Personnel | |
---|---|
Captain | Nipun Karunanayake |
Coach | |
Team information | |
Colours | Emerald Green [1] |
Founded | 1892 |
Home ground | BCAC Ground |
History | |
Premier Trophy wins | 8 |
Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins | 5 |
Twenty20 Tournament wins | none |
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]
The club was founded in 1892.
Players with international caps are listed in bold
No | Name | Nat | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | |
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Batsmen | ||||||
1 | Lahiru Jayakody | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
6 | Nipun Karunanayake (Captain) | 32 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | ||
7 | Adeesha Nanayakkara | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
– | Chandimanthu Rodrigo | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
– | Kasun Ekanayake | 26 | Right-handed | – | ||
– | Sachin Jayawardena | 29 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
– | Nisal Francisco | 26 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
5 | Ramesh Mendis | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
11 | Anuk Fernando | 28 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
17 | Pramud Hettiwatte | 28 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
2 | Nipun Haggalla | 26 | Right-handed | – | ||
– | Thiran Dhanapala | 27 | Right-handed | – | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
10 | Imran Khan | 31 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
36 | Lahiru Fernando | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | ||
65 | Kasun Rajitha | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
73 | Lahiru Samarakoon | 26 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | ||
– | Malith de Silva | 28 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
– | Koshan Dhanushka | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
1963–64 1994–95 1996–97
1980–81 1981–82
1982–83
1998–99 2003–04
1983 1984
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