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Singhalese Sports Club
Singhalese Sports Club logo
Singhalese Sports Club crest
Personnel
CaptainSri Lanka Sachithra Senanayake
CoachSri Lanka Avishka Gunawardene
Team information
CityColombo
ColoursWhite  [1]
FoundedMarch 27, 1899; 125 years ago (1899-03-27)
Home groundSinghalese Sports Club Cricket Ground
Capacity10,000
History
Premier Trophy wins31 (including 3 shared)
Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins5
Twenty20 Tournament wins1 (2005–06)
Notable playersMahela Jayawardena
Thilan Samaraweera
Marvan Atapattu
Arjuna Ranatunga

The Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. Singhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 31 times to 2013. Although the name is correctly spelt with the old spelling "Singhalese", the name is sometimes misspelt with the modern spelling "Sinhalese".

A Test match between Sri Lanka and England at the SSC Ground, Colombo, March 2001.

History

In 1899,[2] a combined school cricket team, composed mainly of cricketers from Royal College, S. Thomas' College and Wesley College beat Colts Cricket Club by a one run. A decision was made to form an all-Sinhalese club, and thus Singhalese Sports Club was founded. The club leased a land in Victoria Park with sandy soil and covered with cinnamon trees.[3]

Honours

  • Premier Trophy (31) – 1938–39, 1939–40, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1985–86*, 1986–87, 1988–89*, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95*, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2012–13

(Shared trophies designated a * )

Current squad

These players featured in matches for SSC in the 2019/20 season[4]

Players with international caps are listed in bold

No Name Nat Age Batting style Bowling style
Batsmen
21 Dimuth Karunaratne Sri Lanka 36 Left-handed Right-arm medium
22 Shammu Ashan Sri Lanka 26 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
– Kavindu Kulasekara Sri Lanka 29 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
– Pasindu Sooriyabandara Sri Lanka 24 Right-handed –
23 Nuwanidu Fernando Sri Lanka 24 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
All-rounders
7 Dasun Shanaka Sri Lanka 32 Right-handed Right-arm medium
18 Sachithra Senanayake (Captain) Sri Lanka 39 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
70 Danushka Gunathilaka Sri Lanka 33 Left-handed Right-arm off-break
14 Charith Asalanka (Vice-captain) Sri Lanka 27 Left-handed Right-arm off-break
Wicketkeepers
52 Sandun Weerakkody Sri Lanka 30 Left-handed –
12 Krishan Sanjula Sri Lanka 25 Right-handed –
Bowlers
30 Dhammika Prasad Sri Lanka 41 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
63 Nuwan Pradeep Sri Lanka 37 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
– Himesh Ramanayake Sri Lanka 26 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
– Kalana Perera Sri Lanka 24 Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast
5 Kushan Weerakkody Sri Lanka 30 Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast
46 Jeffrey Vandersay Sri Lanka 34 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
15 Akash Senaratne Sri Lanka 27 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
00 Tharindu Rathnayake Sri Lanka 28 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox, Right-arm off-break

Notable players

Sinhalese players who have represented Sri Lanka in Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket:

Players who have represented the Singhalese Sports Club in top-level domestic cricket

(wicket-keeper; 2 matches in 1988–89)

References

  1. ^ "Domestic Clubs#Singhalese Sports Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Test venues in Sri Lanka: The Oldies". The Papare. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ Kumar Sangakkara (3 August 2003). "Sri Lanka cricket – serious winning business!". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  4. ^ Kothalawala, Viraj (2020-01-29). "Photos: SSC Cricket Team Preview 2019/20". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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