Premier Limited Overs Tournament
Appearance
Countries | Sri Lanka |
---|---|
Administrator | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Format | List A cricket |
First edition | 1988–89 |
Latest edition | 2014–15 |
Current champion | Colts Cricket Club (3 title) |
Most successful | Sinhalese Sports Club (7 titles) |
Website | Premiere Limited Over Tournament |
The Premier Limited Overs Tournament (currently known as AIA Premier Limited Overs Tournament for sponsorship reasons) is the main domestic limited overs cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1988 and has existed under four different names.
List of winners
- Brown's Trophy
- 1988–89 – Sinhalese Sports Club (only four teams took part)
- 1989–90 – Sinhalese Sports Club
- Hatna Trophy
- 1990–91 – Sinhalese Sports Club (number of teams increased from four to eight)
- 1991–92 – Nomads Sports Club
- 1992–93 – no competition
- 1993–94 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- 1994–95 – no competition
- 1995–96 – Nondescripts Cricket Club (16 teams involved)
- 1996–97 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- 1997–98 – Nondescripts Cricket Club
- Premier Limited Overs Tournament
- 1998–99 – Colts Cricket Club
- 1999–00 – Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
- 2000–01 – Sinhalese Sports Club
- 2001–02 – Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 2002–03 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club (competition was called Kandos Limited Over Tournament in this season only)
- 2003–04 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- 2004–05 – cancelled[1]
- 2005–06 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- 2006–07 – Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 2007–08 – Sinhalese Sports Club
- 2008–09 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- 2009–10 – Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
- 2010–11 – Colts Cricket Club and Sinhalese Sports Club (trophy shared after final abandoned)
- 2011–12 – Ragama Cricket Club
- 2013–14 – Sinhalese Sports Club
- 2014–15 – Colts Cricket Club
Notes and references
- ^ The final was due to be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on 19 December 2004 between Chilaw Marians Cricket Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. It was initially postponed due to bad weather and then cancelled after the tsunami disaster on 26 December 2004.
External sources
- CricketArchive – Tournaments in Sri Lanka
- Premier Limited Over Tournament 2013/14 Sri Lanka
- Top Runs Scorer - Niroshan Dickwella
Further reading
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006