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Premier Trophy
Countries	Sri Lanka
Administrator	Sri Lanka Cricket
First edition	1938
Tournament format	Round-robin then knockout
Number of teams	14
Current champion	Sinhalese Sports Club (31st title)
Most successful	Sinhalese Sports Club (31 titles)
2013–14 Premier Trophy

The Premier Trophy is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1938 and has existed under a number of different names. Matches before the 1988-89 season are not considered first-class.^[1]

Current teams

In 2013/14 the following teams participated.^[2]

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Panadura Sports Club
Ragama Cricket Club
Sinhalese Sports Club
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club

Colts Cricket Club
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club
Moors Sports Club
Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Colombo Cricket Club
Badureliya Sports Club

List of winners

Daily News Trophy: 1938 Kalutara Town Club; 1938–39 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1939–40 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1940–41 Saracans Sports Club; 1941–42 No competition; 1942–43 No competition; 1943–44 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1944–45 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1945–46 Tamil Union C & A Club; 1946–47 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1947–48 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1948–49 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1949–50 Sinhalese Sports Club

P Saravanamuttu Trophy: 1950–51 Tamil Union C & A Club; 1951–52 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1952–53 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1953–54 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1954–55 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1955–56 Burgher Recreation Club; 1956–57 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1957–58 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1958–59 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1959–60 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1960–61 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1961–62 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1962–63 University; 1963–64 Bloomfield C & AC; 1964–65 Nomads Sports Club; 1965–66 No competition; 1966–67 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1967–68 Nomads Sports Club; 1968–69 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1969–70 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1970–71 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1971–72 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1972–73 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1973–74 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1974–75 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1975–76 Nondescripts Cricket Club

Robert Senanayake Trophy: 1976–77 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1977–78 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1978–79 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1979–80 Colombo Cricket Club; 1980–81 Bloomfield C & AC; 1981–82 Bloomfield C & AC

Lakspray Trophy: 1982–83 Bloomfield C & AC; 1983–84 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1984–85 Colombo Cricket Club; 1985–86 Sinhalese Sports Club & Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1986–87 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1987–88 Colombo Cricket Club; 1988–89 Nondescripts Cricket Club & Sinhalese Sports Club (inaugural first-class season); 1989–90 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1990–91 Sinhalese Sports Club

P Saravanamuttu Trophy: 1991–92 Colts Cricket Club; 1992–93 Sinhalese Sports Club; 1993–94 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 1994–95 Sinhalese Sports Club and Bloomfield C & AC; 1995–96 Colombo Cricket Club; 1996–97 Bloomfield C & AC; 1997–98 Sinhalese Sports Club

Premier Trophy: 1998–99 Bloomfield C & AC; 1999–00 Colts Cricket Club; 2000–01 Nondescripts Cricket Club; 2001–02 Colts Cricket Club; 2002–03 Moors Sports Club; 2003–04 Bloomfield C & AC; 2004–05 Colts Cricket Club; 2005–06 Sinhalese Sports Club; 2006–07 Colombo Cricket Club; 2007–08 Sinhalese Sports Club; 2008–09 Colts Cricket Club; 2009–10 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club; 2010–11 Bloomfield C & AC; 2011–12 Colts Cricket Club; 2012–13 Sinhalese Sports Club; 2013–14 Nondescripts Cricket Club

External sources

Further reading

Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2006

References

^ Cricket Archive: First-Class matches in Sri Lanka in 1988/89. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
^ Cricket Archive: PREMIER CHAMPIONSHIP 2013/14

Cricket in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Cricket

National teams

Franchise cricket
Lanka Premier League Sri Lanka Premier League (Defunct)

Club cricket

First-class clubs

Tournaments

First-class	Premier Trophy Tier A 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 Premier Trophy Tier B 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Limited overs	Premier Limited Overs Tournament Sri Lanka Women's Division One Tournament
Twenty20	SLC Twenty20 Tournament 2004 2005–06 2006–07 2015–16 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Inter-Provincial Cricket

Tournaments

First-class	Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2022 2023 2024
Limited overs	Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament 2007–08 2009–10 2010–11 Super Provincial One Day Tournament 2018 2019 National Super League 2021–22 2023
Twenty20	SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2011 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022

International venues

Grounds

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