Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
 A Test match in March 2001 between Sri Lanka v England. |
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| Ground information | |
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| Location | Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo |
| Establishment | 1952 |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Owner | Sinhalese Sports Club |
| Tenants | Sri Lanka Cricket |
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| Tennis Courts End South End |
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| International information | |
| First Test | 16 March 1984: Sri Lanka v New Zealand |
| Last Test | 26 July 2010: Sri Lanka v India |
| First ODI | 13 February 1982: Sri Lanka v England |
| Last ODI | 22 August 2006: Sri Lanka v India |
| Domestic team information | |
| SSC (1974 – present) | |
| As of 26 July 2010 Source: Cricinfo |
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The Sinhalese Sports Club is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka.[1] It is the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka.[2] The Ground often cited as the Lord's of Sri Lanka, hosting most domestic finals and one of preeminent international cricket venues.[3] The ground staged its first test in 1984 against touring New Zealand team. The first One Day International played in 1982 against the England team. Sri Lankan team has an impressive test record here. Out of 31 matches played winning 16 matches, losing only 6 matches while drawing 9 matches.
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[edit] History
In 1899, after a combined school cricket team, composed mainly of Sinhala cricketers from Royal College, S. Thomas' College and Wesley College beating Colts Cricket Club by a one run decided form an all-Sinhalese club, and thus found Sinhalese Sports Club. The club leased a land in Victoria park with sandy soil and covered with cinnamon trees.[4] The ground was next to the Lawn club and by the side of National Museum of Colombo and National Arts Gallery.[5] In 1952 again club crown leased another 20 acres (81,000 m2) and shifted in to present location in maitland place, which was used as an aerodrome by the allied forces in World War II.[6]
[edit] Ground
The pavilion of the ground was built in 1956 with the sponsorship of Donovan Andree, a leading nightclub entrepreneur.[4] A giant scoreboard and sightscreens were built in mid-70s. Later the current scoreboard was built. The ground also has a media center and commentary box with modern facilities. Various sponsors including Lankabell, Seylan Bank and HSBC have built stands bearing their brands. There are two grass embankments for the spectators.
[edit] Highlights
In 1992 Australian tour of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka lost the SSC Test match to Australia by 16 runs after being set a target of only 181 runs.[7] This is one of Sri Lanka's narrowest defeats in Test cricket. Shane Warne picked 3 wickets in thirteen balls and this was his first notable performance in Test cricket.
In the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, Mohammed Ashraful of Bangladesh become the youngest cricketer to score a Test hundred,[8] one day before his 17th birthday. However Bangladesh went on to lose the match by an innings and 137 runs.
Chaminda Vaas took 8 wickets for 19 runs in 2001/02 against Zimbabwe, the best bowling performance in a One Day International match.[9] The Zimbabwean total of 38 was the lowest team innings total in ODIs at that point of time.[10]
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene shared a partnership of 624 runs against South Africa in 2006/07 season, the highest partnership for any wicket in Test and first class cricket.[11]
[edit] World Cup Cricket
[edit] 1996 Cricket World Cup
| 21 February 1996 scorecard |
Zimbabwe  228/6 (50 overs) |
v |  Sri Lanka229/4 (37 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 78 balls remaining) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Steve Dunne and Mahboob Shah Player of the match: Aravinda De Silva (Sri) |
| Alistair Campbell 75 (102) Chaminda Vaas 2/30 (10 overs) |
Aravinda De Silva 91 (86) Heath Streak 3/60 (10 overs) |
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[edit] ICC Champions Trophy Cricket
The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka. Six group matches played in SSC. Other matches played in R Premadasa Stadium.
[edit] 2002 ICC Champions Trophy
| 13 September 2002 Scorecard |
West Indies  238/8 (50 overs) |
v |  South Africa242/8 (49 overs) |
South Africa won by 2 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: David Shepherd and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (RSA) |
| Chris Gayle 49 (55) Jacques Kallis 2/41 (9 overs) |
Jonty Rhodes 61 (70) Mervyn Dillon 4/60 (10 overs) |
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| 15 September 2002 Scorecard |
Australia  296/7 (50 overs) |
v |  New Zealand132 (26.2 overs) |
Australia won by 164 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Dave Orchard and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus) |
| Damien Martyn 73 (87) Jacob Oram 2/60 (10 overs) |
Shane Bond 26 (22) Glenn McGrath 5/37 (7 overs) |
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| 17 September 2002 Scorecard |
West Indies 261/6 (50 overs) |
v |  Kenya232 (49.1 overs) |
West Indies won by 29 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Daryl Harper and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI) |
| Brian Lara 111 (120) Steve Tikolo 2/49 (7 overs) |
Steve Tikolo 93 (91) Pedro Collins 3/18 (9.1 overs) |
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| 19 September 2002 Scorecard |
Bangladesh  129 (45.2 overs) |
v | Australia 133/1 (20.4 overs) |
Australia won by 9 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Jason Gillespie (Aus) |
| Alok Kapali 45 (75) Jason Gillespie 3/20 (10 overs) |
Matthew Hayden 67* (70) Mohammad Rafique 1/32 (5 overs) |
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| 21 September 2002 Scorecard |
Netherlands  136 (50 overs) |
v |  Pakistan142/1 (16.2 overs) |
Pakistan won by 9 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
| Roland Lefebvre 32 (70) Shahid Afridi 3/18 (10 overs) |
Imran Nazir 59 (40) Feiko Kloppenburg 1/23 (2 overs) |
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| 23 September 2002 Scorecard |
New Zealand 244/9 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 77 (19.3 overs) |
New Zealand won by 167 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asoka de Silva and David Shepherd Player of the match: Shane Bond (NZ) |
| Mathew Sinclair 70 (122) Mohammad Ashraful 3/26 (5 overs) |
Tushar Imran 20 (16) Shane Bond 4/21 (5 overs) |
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[edit] See also
- List of Test cricket grounds
- List of international cricket centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
[edit] References
- ^ "Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (Maitland Place)". cricket.yahoo.com. Yahoo Cricket. http://cricket.yahoo.com/ground-profile/Sinhalese-Sports-Club-Ground_147. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Sinhalese Sports Club". www.cricinfo.com. Cricinfo. http://content.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/ground/59308.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Sinhalese Sports Club Ground". http://uk2.cricket.org/db/NATIONAL/SL/SLC/VENUES/SSC.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ a b Kumar Sangakkara (Sunday, 03 August 2003). "Sri Lanka cricket – serious winning business!". Sunday Observer. http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2003/08/03/spo11.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ de Mel, Ronnie (28 march,1999). "Sinhalese Sports Club in the 1940's and 1950's in retrospect". The Island. http://lakdiva.com/island/i990328/sports.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-23.[dead link]
- ^ Andrew, McGlashan. "Profile". Cricinfo. http://content.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/ground/59308.html#Profile. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "SRI LANKA v AUSTRALIA 1992–93". Wisden. http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/153615.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ Austin, Charlie (September 8, 2001). "Dream comes true for Bangladeshi teenager". Cricinfo. http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/110265.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ Austin, Charlie (December 8, 2001). "Chaminda Vaas starts LG Abans tri-series with record-breaking bonanza". Cricinfo. http://content.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97644.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Lowest innings totals". Cricinfo. http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283987.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ Austin, Charlie. "Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2006". Wisden. http://content.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/291123.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
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Coordinates: 6°54′21.32″N 79°52′09.85″E / 6.9059222°N 79.8694028°E
