Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club

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Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Personnel
Captain Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Nipun Karunanayake
Coach Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Taranga Dhammika
Team information
ColoursEmerald Green   [1]
Founded1892
Home ground BCAC Ground
History
Premier Trophy  wins8
Premier Limited Overs Tournament  wins5
Twenty20 Tournament  winsnone

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest cricket clubs founded in 1892 and competes in the Premier Trophy, which it has won eight times. [2] Its ground, the Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, is in the Cinnamon Gardens district of Colombo, on Reid Avenue, opposite Royal College.

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History

The club was founded in 1892. It played its first first-class match in December 1994. At the start of February 2025, it has played 283 first-class matches, with 94 wins, 40 losses, 148 draws and one tie. [3]

Sanath Jayasuriya began playing for BC&AC in the 1994/95 season Jayasuriya.jpg
Sanath Jayasuriya began playing for BC&AC in the 1994/95 season

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold

NoNameNatAgeBatting styleBowling style
Batsmen
1 Lahiru Jayakody Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 31Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
6 Nipun Karunanayake (Captain) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 34Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
7 Adeesha Nanayakkara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 34Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
– Chandimanthu Rodrigo Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 35Right-handedRight-arm off-break
– Kasun Ekanayake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 28Right-handed–
– Sachin Jayawardena Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 30Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
– Nisal Francisco Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 28Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
All-rounders
5 Ramesh Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 30Right-handedRight-arm off-break
11 Anuk Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 30Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
17 Pramud Hettiwatte Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 30Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
2 Nipun Haggalla Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 27Right-handed–
– Thiran Dhanapala Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 29Right-handed–
Bowlers
10 Imran Khan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 33Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
36 Lahiru Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 31Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
65 Kasun Rajitha Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 32Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
73 Lahiru Samarakoon Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 28Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
– Malith de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 30Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
– Koshan Dhanushka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 32Right-handedRight-arm off-break

Honours

1963–64 1994–95 1996–97

1980–81 1981–82

1982–83

1998–99 2003–04

1983 1984

Club Presidents

References

  1. ↑ "Domestic Clubs#Bloomfield Cricket And Athletic Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi. "Shelley Wickramasinghe dies at 85". 12 August 2011. Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Playing Record (1994/95-2024/25)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2025.


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