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.
Cricket is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is one of the twelve nations that take part in Test cricket and one of the six nations that has won a cricket World Cup. Cricket is played at professional, semi-professional and recreational levels in the country and international cricket matches are watched with interest by a large proportion of the population.
SLC Twenty20 Tournament was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It was conducted from 2004 to 2007 and was held between the clubs in Sri Lanka. From 2008, SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 became the premier domestic Twenty20 competition in Sri Lanka.
Gampalage Shehan Naveendra De Fonseka Gunawarna Jayasuriya, or commonly Shehan Jayasuriya, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played for Chilaw Marians in Sri Lankan domestic cricket. He is a quick-scoring left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He was born in Colombo, and attended Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in Sri Lanka on 8 January 2021 because of him moving to United States to live with his wife and her family.
Nilan de Silva is a Sri Lankan former cricketer. He played 67 first-class matches for various domestic teams in Sri Lanka between 1990 and 2001. He is now an umpire and stood in a tour match during Australia's tour to Sri Lanka in July 2016 and in matches in Sri Lanka's 2016–17 Premier League Tournament.
Asitha Madusanka Fernando is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in July 2017.
Sammu Nirwantha Thikshila de Silva, or commonly as Thikshila de Silva is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a past student of Devapathiraja College, Raggama, and Mahinda College, Galle.
Thanura Halambage is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 8 January 2016.
Dilshan Sanjeewa is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Puttalam District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament on 25 March 2017. He made his first-class debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 7 February 2019. He made his Twenty20 debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2018–19 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 23 February 2019.
Chaminda Gamage is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2014–15 Premier Trophy on 13 March 2015.
Janaka Gunaratne is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He played 157 first-class and 114 List A matches for multiple domestic sides in Sri Lanka between 2001 and 2015. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. His last first-class match was for Moors Sports Club in the 2014–15 Premier Trophy on 26 March 2015.
The 2017–18 Premier League Tournament was the 30th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy, with the matches played across three days each in the group stage. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the tournament, after finishing unbeaten in the Super Eight section of the competition.
Charith Keerthisinghe is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2006–07 Premier Trophy on 9 February 2007.
Dasun Senevirathna is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament on 8 December 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 25 February 2018.
Irosh Fernando is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament on 19 January 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2018–19 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 15 February 2019. He made his List A debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier Limited Overs Tournament on 4 March 2019.
Gamini Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire. In 2010, he was one of the umpires in a tour match during India's tour of Sri Lanka and for one of the matches during a Twenty20 quadrangular series, also in Sri Lanka. In 2013, he was one of three Sri Lankan umpires caught in a sting operation, resulting him being downgraded from the top umpire's panel for one year.
Ravindra Kottahachchi is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire. He has umpired in domestic matches in cricket tournaments in Sri Lanka, such as the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament and the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament. In March 2018, he was one of the two onfield umpires for the semi-final match between Nondescripts Cricket Club and Saracens Sports Club in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament.
The 2018–19 Premier League Tournament was the 31st season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament started on 30 November 2018 and concluded on 10 February 2019. Fourteen teams took part in Tier A of the competition, split into two groups of seven. Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished in last place in the previous tournament, and were relegated to Tier B for this season. Negombo Cricket Club replaced them for this years' competition after they won the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B title. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club were the defending champions.
The 2019–20 Premier League Tournament was the 32nd season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament started on 31 January 2020 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 12 April 2020. Fourteen teams took part in the competition, split into two groups of seven. Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club were relegated at the end of the previous tournament, with Lankan Cricket Club replacing them in this tournament after they gained promotion from Tier B. Colombo Cricket Club were the defending champions.
Risira Weerasuriya is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 31 January 2020, for Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club in Tier B of the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament. He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 March 2021, for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.
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