tenants | Colts Cricket Club | ||
| End names | |||
| Havelock Park End Pavilion End | |||
| International information | |||
| Only women's Test | 17-21 April 1998: Sri Lanka v  Pakistan | ||
| First women's ODI | 10 November 2005: Sri Lanka v  England | ||
| Last women's ODI | 26 April 2011: Ireland v  Netherlands | ||
| First women's T20I | 24 April 2011: Ireland v Pakistan | ||
| Last women's T20I | 22 September 2018: Sri Lanka v  India | ||
| Team information | |||
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| As of 3 September 2020 Source: Colombo Colts Cricket Club | |||
The ground is a regular venue for first-class and List A cricket matches[2] and has also hosted many women's cricket matches. It has also hosted some Youth Tests and ODIs. As of late December 2016 it had hosted 188 first-class matches.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Colts Cricket Ground". Cricinfo. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka domestic cricket. A brief history". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "First-class matches played on Colts Cricket Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2016.