Chilaw Marians Cricket Club

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Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
Personnel
Captain Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Pulina Tharanga
Coach Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sarath Jayawardena
Team information
ColoursCream/pink   [1]
Founded1975
Home ground FTZ Sports Complex
Capacity1,000
History
First-class debut
in 2000
Premier League Tournament  wins2
Premier Limited Overs Tournament  wins0
Twenty20 Tournament  wins1 (2004)
Official websitewww.chilawmarians.com

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team based in Chilaw, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at FTZ Sports Complex. The club has won the Premier League one day Tournament in 2005. More successful in limited overs cricket, Chilaw reached the final of the International 20:20 Club Championship in 2005.

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History

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club was founded in 1975 under the guidance of Rev. Brother Edwin Ambross who at the time was the Principal of St Mary’s College, Chilaw, together with a group of cricket loving enthusiasts, namely Shanthi Seneviratne, Edward Gamini, Dinesh Fernando, Rohan Fernandopulle and Bertram Navaratne. Starting at the lowest divisions of club cricket in the 1980s, Chilaw Marians CC progressed through the ranks to reach BCCSL Division III.

In the mid-1990s under the leadership of Irwin Fernando and Godfrey Dabrera, the committee formulated plans to take the club to the next level of club cricket – BCCSL Division II. In 1998 Chilaw Marians was able to secure their first title, becoming BCCSL Under 23 Division II Champions. Encouraged and energised by this achievement, the club set its sights on the pinnacle of 1st class cricket in Sri Lanka – Division I. In the year 2000 Chilaw Marians won the Premier Division I Qualifying Championship and were promoted to the highest level of club cricket in Sri Lanka.

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. Updated as of 23 July 2022

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Kasun Vidura 31Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Dilshan Sanjeewa 26Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
Anuj Jotin35Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Flag of India.svg Overseas player
Harindu Jayasekera21Left-handedRight-arm off spin
All-rounders
Pulina Tharanga 32Right-handedRight-arm leg spin Captain
Raveen Yasas 26Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Thikshila de Silva 31Left-handedRight-arm medium
Gaurav Jathar34Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Flag of India.svg Overseas player
Kavindu Dilhara24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Chamod Sandaru23Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Kemira Wijenayake 23Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Wicket-keeper
Irosh Fernando 25Left-handedVice-captain
Spin Bowlers
Avindu Theekshana 26Left-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox
Sheshan Silva25Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Pace Bowlers
Charuka Tharindu 24Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Charith Jayampathi 34Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Domestic Clubs#Chilaw Marians Cricket Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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